Al-Wahbah Volcanic Crater — Stargazing Trip (17 April )

What is Al-Wahbah Volcanic Crater? 🌋🏜️
Al-Wahbah Crater is the largest and deepest volcanic crater in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 🇸🇦

Why stargazing there? ✨🌌
It’s far from city glow with dry desert air and open horizons—perfect for deep-sky views.

What we might see on 17 April 🔭🌠
• Jupiter
• The Milky Way Galaxy arm visible to the naked eye 🌌✨
• Deep-sky showpieces: Galaxies, Clusters, and Nebulas (great targets in dark conditions). 🌌
• Bonus: Some meteors (Shooting Stars) 🌠☄️

Stops (and why they matter) 📍
• Marble Mountain — a historic marble-cutting site on the road to Wahbah. You can still spot pale cut faces and scattered fragments from past quarrying. 🏔️🪨📸

The telescopes (and why they’re perfect) 🔭
• Unistellar Odyssey Pro — a smart telescope with fast auto-alignment and live stacking, ideal for deep-sky targets (galaxies, nebulae, clusters). Named as one of the smartest telescopes in 2025. 📱⚡️
• Celestron NexStar 8SE (8” SCT) — big aperture + GoTo tracking keeps Jupiter, and faint deep-sky objects pinned in view. 🎯🧭

Important Notes

* This is not the actual picture of the experience and is used for demonstration purposes only
* Tickets are nonrefundable
* If in any case or circumstance the trip is cancelled from the organizers side a full refund would be offered or an alternative date or attraction might be offered.
* Trip duration does not include return transportation time from Al Wahbah Crater.

Duration

Approximately 14 Hours

Working Hours

Friday, April 17, 2026
11 AM to 2 AM

What's Included

🌌 Standard Trip

🚐 Round-trip transportation from Yasmin Mall
🧭 Professional tour guides (Arabic & English)
🔭 Stargazing session with 4+ telescopes, including:
  • ✨ Unistellar Odyssey Pro (one of the best smart telescopes
of 2025)
  • 🔭 Celestron NexStar 8SE (8” SCT with tracking &
accessories)
🌋 Explore the breathtaking Al-Wahbah Crater
📸 Photo stop at Marble Mountain
🥾 Guided hiking at Marble Mountain
🔥 Dinner meal
🥤 Cold drinks
☕ Hot drinks
🍿 Snacks
🔥🍡 Marshmallow campfire
🎲 Board games
🤝 Team building activities
🎤 Karaoke with live music
🧘♂️ Yoga under the stars
🌠 Astronomy presentation
🎨 Light painting photography with the Milky Way & stars

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🌄 Standard Trip + Camping

⛺️ Camping tent
🍳 Breakfast meal
🔭 Sun observation using telescope with solar filter ☀️
🌋 Hiking to the volcanic lava fields

Requirements

* Wear comfortable sport shoes
* One Backpack per person

Booking Info

🚐 Departure & Journey
11:00 AM – Meetup at Yasmin Mall
1:45 PM – Arrival & Marble Mountain Hike 🥾
2:30 PM – Depart to Al Wahbah Crater 🌋
5:00 PM – Arrival at Al Wahbah
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🌋 Main Experience at Al Wahbah
5:30 PM – Program starts
• Welcome & team introduction 🤝
• Al Wahbah story & experience briefing 🧭
7:00 PM – Team-building activities 🎯
8:00 PM – Yoga under the stars 🧘♂️
8:30 PM – Stargazing presentation 🔭
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🌌 Night Experience
9:00 PM – Dinner & telescope observation begins 🍽️✨
10:30 PM – Light painting photography & live musical performance 🎶📸
12:00 AM – Milky Way viewing 🌠
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⛺️ Camping Add-On Itinerary
6:30 AM – Wake up ☀️
7:00 AM – Breakfast 🍳
7:30 AM – Morning hike to the lava fields 🌋🥾

Address

📍 Meeting Point: Yasmin Mall
🚌 Round-trip transportation provided to Al-Wahbah Crater
⏰ Meeting Time: 11 AM
📌 Exact meeting point details will be shared in WhatsApp

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