The MEDIA wont show you THIS side of Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦

I visited Saudi Arabia in 2024. In this video I want to show you my trip to the towns of Jizan and Abha, including visiting Wadi Lubjab, Rija Almaa and Habala. The people I met were so kind and I was surprised by the beauty of the nature.
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[@DanielVanDyck]

Ask me any questions of my Saudi trip below, or give me any tips for things you'd like to see as I travel the world :)

[@mohammedmannaa1986]

Hi my dear 😊 I’m from Yemen but I live near Saudi Arabia and our customs and traditions are similar to People in Jazan ,so I think you should visit us soon

[@DanielVanDyck]

Which city? It's very hard for foreigners to visit Yemen right now due to the conflict. Are you safe, is it safe? But Yemeni culture and people look amazing and kind ​@@mohammedmannaa1986

[@mohammedmannaa1986]

@@DanielVanDyck. In Sada’a Yes we are safe and everything with us is okay 😊 You can vist us at any time

[@DanielVanDyck]

@@mohammedmannaa1986 Inshallah I can get a visa one day!

[@mohammedmannaa1986]

@@DanielVanDyck Welcome, I will receive you at any time 😉😘

[@Ryoo-sa125]

Welcome to Saudi Arabia💚🇸🇦

[@gba927]

Welcome to saudi arabia I was almost died at This valley 20 years ago because of flood 2 days before i was there it called lajb valley ...the man in green is my friend, his name is waleed alattar Have a nice trip and enjoy saudi

[@DanielVanDyck]

Wow I'm so sorry that happened to you. Ah, you know Waleed? He's so kind 🙏

[@abdulmohd3871]

Seeing the effort that you put in your videos, and your character is so good, I wish next time you come to Saudi Arabia you will have 1000 times the amount of subscribers. One more thing, come over to Riyadh, see the major urban areas of SA

[@DanielVanDyck]

Thanks I really appreciate that Habibi. I spent some time in Riyadh, but without a car it was difficult to see much. Inshallah I'll be back in December for the music festival!

[@khaloood199]

Make sure that your trip in the Gulf countries will be fun ,they don’t have problems and you do not need to look behind you while you walk. Really safe ✅🫶🏻

[@DanielVanDyck]

I recently went to Kuwait and Bahrain and had a good time 🙌 I'd love to visit Oman but it's too hot. Inshallah I can visit in 6 months

[@khaloood199]

@@DanielVanDyck Oman, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia are the best. People there are very good. The percentage of crimes is zero from more than 10 years.

[@DanielVanDyck]

@@khaloood199 I'm embarrassed to admit how little I knew about the Middle East before this trip. It's been so eye-opening, and you're right. Safety is much higher here than A LOT of other places I've been. I hope to share this message. I won't lie - as a Westerner I struggle with some cultural differences here BUT I've learnt a lot from this experience and I definitely will return. Especially for Oman - but honestly, I want to go back to Saudi ASAP too!

[@khaloood199]

@@DanielVanDyck The place is very beautiful and nothing is better than safety, and even if you like nightlife, you can go to Dubai or Bahrain even with alcohol, the crime rate is zero.Enjoy your trip🤝🫶🏻

[@uthman2010]

Welcome to Saudi Arabia, and yes, there are many cultural and terrains differences in Saudi Arabia due to the massive size of the country. I live in Riyadh which is the central city of the kingdom and its capital, and it's known for its hot weather in the summer but great in the winter and spring. And there is Diriyah located in Riyadh the first capital city of the kingdom. Feel free to ask If you need anything, I'll be more than happy to help you with anything. Great videos btw, good luck

[@DanielVanDyck]

Shukran 🙏 Saudi blew me away. In the West we don't know much I'm so glad I got to experience it first hand.

[@ryN50]

welcome to saudi arabia my friend come to riyadh

[@Barbaros-x2e]

Welcome to KSA ☘️

[@jrich5682]

flash floods from miles up stream maybe. I know they are very worried about that in other similar places too. Like zion national park in utah

[@DanielVanDyck]

Ah possibly, I turned the volume down low on the video because in reality it was SO loud haha. We started running out of the canyon. I guess that's the desired effect 🤷‍♂️

[@HighThere5677]

My nephews lost two cars at this valley.. they almost died but they hanged to trees till they were rescued..floods in this areas comes fast and unexpected that's why ambulance warns...

[@DanielVanDyck]

@@HighThere5677 oh god goodness I'm so so sorry that's awful.

[@dammamboy2002]

Welcome to my Country, Saudi Arabia

[@DanielVanDyck]

Shukran habibi!!

[@Usser5574]

واذا مصرين الدحابيش على سرقة تاريخ وثقافة وحضارة االاخربن ونسبه لارض صنعاء سبأ فهم , " تابعين لارض العرب و اصل العرب🇸🇦وليسو متبوعين

[@juliaervin]

معروف أنهم سراقين وحتى سرقوا تراث وثقافة أثيوبيا والصومال اللي يقعون بأفريقيا فما بالك بتراث وثقافة بلد بجانبهم (جنوب السعودية) شوهوا جمال وتفرد جنوب السعودية, فرق بين الذين يضعون تاج من الورود على رؤوسهم وبين من يحشي فمه برسيم.

[@h1s1n]

welcome to saudi arabia ❤🇸🇦

[@Usser5574]

ردا على الدحباشي الذي،يقول ارض يمنيةههههه مابش حاجه لا بالقران ولا بالتاريخ اسمها اليمن الله سماكم بالقران "سبأ" وسماكم باصحاب الفيل يعني الاسم لاهو من تاريخ ولا حضارتك التعيسة وسم اليمن نسبة للركن الأيمن للكعبة المشرفه والكعبة ماهي في صنعاء😂 وبلغة العرب اليمن هو اسم اتجاه لكل ما هوعلى يمين الكعبةالمشرفة مثلماهو اسم شام لكل ماهو على شمال الركن الشمالي للكعبة وحتى الجماعة حقكم يستعملون لفظة الشام لكل ماهو شمالهم ولفظة اليمن لكل ماهو جنوبهم يعني أهل عدن بالنسبة لجماعتك يمنه وأهل جيزان بالنسبةلجماعتك بصنعاء ومأرب شوام😂يادحابيش فبطلو الروايات الاسرائلية السبأئية الصنعانية وبطلو الهبل حقكم

[@light2753]

Saudi is somewhat similar to Australia in terms of diversity, jizan is like the adelaide of Saudi. Like nothing goes on around this part of the country(events etc) it is just a city of locals( jizan does have some places to go to compared to adelaide still)😂 hope u enjoyed ur time man.

[@DanielVanDyck]

Haha what an interesting comparison. Jizan city itself wasn't super interesting, I will admit - but, like Adelaide it's surrounded by beautiful nature spots

[@light2753]

Hey ​@@DanielVanDyck so i was wondering if u have been to New Zealand before considering how you are all the way in saudi. I would love to get some recommendations on nature spots to go to. ( as to make sure i dont miss any) Im going around mid December if that changes anything, thank you!

[@gba927]

The name of the plate is(( makshan samak)) which in english is fried fish but its by our traditional way

[@DanielVanDyck]

Such delicious food 🤤 thanks

[@matpro771]

😂😂مكشن سمك اشكرك انا على الوصف

[@n7gamer270]

the dish called Mifa ميفا

[@DanielVanDyck]

Oh amazing, I'll look out for this next time I'm in the middle east. Cheers!

[@A.R.E.E.J]

Welcome 🇸🇦

[@DanielVanDyck]

Thanks so much. You live in Saudi?

[@A.R.E.E.J]

@@DanielVanDyck yes I do

[@DanielVanDyck]

@@A.R.E.E.J Mashallah, the people of Saudi Arabia are what makes it special. Shukran 🙏

[@A.R.E.E.J]

@@DanielVanDyck glad to hear that. You are most welcome anytime. Afwaan

[@الشراحيلي-ت5م]

I advise you to visit Al-Harth Governorate and we need a translation into Arabic

[@DanielVanDyck]

Unfortunately I don't speak Arabic :(

[@Kaled-anaze]

مرحبا بكم في المملكة العربية السعودية ❤❤❤😊

[@AiA330]

🫡

[@mohammedmannaa1986]

10:30 قللط امشاهي 😂😂😂❤❤❤❤ احب اللهجة ❤

[@DanielVanDyck]

This is my favourite part of the video too haha

[@BlizzardGalaxy]

Not quite ‘Dan The Cucumber’ when the bees came out 😂

[@DanielVanDyck]

Because they're bees! BEES!

[@ooooyfyj]

1:30 Eid !!!!! but the Eid start after 17 days 🧐🧐

[@DanielVanDyck]

This was the weekend just after Ramadan! There's two Eids right?

[@ooooyfyj]

@@DanielVanDyck yes 2 Eid Eid al-Fitr, which comes after the month of Ramadan, and the other is Eid al-Adha, which comes after the 17th

[@Cts_l]

Subtitle KZbin to increase the number of views. Your content is very good

[@DanielVanDyck]

Do you mean fix the automatic captions? Or include during the entire video, captions?

[@Cts_l]

@@DanielVanDyck

[@alimodz6253]

I don't know why you kinda look like Tom Cruise

[@DanielVanDyck]

Haha definitely the first time I've gotten that one. Love it. Maybe if I start jumping on couches (old school reference from an Opera episode)

[@ooooyfyj]

3:37 Hahahaha, yes, it is a famous and traditional gum in the Kingdom, and it is also used in some types of Arabic perfumes, but you will find every Saudi old man and woman eating it daily.

[@DanielVanDyck]

Wow really? I want to visit Saudi again, with a car. Maybe I'll try, and try flavoured gum - better flavor haha

[@HmbleSrvnt]

How much did they pay you for this gig?

[@zoz2291]

😂😂😂😂

[@DanielVanDyck]

enjoy it? :)

[@AbCd-sv9jq]

اصحابنا في الاراضي اليمنية المحتلة

[@shirazasif3900]

مالك اراضي ي زيدي خلك من صعده ورا

[@mediathunder2109]

خلك في كهفك وامضغ القات

[@AbCd-sv9jq]

خلاص اص

[@alking_am842]

خلص تخزينك وارجع كهفك يازيدي

[@AA.a-ih6yy]

قدي اليمن يمنيين شمالي ايراني وجنوبي عربي هنا الكلام الواقع مو الترهات اللي تقولها حافظ على بلدك من ايران

[@Zeead-pb2jh]

Correct me if I'm wrong but this was part of Yemen but Yemen was forced to sell it to saudi

[@Zeead-pb2jh]

U can even tell by the way they talk and dress.

[@shirazasif3900]

You are lying

[@Zeead-pb2jh]

@@shirazasif3900 look it up then

[@Abonaif-c6x]

Not ture this asier rigon near Makkah

[@FQXZ7]

no its not true Saudi Arabia was founded before Yemen was even a country, so who are they buying it from? This region was never part of the ancient Yemeni colonies,This has nothing to do with Yemen, Some areas of Saudi Arabia wear the shemagh and thobe like other Gulf countries, and It is similar to Gulf countries in terms of environment, However, each country has its people with a different history from the other, The tribes of this region are not part of the tribes of Yemen and have their own independent history, Saudi Arabia is large and it is ignorance to limit it to one place each region in Saudi Arabia is different from the other and shares some things with nearby countries. At the same time, they have many things that distinguish them from others,

[@Shaftalooooo]

Won’t travel to such a hostile nation.

[@DanielVanDyck]

@@Shaftalooooo what do you mean?

[@Stars-dw9yc]

As you said, this land doesn't feel like Saudi Arabia. The land still speaks loud that it is a yemeni land. Its mountains, trees, weather, and also the people customs and culture are yemeni

[@Stars-dw9yc]

But many years ago, they took this land from us in a deal with our past presidents

[@Usser5574]

ههههه مابش حاجه لا بالقران ولا بالتاريخ اسمها اليمن الله سماكم بالقران "سبأ" وسماكم باصحاب الفيل يعني الاسم لاهو من تاريخ ولا حضارتك التعيسة وسم اليمن نسبة للركن الأيمن للكعبة المشرفه والكعبة ماهي في صنعاء😂 وبلغة العرب اليمن هو اسم اتجاه لكل ما هوعلى يمين الكعبةالمشرفة مثلماهو اسم شام لكل ماهو على شمال الركن الشمالي للكعبة وحتى الجماعة حقكم يستعملون لفظة الشام لكل ماهو شمالهم ولفظة اليمن لكل ماهو جنوبهم يعني أهل عدن بالنسبة لجماعتك يمنه وأهل جيزان بالنسبةلجماعتك بصنعاء ومأرب شوام😂يادحابيش فبطلو الروايات الاسرائلية السبأئية الصنعانية وبطلو الهبل حقكم

[@azoz2031]

تخسي

[@salehaiiaf7548]

In your dream😅

[@mediathunder2109]

Go mind your primitive country and chew khat cuz that all what you can come up with

[@EthanPipeline]

Bro is doing Saudi propaganda hahahah

[@ناصركعبي-ج5ث]

stupid comment

[@DanielVanDyck]

I like to separate people from politics. If I didn't, I wouldn't like Brits or Americans. Despite the fact those countries have amazing people. Saudi is also changing a lot and inshallah good things will continue to come to the region.

[@salehaiiaf7548]

We don't need propaganda, also we really don't care about what other people think of us, especially haters like you. "The Caravan keeps going while dogs barking."

[@mediathunder2109]

Mind your own wrecked country where you can wear your own jewelry in public nor hang out with family at late night. Stick to your country which is produces annually 2 million illegal children 4 million STDs infections , teaching kids how to be gay , we don't need anyone to do us a propaganda cuz we don't need anything from anyone we already rich country with a cutting edge infrastructure, high security no drugs no criminals whatsoever

[@alialahmari]

Hello Ethan , I don't know where you are from ,but ,Danial ,is visitor to my country and he post what he have seen ,about the saudi people and culture and country in short video , and he doesn't have to make a propaganda for us , look at the ancient history of SAUDIA ARABIA and until now ,despite what you are saying ,you are welcome to our country and you don't have to do propaganda for us , keep politics and westerns maida a side and check for your self < cheers .