Top attractions in Yemen

Yemen holds the tower houses of Sanaa's old city, the mud-brick high-rises of Shibam and the endemic landscapes of Socotra island, which sits closer to Africa than to the mainland.

The guides on this page cover Yemen as a whole. The country has been at war since 2014, with a humanitarian crisis, severely damaged infrastructure and active conflict across much of its territory; governments broadly advise against all travel and consular assistance is largely unavailable. Socotra is sometimes presented as an exception with charter access, but reaching it involves the same country-level risks. This material describes the country's landmarks, not travel conditions.