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The World’s First Ever Desert Polo Tournament Is Happening in Saudi Arabia

On the 16th of January 2020, Winter at Tantora festival in Saudi Arabia will host the world’s first ever desert polo tournament.

A brand new concept to the kingdom, and the world, the equestrian sporting event will be a historical and symbolic milestone in Saudi Arabia’s flourishing journey, across all sectors, to diversifying.

The Al Ula Desert Polo tournament is in partnership with the Saudi Polo Federation, and will be the first collaboration of its kind also.

Inspired by the world famous snow polo tournament in St Moritz, Switzerland, the desert polo in Al Ula will run from January 16 - 18, 2020, as part of the Winter at Tantora cultural festival, and will see some of the most significant players and patrons in the world of polo in attendance.

This particular event is just one of many incredible highlights of the three month long extravaganza which opened this month and will close in March 2020, in the historical Al Ula UNESCO Heritage site. Though the festival will be taking place there, the ancient site will officially be open to the public from October 2020.

Tickets can be purchased at experiencealula.com.

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