Yanbu, KSA
#1
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Joined: Sep 2016
Posts: 64


Hi all,
Could anyone advise on recent (last 12 months) or current knowledge/experience of living/working in Yanbu please?
I am a british resident and currently working through the mobilisation process for deployment to Yanbu with a planned arrival date of 26 April. It would be great to learn/understand car hire (is it needed), how/where to grocery shopping, taxi services, can you purchase child car seats locally, are their western expats meets etc. is anyone familiar with the Cove compound?
Thanks
Could anyone advise on recent (last 12 months) or current knowledge/experience of living/working in Yanbu please?
I am a british resident and currently working through the mobilisation process for deployment to Yanbu with a planned arrival date of 26 April. It would be great to learn/understand car hire (is it needed), how/where to grocery shopping, taxi services, can you purchase child car seats locally, are their western expats meets etc. is anyone familiar with the Cove compound?
Thanks
#2
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Joined: Jan 2023
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Hello! I can help! We lived in Yanbu since 2020. We also lived on The Cove.
There is a mall nearby “Dana Mall” that has a Mothercare with car seats in.
We have a car there but The Cove offers a taxi service where you book a driver to take you somewhere.
The compound also has a daily bus service to various malls/ supermarkets where they pick you up and bring you home a few hours later.
There are taxis to book and Uber as well.
There is a mall nearby “Dana Mall” that has a Mothercare with car seats in.
We have a car there but The Cove offers a taxi service where you book a driver to take you somewhere.
The compound also has a daily bus service to various malls/ supermarkets where they pick you up and bring you home a few hours later.
There are taxis to book and Uber as well.
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Joined: Sep 2016
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My wife and 2 kids (3 & 5) aren't joining me initially...my wife has reservations with KSA but will be joining me for about 6-7 weeks starting in July...any suggestions on where/what to do to help convince her?