Car Hire Sana'a Airport

Yemen is a country full of unmatched culture, hospitality, beauty and vast untouched desserts and even some of the world’s oldest skyscrapers. To access this country, you will need to use Sana’a Airport. This is one of the best airports in the world with friendly staff ready to assist you. The airport is the hub of the city and is often the first destination for travelers in the city.

Unfortunately, it is important that before you get into this beautiful country you attain a visa or else you risk arrest and possible detention as this can be attributed to the past insecurity reason in the country. While this is very alarming, it should put you off.

Moving Around the City

Since the city is very big, it is like all the other cities common in the developing countries. There are no good street maps, hence for you to move around you require a taxi or a hired car, to avoid getting lost. Taxis from the airport cost around $ 30 but this can be reduced upon haggling with the driver. The main means of transport are four-wheel drive cars that might really irritate you with continuous honking, but this is understandable because it is a congested city.

Though motorcycles are the most convenient in the street, they are risky hence should be used with a lot of caution. In brief, the best means of transport from Sana’a airport is still a rented car

Attractions

The old city has been marked as one o the world heritage and boast of several sceneries to view. The following are some of these attractions,

• Bab Al Yemen - This is a gate leading to the old city marked by very ancient walls of the city. The gate is surrounded with popular restaurants where the guests can sample the country’s culinary.
• National museum - This, mostly focuses of artifacts related to the military. Fortunately, there is some part of the museum where there is an English explanation about the most modern artifacts. With a rented car, it just takes around 10 minutes to reach the place.
• Great Mosque Sanaa - This is one of the oldest mosques in this place. It is said that the oldest copy of Quran can be found here.
• Wadi Dhahr -This is a valley that is just a few kilometers from Sanaa. It has a green field and villages.

To visit these places from Sana’a Airport it is advisable to hire a car for easy movement and security purposes.

Sana’a airport is a beautiful place, but more so and it is the gateway to Yemen. It is imperative to take extra caution if you are new visitor in the country to avoid arrest. Upon arrival at the airport and once you rent a car you can be able to enjoy the different culture in this world heritage. These places are just short distances from the airport.