Where is almarai farm al kharj

Thursday, March 11, - pm. Online See map. Event description:. Original event page. I mean for the air outside the building to smell like bread fresh out of the oven… yummy! All of us felt our stomach growl. We entered the building and was greeted by a staff that seemed to be waiting for a lot of visitors, haha.

We had to disappoint him when we said there was only nine of us. He showed us inside and asked us to climb the stairs to the second floor. We entered another hallway to glass windows where we can see the bakery operations below.

We watched the bread move in a straight line into the big ovens. We went to another window and saw the bread coming out of the oven. They were all browned and for sure, hot. The staff who was explaining some things to us left us for a few minutes to take pictures. Each booth has an activity where kids can play.

Of course, photo-taking is a must even though in their door is a sign that says photography is not allowed. We had a fun time choosing our favorites I went for the 7Days chocolate croissant, of course. He gave us all the contents of the box and we were done with the building. We went out and boarded our bus again which took us back to the first plant.

Because the cooks were expecting a full bus, there were so many food for us to devour. They were delicious! In our tables were Almarai juices, milk, yogurt, and custard.

I mean this is Almarai and they have one of the biggest dairy farm in the world. There must be a way to see the Holstein cows that give them their fresh milk right? I asked the guy if the trip is over and he said yes. Awwww we were disappointed. Was it just our luck or they deem our group too small to be toured in the milking area? Because after a week, we saw another group in their photos that they were toured at the dairy farm complete with a guide!

I urge you to manage your expectations people. What made this so popular? It might have been more interesting and fun before.

The staff looked like they have been doing this for quite a long time and they themselves have lost interest in doing this. Remember that it takes four hours to travel to and fro the factory and to just have this kind of meh itinerary in the tour is disappointing.

It might also be possible that we were treated that way because of the number of persons in our group. To book, visit this link. Tours are done every day except Friday.

The tours are free. Almarai also provides the bus for the tour. Dates that are highlighted in orange means that that day is fully booked for both Al Kharj and Hail. A green highlight means one or both tours are free. While writing this post, I was also checking the schedule and the first free schedule I can see for Al Kharj is on March 4, YUP, , folks! If I were you, just book! Who knows where you are at that day but at least, you have that option to go when that day comes.

Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Welcome to the bus! Our first Almarai building stop. Though the subsidies were set aside a few years ago, more farmers than ever continue to operate in the area, together with several large commercial farms.

There are also large numbers of farms used as weekend retreats and summer homes by city dwellers in nearby Riyadh. If farming is difficult to picture in the desert, huge dairy farms challenge the imagination even more. Yet 80 percent of the dairy products produced in Saudi Arabia come from the area and the success of the dairy farming industry has made the country a prime exporter of dairy products across the Middle East.

The historic centre of Al Kharj still contains many of the traditional mud-brick homes with wooden ceiling beams supporting roofs made of dried palm leaves and mud, though modern buildings now surround the old sector. The massive Prince Sultan Air Base, which has some 25, personnel, has contributed to the housing boom to the north and south of the city. On entering the air base, visitors travel 25kms before encountering their first building!

The presence of the air base has also triggered new industries, such as a ballistics factory. One of the largest and most successful dairy companies in the kingdom is Almarai, and it is possible to visit both its farms and its processing plant which produces and packages milk, laban, juices, processed cheese, and much else besides. To get to Al Kharj, take the eastern ring road southbound, past junction 18 and keep on going.