# Explore Medina

> See Medina with someone who calls it home. Private and small-group guided tours of Medina, Saudi Arabia, with a licensed local guide, hotel pickup and transparent pricing in Saudi Riyals.

Explore Medina is a Medina-based tour operator. Tours are led by a licensed Saudi tour guide who grew up in the city, run in Arabic, English or Urdu, and include private transport in a luxury private car with hotel pickup and drop-off.

Booking works in two steps: a visitor submits a request on the site choosing a date, time and group size from live availability, then a guide confirms the itinerary, final price and payment directly on WhatsApp. No payment is taken through the website.

Key facts:
- Location: Medina (Al Madinah al Munawwarah), Al Madinah Province, Saudi Arabia
- Languages: Arabic, English and Urdu
- Currency: Saudi Riyal (SAR). Prices state whether they are per private group or per person
- Contact: +966 57 725 2454 (phone and WhatsApp)
- Google Business Profile: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=madina+tours&query_place_id=ChIJez4rMxGeTQ8RPL1U-8kVmvk
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the tour starts
- Child seats provided at no extra cost
- The site is fully bilingual with paired URLs: /en/... and /ar/...

## Tours

- [Basic Madinah Tour](http://localhost:3000/en/tours/basic-madinah-tour): Discover the most important Islamic and historical landmarks of Madinah with a private multilingual guide in a luxury private car. 2.5 hours. SAR 300 per private group, up to 6 guests. Arabic version: http://localhost:3000/ar/tours/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9
- [Madinah Heritage Tour – Full Experience](http://localhost:3000/en/tours/madinah-heritage-tour): Explore the rich Islamic and historical heritage of Madinah with a private multilingual guide, travelling comfortably in a luxury private car. 3.5 hours. SAR 550 per private group, up to 6 guests. Arabic version: http://localhost:3000/ar/tours/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AB-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9
- [Madinah Shopping & Leisure Tour](http://localhost:3000/en/tours/madinah-shopping-leisure-tour): A relaxed tour combining shopping, traditional markets, local neighbourhoods, sightseeing and authentic Madinah cuisine. 4.5 hours. SAR 400 per private group, up to 6 guests. Arabic version: http://localhost:3000/ar/tours/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%82-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%87

## Key pages

- [Tours](http://localhost:3000/en/tours): the full catalogue with prices, durations and group sizes
- [Custom tour](http://localhost:3000/en/custom-tour): build a private itinerary around chosen interests, duration and pickup area
- [Your guide](http://localhost:3000/en/your-guide): the licensed local guide, languages spoken and specialist subjects
- [FAQ](http://localhost:3000/en/faq): pickup, cancellation, children, accessibility, payment and site access
- [Contact](http://localhost:3000/en/contact): WhatsApp, phone and a contact form
- [Terms and cancellation](http://localhost:3000/en/terms)
- [Privacy notice](http://localhost:3000/en/privacy)
- [Photo credits](http://localhost:3000/en/credits): licences and attribution for photography used on the site

## Arabic

Every page above has an Arabic counterpart at the same path under /ar/, except tour pages, whose slugs are written in Arabic. Each page declares its counterpart with reciprocal hreflang annotations.

- [الرئيسية](http://localhost:3000/ar)
- [الجولات](http://localhost:3000/ar/tours)
- [صمم جولتك](http://localhost:3000/ar/custom-tour)
- [مرشدك](http://localhost:3000/ar/your-guide)
- [الأسئلة الشائعة](http://localhost:3000/ar/faq)

## Not available to crawlers

Booking flows (/en/book/, /ar/book/), booking confirmations (/en/booking/, /ar/booking/), the staff portal (/signin) and the operator console (/crm) are excluded from indexing. Confirmation pages carry guest names, phone numbers and pickup addresses, and are additionally protected by a signed cookie.