{"id":35622,"date":"2025-04-17T15:40:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T13:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pegasus-unterwegs.ch\/250417-informationen-saudi-arabien\/"},"modified":"2025-04-17T16:07:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T14:07:51","slug":"250417-informationen-saudi-arabien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pegasus-unterwegs.ch\/en\/250417-informationen-saudi-arabien\/","title":{"rendered":"Information on Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"

As of March 25<\/p>\n

Food<\/h3>\n

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Near larger towns, there are large shopping malls where you can buy everything you need for daily use and much more. As tourists, we cannot buy alcohol. The best store for us was Tamini, where we found the best products; it is somewhat more expensive than other local shops.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Water<\/h3>\n

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Water wasn’t always easy to obtain. We often found it at new, large mosques. Water filling stations for the water trucks are sometimes an option, but small enough water valves aren’t always available, and employees aren’t always willing to let us use them. Treated drinking water can also be purchased from specialized shops.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Diesel<\/h3>\n

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Diesel is not a problem in the KSA. There are gas stations everywhere that always have diesel and are very cheap. We were always able to pay with credit cards without any problems.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Money<\/h3>\n

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The currency, the Saudi Riyal (SAR), is freely convertible. It can be obtained from an ATM or exchanged at exchange offices. However, payment by credit card is usually possible in larger stores and especially at gas stations.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Overnight places<\/h3>\n

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We didn’t see any organized campsites in the KSA. We always camped freely. That’s easy to do; we could park anywhere.<\/p>\n