Situated at a distance of 45 kms in the east of Al Lith City, Hot Spring is one of the best naturally maintained places I have found in KSA. The jungle around the spring and the clear fresh water of the spring make it so attractive in the barren deserts of KSA.
However, the driving from Jeddah to Al Lith was quite boring because we had to travel in the middle of desert in dusty winds which obviously no one likes but this place really made our trip. Water was not that hot as I was expecting but calmness and beauty of the spring was simply out of this world. For me, this is one of the best camp sites in KSA. I wish I had my camp with me today. The water was so clear except for some places where there was some algal growth into the water. In my opinion, these algal growths are due to the non-aquatic plants around the spring and garbage thrown by the visitors in the area. One of the advantages of these algal blooms is that it serves as the breeding and hiding place for fishes.
I request all the visitors that whenever you are traveling please keep some extra trash bags with you, keep all the waste in that bag and dispose them at the end of the day or when the bag is full at the designated areas only. There are a lot of garbage bins in almost all areas from small villages to metropolitan areas in the kingdom so please keep the environment clean. Nature has created all these beautiful places for us and given us the responsibility to keep them clean and well maintained. It was sad to see some people even throw the diapers in the water.
There’s a very beautiful place in between Al Lith city and Hot Spring which is known as “Nakhl an Nilah”. When I visited it, the whole valley was covered with golden dried grass making it magnificent. I wish I would have come here a month ago when all those grass fields were green making the valley scenic for nature lovers like us.
If I am not mistaken the origin of the Hot Spring is Al Lith Dam which is around 8 kms from this point. However, I had the location of Al Lith Dam; I did not visit that because I was running out of time as I had to reach Ash Shafa before sunset as per my plan.
Enjoy the full video of the trip and stay connected for Ash Shafa post in which I’ll cover Al Mohammedeah Valley, Jabal Dakka, Al Masad Dam and Wrd Al Shafa
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