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mezze and meals such as stuffed aubergine and chicken tajine. The restaurant is 1.25km
from the town centre.
Green Mountain
Restaurant$$ MIDDLE EASTERN
( 229 1519; Green Mountain; mains SR25-35; 8am-midnight) Lit up at night with green lights, this
large restaurant (situated at the top of the hill known as Green Mountain) is hard to miss.
Take in the spectacular views over coffee and cake at a table outside, or do as the locals
do and suck on a sheesha (water pipe). Meals and snacks are also available although
neither the food (or prices) are anything special.
Information
There are various banks with ATMs in the centre. To change money, try Enjaz (
229 0271;
King Saud St; 9am-noon & 5-8pm Sat-Wed, 5-8pm Fri) .
The Asir Tourism Board ( 231 1506; off King Khaled St) can organise English-speaking guides,
as well as trips to the brightly painted, traditional houses of the area - the mudbrick vil-
lages of Alianfa or Rejal Al-Maa.
Getting There & Away
AIR
Saudia ( 223 7777; King Khaled St; 9am-6pm Sat-Thu) has several daily departures to Jeddah
(SR190), Riyadh (SR280) and Dammam (SR390).
BUS
Abha's main Saptco Bus Station ( 226 3929; King Khaled St) sits diagonally opposite the Great
Mosque. There are departures to Jeddah (SR120, nine hours, every two hours), Taif
(SR120, eight hours, three daily) and Jizan (SR45, four hours, three daily). For Riyadh,
take the free bus to Khamis Mushayt (45 minutes, every 10 minutes) and change.
Getting Around
The airport is 26km from town and signposted from the Abha-Khamis Mushayt road.
There are no taxis in Abha so you'll have to make arrangements with your hotel - most
will collect you or drop you at the bus station or airport. Car-hire agencies can be found at
the airport and in town.
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