What do you know about tourism in dark caves?

An economic tributary and a destination for adventurous amateurs

Cave tourism, despite its severity, is one of the most important and popular types of tourism. It is very popular and is a destination of choice for tourists from all over the world and adventure enthusiasts in particular.

It is expected that the first specialized training course in rock tourism will take place next Sunday in Riyadh, to allow licensed tour operators to accompany tourist trips to the caves.

It is necessary that the licensed guide accompanies this type of flight: free of certain diseases, such as chronic respiratory diseases, for the effort required by the guide during the trip in the caves, and the need for a built-in bag containing vaccines against the poison of snakes, for the possibility of being in such dark places; Where the darkness begins after 30 meters of entry, which requires a projector with each person.

A member of the Saudi Association of Tour Guides, Ahmed Al Malik, interested in cave tourism, on the sidelines of the sixth "tour guides" forum organized by the Saudi Association of Tour Guides of the Tabuk Region and sponsored by "preceded" media; there are more than a thousand caves, charts, heights, depth and distances for nearly 500 of them.

Al-Maliki said: "One of the recently discovered caves: Habashi cave in the free Buqum and Knights cave in the free Bani Rachid in the east of the Thamad region south of Khyber, to the north from the Medina, and tourist trips to number of trips to 76 tourists of different nationalities And the team stayed there for three days, with a large number of caves discovered through the use of ropes to descend into using all means of safety, including the helmet and muzzle, so as not to alter the dust that has spent thousands of years on the respiratory system.

Al-Maliki said that one of the most important caves of the kingdom: the Hit Cave, flooded at 90% and explored by diving into its ramifications, and that there are several areas of the kingdom famous for their caves, including that of Tabuk, which will be registered and documented through the Geological Survey Authority, Saudi Arabia will announce the designation of caves for the visit and individual or specialized exploration caves, such as researchers and cave scientists.

He said: "The longest cave has a depth of one thousand meters and is called" Mother of the Knights. "It is located in the" free Rashid bani "and is the largest area where the caves are located. many: Al-Saman, northeast of Riyadh, and Abu al-Jarfan.

He also expressed his hope that all caves will be invested in the future and that their rehabilitation will not harm the general environment of the cave, which is of great economic importance as it attracts a large number of tourists to the world. and who are interested in archaeologists.