In the holidays people from UAE travel to KSA for several reasons like visiting the relative and tourism From my experience in travelling and driving you should follow this procedure. First, you must check the car in general .Go to a mechanic and ask him to check the engine ,oil engine and power steering oil if there is a leak or its not working well. Also, check tires and the tools to change tires in case you have flat tires. Second you should prepare documents and passport. If it is valid , it will be problem on the country border. And you should have extra money than you plan in case of emerngcy.Sleep well the night before you drive to avoid sleepiness while you driving and better if you have second set .Third, you must confirm reservation. You must have map from Abu Dhabi to Mecca and update it .
In the end ,travelling by car is quit danger and fun in same time. I prefer to travel by plane because the time is important for me.
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