Yemen & Socotra (13n/14d)

Socotra is known for its Dragon Blood Trees

Socotra is known for its Dragon Blood Trees

Day 1: Europe – Sana’a
Arrival at Sanaa airport, meet and assistance at the airport – transfer to the hotel – dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Sana’a
Breakfast – Full day Sanaa city tour (Museum, old city, souq) – back to the hotel – overnight in hotel.

Day 3: Sanaa – Jebel Harraz – Hoteib – Manakha – Sana’a
Breakfast – departure from Sanaa to Hoteib and Manakha through the marvellous background of the Jebel Harraz – back to Sana’a.

Day 4: Sana’a – Socotra
Transfer to the airport for domestic flight to Socotra – departure to Socotra (dep. 05.00 – arr. 07.45) meet and assistance at th e airport – transfer to the hotel – breakfast and excursion to Jebel Rawgad, continuation to Wadi Ayhaft and its fabulous valley. Return to Hadibo – Overnight in hotel.

Day 5: Socotra
Breakfast – excursion in the cave of hoq by car and continuation on feet on the mountain in the hearth of the forest (1 hour). Transfer to the reserve of Homil: the forest of the incense trees. Overnight in tent.

Day 6: Socotra
Breakfast – walking excursion to the al-Shifa valley then transfer to the natural reserve of Ditwh – possibility of swimming – back to Hadibo – dinner and overnight in the hotel.

Day 7: Socotra – Aden
Breakfast – transfer to the airport for domestic flight to Aden (dep. 13.00 – arr. 15.45) – arrive at the airport of Aden – meet and assistance – transfer to Aden: city tour – dinner and overnight in hotel.

Day 8: Aden – Taez
Breakfast – Aden city tour – departure to Taez – dinner and overnight in hotel.

Day 9: Taez
Breakfast – visit of Taez and departure to Jbel Saber – back to the hotel – dinner and overnight.

Day 10: Taez – Khawkha – Zebid – Hodeidah
Breakfast – departure from Taez to Hodeida, on the way visit of Khawkha and Tihama – continuation to Zabid: visit then Hodeida – dinner and overnight in hotel.

Day 11: Hodeidah – Beit alFaqih – Khamis Bani Saad, Wadi Lahima – Wadi Sourdoud – Mahweet
Breakfast – excursion to the colourful Beitalfaqih then continuation to the north mountainous region with visit of Khamis Bani Saad, Wadi Lahima – Wadi Sourdoud – arrive to Mahweet – dinner and overnight in hotel.

Day 12: Mahweet, Turba, Boukour – Zakatin – Hababa – Sanaa
Breakfast and full day dedicated to the discovery of the region of Mahweet with visits to Zakatin, Boukour, Hababa – way back to Sanaa – dinner and overnighti n hotel.

Day 13: Sana’a – Thula – Kawkaban – Shibam – Sana’a
Breakfast departure to the villages around Sanaa: visit of Thula, Kawkaban and Shibam – way back to Sanaa – dinner and overnight in hotel.

Day 14: Sanaa – Wadi Dhar – Kahel Sanaa
Departure from Sanaa to the palace of the Imam at Wadi Dhar – continuation to the small and typical village of Kahel – return to Sana’a – day use at typical house “Arabia Felix” and transfer to the airport for international flight

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