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The waters of Neom will be open to scuba divers and snorkellers

Sunset in Neom's Hisma Desert. All photos: Getty Images / Unsplash

Desert poppies in Neom's Nature Reserve region

Date palms in Wadi Sharma at Neom

Palm trees in Neom

Hisma Desert is part of the sprawling destination in north-west Saudi Arabia

Arabian Oryx walk the sands of Neom for the first time in 100 years as part of the region's rewilding programme

Set on the Red Sea, Neom's waters are home to several pristine islands

A natural rock bridge in the Hisma Desert

Travellers will be able to explore the thriving waters surrounding Neom

Neom spans mountains, desert, beaches and islands

Thousands of inscriptions have been found etched on stone in Neom, giving an insight into the linguistic diversity and richness of ancient Arabia

A canyon carves through the highlands of Neom

Unique sights can be found in Neom, such as this cocculus pendulus plant growing on a rock face in the Hisma Desert

Sweeping sand dunes in the Saudi Arabian megacity

Travellers visiting Neom will be able to wonder at spectacular sandstone rock formations

Nabataean Necropolis of Magha’ir Shu‘aib in Neom. The site features around 30 Nabatean monumental tombs

Sand in the deserts of Neom

Mountains, rocks, desert dunes, coastlines and islands make up the destination, which will soon open to tourists

A sandstone plateau

The waters of Neom will be open to scuba divers and snorkellers

Sunset in Neom's Hisma Desert. All photos: Getty Images / Unsplash

Desert poppies in Neom's Nature Reserve region

Date palms in Wadi Sharma at Neom

Palm trees in Neom

Hisma Desert is part of the sprawling destination in north-west Saudi Arabia

Arabian Oryx walk the sands of Neom for the first time in 100 years as part of the region's rewilding programme

Set on the Red Sea, Neom's waters are home to several pristine islands

A natural rock bridge in the Hisma Desert

Travellers will be able to explore the thriving waters surrounding Neom

Neom spans mountains, desert, beaches and islands

Thousands of inscriptions have been found etched on stone in Neom, giving an insight into the linguistic diversity and richness of ancient Arabia

A canyon carves through the highlands of Neom

Unique sights can be found in Neom, such as this cocculus pendulus plant growing on a rock face in the Hisma Desert

Sweeping sand dunes in the Saudi Arabian megacity

Travellers visiting Neom will be able to wonder at spectacular sandstone rock formations

Nabataean Necropolis of Magha’ir Shu‘aib in Neom. The site features around 30 Nabatean monumental tombs

Sand in the deserts of Neom

Mountains, rocks, desert dunes, coastlines and islands make up the destination, which will soon open to tourists

A sandstone plateau

The waters of Neom will be open to scuba divers and snorkellers

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