Yemen - North West of San'a - October 2007
Some areas however are forbidden for overlanders at that time : Sa'da, Shaharah in the North, Marib, Ataq etc... considered as high risk zones. There are few visitors due to the agression on the spanish tourists some months ago.
Kawkaban, Shibam, Thilla, Al Tawila... and plenty of small villages based on top of mountains between 2500 & 3000 m of altitude.
In the morning, the sky is often completely blue. In the end of the afternoon, a lot of clouds cover the villages in the mountains...
To enter the village, we have to use the old entrance door...
Every evening, he tells us tradition & culture stories... Fascinating ! Catherine can join Yahia's wife and his older daughters in the women room while Daniel smokes the shisha with Yahia and his friends who chew qat...
Kawkaban is a small paradise ...3000 m altitude on top of a mountain...
She is our guide in the village and very proud to show us around.
Breakfast on the terrace of Yahia's house...
Gift received from Yahia ...
We visit Fatima's school. Girls are separated from the boys. During our visit, it's the Koran lesson...Our children are impressed....Great experience !
We really loved to stay in Kawkaban ! |