Four Day Trip:
Tai’z to Manakha (with hike)
Wednesday
Trip to
Jiblah & Tai’z
7:00am Breakfast at YCMES
7:30am Depart Sana’a for Jiblah
12:00pm Lunch in Ibb
1:00pm Tour Jiblah. Queen Arwa’s
mosque, palace, & museum
2:30pm Depart Jiblah for Tai’z
3:30pm Arrive at hotel in Tai’z with
break for rest.
4:30pm Depart hotel for sunset from
al-Qahira Fortress
7:00pm Dinner in Tai’z
8:00pm Return to Hotel with
optional visit to souq
Thursday
Tai’z to al-Khawkha
7:30am Breakfast at hotel
8:30am Tour the Old City, Souq & Mosque
10:30am Depart Tai’z for Khawkha
2:00pm Lunch and check-in to hotel
The rest of the afternoon and
evening are free for swimming
Friday
Khawkha, Zabid, Beit al-Faqih, al-
Hajjerah, Manakha
7:30am Depart Khawkha for Zabid
8:00am Breakfast at Zabid, with tour
to follow
10:00am Tour Friday Market in Beit al-
Faqih
1:00pm Haneed Lunch in
Mawara
4:00pm Visit to the old Jewish
village of al-Hajjerah
6:30pm Check-in & Dinner at the
hotel in Manakha, followed by
live traditional Yemeni music
and dancing
Saturday
Manakha, al-Hoteib, & Sana’a
7:30am Breakfast at hotel
8:00am Depart for visit to al-Hoteib
9:00am Begin hike, with stop in
al-Kahil
1:00pm Return to hotel with lunch
4:00pm Arrive in Sana’a