Yemen – Hadramaut Highlights Tour

Itinerary

Day 1 – Cairo (Egypt) – Seiyun (Yemen)

• Morning departure to Seyun from Cairo International Airport. The Yemen Airways flight leaves at 9:45AM and arrives in Seyun at 2:15PM local time.
• Upon arrival we go through customs and meet our local Yemeni guide.
• Highlight: We head straight to a viewpoint to enjoy a magnificent sunset over Seiyun, the biggest city in Southern Yemen.
• After sunset we head to our hotel in Hawta.
• Overnight stay in Hawta.

Day 2 – Seiyun – Al Mukalla

• After breakfast and a good night of sleep we head back to Seiyun to buy local Yemeni clothes at the market.
• Jump in the car for a long drive to Al Mukalla, a major port city located at the Golf of Aden. For years this city was not accessible for tourists, but recently they re-opened again.
• Highlight: Upon arrival in Mukalla we head for the Old Town with its Old Market. Here you’ll see an interesting mix of shops selling goods from all over Yemen.
• Overnight stay in Mukalla.

Day 3 – Mukhalla – Wadi Doan – Haid Al-Jizil

• Before we leave Mukhalla we’ll visit the fish and vegetable market, right next to the sea.
• On our way out we visit Khoor Mukhalla & Al-Ghawizi Fort.
• Drive to Wadi Doan (Doan Valley). A picturesque place with incredible scenery.
• We’ll go to the best place for an incredible panorama view of the valley, the Haid Al-Jizil Hotel.
• Join a 1h trek to Hawfah Village and Buqshan.
• Highlight: See the incredible Buqshan Palace, a colorful building which is a famous sight in Wadi Doan.
• We return to Haid Al-Jizil Hotel for an incredible sunset over the village of Haid Al-Jizil.
• Overnight stay in Haid Al-Jizil.

Day 4 – Haid Al-Jizil – Wadi Doan – Shibam – Hawta

• Drive to the town of Ribad. From here we walk to Qarht Bahumaish.
• We drive further down in Wadi Doan, along the way we make various stops at the villages and towns.
• Highlight: See the photogenic village of Musainah and Ribad.
• Along the way we stop at small villages like Qarn Majed, to experience local life in the valley.
• Visit Al Khuraiba, a beautiful town along the way.
• Stop at the former palace of Osama Bin Laden’s family.
• Visit to the villages of Sif and Hajjrain.
• Drive to Shibam, in Wadi Hadramaut (Hadramaut Valley).
• Highlight: Sunset over Shibam.
• Drive to Hawta, close to the city of Seyun.
• Overnight stay in Hawta.

Day 5 – Hawta – Shibam – Seiyun – Avnat – Tarim

• We return to Shibam, also known at the Manhattan of Arabia.
• Highlight: Explore the inside of the city of Shibam, with its incredible mut houses.
• Climb one of the houses and see the area from the top.
• We drive to Seiyun, the biggest city in Southern Yemen.
• Highlight: Visit to the Sultan Palace Museum and the Al-Falas Palace.
• Wander around the Al-Handal Souk and the well known fruit and vegetable market.
• Continue towards Aynat, to see several historical shrines in the village.
• We’ll stop in Tarim, a historical village built in mud. Here we pay a visit to a small market and see the Al Mihdar Mosque.
• Enjoy a sunset over Tarim.
• Return to Hawta.
• Overnight stay in Hawta.

Day 6 – Hawta – Seiyun

• Early morning departure to catch the flight back to Cairo (Egypt) with Yemen Airways.
• End of tour.
• OR: continue with our Alternative Egypt Tour.