Jazan
Saudi Arabia · 5 m
Description
Jazan is the humid tropical corner of Saudi Arabia, a Red Sea port on a coastal plain of mango, papaya and banana farms with the Yemeni highlands rising just beyond. It is the ferry port for the Farasan Islands and the base for the two things people drive down for, the terraced mountain of Fifa, farmed in green steps almost to the summit, and Wadi Lajab, a slot canyon with running water and ferns in a country that has almost none. The coffee grown in these mountains, Khawlani, is the oldest cultivated coffee in Arabia.
Length of stay
Recommended length of stay: 1 to 3 days (optimal 2 days)
Travel season
Best time to visit: November – March
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Highlights
- Fifa Mountains and their terraced slopes(Day trip)
- Wadi Lajab slot canyon(Day trip)
- Jazan Corniche and its waterfront
- Jazan fish market and the grilled sayadiyah
- Khawlani coffee farms in the highlands(Day trip)
- Mango and tropical fruit farms (June - August)
- Ottoman fort above the old town
- Jazan Winter Festival (December - February)
- Abu Arish heritage quarter(Day trip)
- Jabal Al Dukhan and the smoking mountain viewpoints(Day trip)
Getting there
- Airports:
- GIZ
- Seaport:
- Reachable by ship or ferry