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Road and Customs (Oman to Yemen)
Who can help me with information about this road from Oman to Yemen?
As I see on google maps, there are two ways.
Way N2 - far from the ocean, as I saw, it has customs buildings and some kind of border control. It also has not good road (possibly, ground or pebble)
Way N1 - has good asphalt road all the way along the ocean, but I didn't find any customs and any borders.
Which way can be used to go from Oman to Yemen? The road near the ocean seems to be more interesting and beautyful, but what to do with customs..
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Who can help me with information about this road from Oman to Yemen?
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The coast road is the route normally taken. You will come across the first Omani checkpoint just around:
N16 49.727 E53 39.445
You can cross into Yemen using this route and visas are available at the border. Have a look at Peter's blogs:
Peter's Travels - Destination: NZ - Oman - Part 2
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Peter's Travels - Destination: NZ - Yemen - Part 1
which have photos and describe the road etc.
Hope that helps.
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Thanks a lot!
I didn't find in his blog any info regarding "police escort" and such things which I read previously in other threads. So when I enter Yemen, do they give me special permits or whatever, or I need to get visa only and go anywhere?
This country will be transit for me, I plan to go to Saudi Arabia through Yemen..
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Thanks a lot!
I didn't find in his blog any info regarding "police escort" and such things which I read previously in other threads. So when I enter Yemen, do they give me special permits or whatever, or I need to get visa only and go anywhere?
This country will be transit for me, I plan to go to Saudi Arabia through Yemen..
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Iza & Kamil were the last travelers I know of who went that way. You can read about their experiences with escorts in Yemen here:
singapore2poland » Blog Archive » Yemen - mystic San’a, men’s toys and the magic green plant
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thats a great trip blog ... enjoyed it thoroughly
cheers
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Thanks for posting those links, Stephan! Saves me the trouble...
The reason I don't mention escorts is because I didn't have any until a long way further South. Conditions change and several tourists have been murdered recently, supposedly by Al Qaida. In all instances they were with escorts and these died, too. I'm not sure I would consider Yemen safe at this time. You will have to decide for yourself. I actually think you are safer without escorts, they attract trouble. From Al Muqalla to Wadi Hadramawt I took a back road (gravel). No checkpoints, no trouble. No tourists go there, so no Al Qaida, either.
Cheers,
Peter.
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