Yemen is a country of
contrasts, of past and present, where people still live in medieval times of the Arabian
Nights, but are gradually waking up to the fact that there is a vast and excitingly
different world outside their vision or knowledge. Despite lack of resources and recurrent
political crises that have prevented the growth of tourism, Yemen is a very exciting
country to visit.
It is the land of the
Thousand and One (Arabian) Nights and the land of the Queen of Sheba. Due to its
insularity, Yemen has an unusual cultural heritage acquired over a period of 3000 years of
recorded history. There are no holiday resorts in Yemen, western style hotels are few and
many of the country’s remarkable places are inaccessible, yet for the adventurous
nothing is impossible, and it is worth making that effort.
