Yemen Travel Bucket List

Imagine mud-brick skyscrapers, incense routes, and terraced highlands of Yemen

Visit Aden, a historic port city in Yemen. Explore the ancient Crater district (the city's original volcanic core with Ottoman-era architecture), see the National Museum of Aden (housing artifacts from Yemen's pre-Islamic and Islamic periods), and visit the Cisterns of Tawila (ancient water reservoirs dating back over 2,000 years).

Visit Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, known for its ancient Old City, a UNESCO World Heritage site with distinctive multi-story mud-brick architecture. Explore the Al Saleh Mosque (one of the largest mosques in Yemen, featuring modern design and capacity for thousands), wander through the bustling Souk al-Milh (traditional market selling spices, textiles, and local crafts), and see the National Museum (housing artifacts from Yemen's rich history, including pre-Islamic and Islamic periods).

The old town inside an extinct volcano’s crater, with the Cisterns of Tawila and Ottoman-era streets.

A skyline of 2,500-year-old gingerbread tower houses with white gypsum trim, one of the oldest cities in the world.

Island of alien dragon-blood trees.

Dramatic valley of mud-brick towns.

The "Manhattan of the Desert", UNESCO-listed.