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Re: Socotra island - recommendation of a tour agency

by latlatcheiw 01 June 2012

hi, just wanted to ask about entry into Socotra. Is there anyway into the island besides Sana'a? I am a bit concerned about the security…
RE: Socotra island - recommendation of a tour agency

by JenniferJ 16 May 2012

Please give more detail on your itinerary, the highlights, costs and so on, of your time on Socotra.
Socotra island - recommendation of a tour agency

by BohdanaR 15 May 2012

Just came back from Socotra island which is absolutey breathtaking and isolated from any political turmoil on the Yemeni mainland. Yemen…
Re: Language Schools in Sana'a/ General Situation

by mlcoch 14 May 2012

As for the security situation, we've just came back from 2 weeks on Socotra. We visited Sana'a twice for a few hours between flights to…
Fishing in Socotra

by specola 06 May 2012

After my trip to Yemen and Socotra some people contacted me for information on fishing in Socotra... they say GT Actually I do not know…
Travel in Middle East

by CultureMovedotcom 16 April 2012

I am currently travelling through Middle East, starting in Saudi Arabia (just the airport - I could not get the visa because I am a single…
Middle East travel

by CultureMovedotcom 16 April 2012

I am currently travelling through Middle East, starting in Saudi Arabia (just the airport - I could not get the visa because I am a single…
Re: Socotra Island Trip 16-26 Nov 11

by CultureMovedotcom 16 April 2012

Pls note that you are expected to book the tour with the agency that arranged the invitation for you. They also therefore can enforce…
Yemen visa and travel in Middle East

by CultureMovedotcom 16 April 2012

I am currently travelling through Middle East, starting in Saudi Arabia (just the airport - I could not get the visa because I am a single…
RE: visa

by CultureMovedotcom 16 April 2012

I am currently travelling through Middle East, starting in Saudi Arabia (just the airport - I could not get the visa because I am a single…
Re: travelling to sanaa and socotra...

by rebecca811 15 April 2012

Hi Specola, You're trip sounds absolutely amazing. I am thinking of travelling to Socotra by myself later this year and am wondering…
Re: Bad News for Socotra...;-(

by volineri 14 April 2012

Yemen's Defence Ministry has affirmed that the Israeli intelligence was behind the leaking of misinformation about the arrival of American…
Re: Socotra Island Trip 16-26 Nov 11

by volineri 14 April 2012

very good report on Socotra in the following blog: http://blog.jonahkessel.com/tag/socotra/
RE: Yemen - 10 days end march till 10 April

by advise 02 April 2012

We just come back from Yemen. First time I was there some years ago and I saw almost all of it, so there are many pleases worth seeing…
RE: Change in attitudes to foreigners?

by advise 02 April 2012

We (3 firends) just come back from Yemen. We were there 2 weeks (Sana, Kawkaban and Soqotra). OK, usually we travel alone (without agency…
Re: Current Tourist Situation

by Cetacea9 28 March 2012

I came to Yemen on a tourist visa at the beginning of March. Sana'a is mostly calm, but the frequent and prolonged power outages have…
Re: Change in attitudes to foreigners?

by yemen4ever 21 March 2012

yes, i confirm that situation in Sana'a is improving day by day, it is possible to visit as well as Socotra that has never been affected…
RE: Change in attitudes to foreigners?

by niceyemen 21 March 2012

Yes, there are some tourists in Sanaa and the Socotra island , and there in Sanaa many foreigners are working with organizations. …
RE: Change in attitudes to foreigners?

by mattyboy876 21 March 2012

Hmnn...I'm not sure I would agree that being kidnapped is treating people well. So is Yemen open again then for tourists? and when I…
Re: Socotra Island Trip 16-26 Nov 11

by hauteboy0 20 March 2012

Good info.. I've been wanting to visit Socotra for some time. I'll be in the area in May/Jun, is that a good time to go, or too hot?…
Change in attitudes to foreigners?

by fluffy_bunny 18 March 2012

Despite the turmoil of the last year. Foreigners were left out of it. And when [i would go to protests|http://joestrippin.blogspot.com/2011/…
Socotra4ever

by yemen4ever 18 March 2012

I am an expert of Yemen and island of Socotra, the place where I was born and where I am still living. Tourists have very different expectat…
Re: travelling to sanaa and socotra...

by specola 17 March 2012

Socotra. Finally the dream came true and I have been there! This island is little known, is located in the Indian Ocean, is part of Yemen,…
Re: travelling to sanaa and socotra...

by unseenjoy 07 March 2012

Also, I highly recommend *Socotra Eco-Tours* ( [http://www.socotra-eco-tours.com] ) to help you with travel arrangements. You do not have…
Re: Info on flights to Socatra

by gregybn 28 February 2012

> {quote:title=rutgurt wrote:}{quote} > I have vacation from Feb. 28 to March 9. The dates can not be changed. Where do i find info on…