In November 2010 my cousin Omar Ryklief recommended we use Tina Zorman of Eternal Yemen to organise a tour Yemen. Tina quickly organised for us to go to Ibb, Jibla Taiz, Aden, Zabid, Manaka, and back to Sanaa. She provided us with an excellent and reliable driver that was as “our father along the trip”, transport and also very good hotels in Sanaa, Taiz and Manaka. She also provided us with water and local guides for the entire trip. We had no problems going through the check points as all paperwork was in place. Tina was efficient even in a short trip that we requested just in the time that we wanted to have it and successfully organised it !

Everything Tina promised, she gave. I will in all earnest recommend Tina and Eternal Yemen, tour operator for any tours in Yemen !

Regards, Noordien Family

I have been to over 60 countries and I found Yemen to be one of the most unique and amazing places I have ever visited. Hiking in the mountains, scuba diving in Socotra and all the amazing people and culture added to a once in a lifetime experience. Everyone I came in contact with was extremely friendly and helpful and my only regret with my trip was that I didn’t have more time in Yemen.

Special thanks to everyone at Eternal Yemen for organizing such a well planned and flawless trip!

After having traveled to Yemen, I would often ‘promote’ the country as a must see travel destination to anyone that showed any interest.

Last year, a few of my family members decided to explore the country. We then set about getting the travel arrangements in order using my contacts that I forged in the past. Unfortunately, arranging visas to enter Yemen proved to be very difficult. I then remembered the Eternal Yemen link my cousin sent to me months before. After reading testimonials on the website and on travel blogs from past tourists, I was convinced that Eternal Yemen is a reputable travel company and contacted Tina Zorman. Tina promptly did all the documentation for the visas, arranged the tours and accommodation. My family thoroughly enjoyed their stay in Yemen and were more than happy with the professionalism and service that they received from Tina Zorman and the team at Eternal Yemen.

Thank you Eternal Yemen!

Dear Tina and Eternal Yemen team,

I’m travelling for many years and till now I’ve discovered several different parts of our planet. I’ve travelled round Yemen twice with excellent team of drivers and guides of Eternal Yemen tour and travel operator, that have shown me the core of mysteriousness that you can experience just in this charming country, hidden from the fever of capitalism.

Yemen is a country where the time has stopped. The most important daily habit of Yemenis is qat chewing with friends and colleagues with its discussions and later deep thinking, that inspire you with new ideas and plans for the future. Simple and pious people friendly welcome you among themselves, if you just come close to them and speak a word or two.

All these and much more, Tina, your colleagues of Eternal Yemen team have revealed to me along the tour. Thank you again for everything and hopefully see you again in Yemen,

I’ve traveled throughout the Middle East, including places difficult for US passport holders to get into like Iran. Having heard and read a great deal about Yemen, it was on my dream list – as it is yours or you wouldn’t be visiting this website.

Tina and Walid delivered on everything, including assistance through final departure, which was key. Considering the circumstances, I can’t imagine you’ll get a fairer price for a trip to Yemen that would be vastly more difficult to acquire on your own.

Applying for the visa five weeks from travel put a lot of pressure on Eternal Yemen to come up with a variety of legitimate itineraries. I knew Socotra was safe, but didn’t think I could get into the Hadramawt. Tina proved me wrong.

If you make it to Tarim, spend a little time in the Library. Scholars are happy to show you around and if you’re nice they’ll take you into an adjacent room to see the Cartographic, Geometric and Historical originals of the copies you see on the museum’s walls.

Tina assured me she could secure the visa on her end. She did. She arranged drivers where it was necessary and let me go on my own where it wasn’t. She arranged all the travel permits – a task left only to the most resolute, and lucky, on their own. Eternal Yemen’s drivers used reliable Land Cruisers – you need a 4×4 and driver on Socotra, since you won’t be able to find restricted roads on your own and your travel to the island isn’t complete without a visit to Homhil. In the Hadramawt, a driver and police escort are mandatory. The police escorts encourage you to see the history and culture of their land. The Hadramawt proved safe for women as evidenced by the German couple I crossed paths with in Mukallah as they came south from the Wadi.

Eternal Yemen, with their professionalism, will help you stretch your sleeping bag under the Socotri moon. That’s what you want, isn’t it?

My mother and I traveled to Yemen using the services of Eternal Yemen twiceand I would highly recommend this company. Everything they took care of went very smoothly for us, from acquiring our visa, and getting us to and from the airport at arrival and departure, to all the details of our trip in and around Sana’a being taken care of. It allowed us to really enjoy our visit, the scenery, and meeting people, without having to worry about the complications of how to get things accomplished. This is of some significance when traveling in a country that is less touristy, and therefore not as easy to navigate as more tourist familiar places. Our driver was a very nice man, stopping where ever we asked for photo stops, and even keeping an eye out for things we might be interested in and stopping to show us. We were taken through a couple of villages, the old town of Sana’s and for a small hike in the mountains by various guides, all interesting characters in their own right.

It was a great trip, and a big part of that was Eternal Yemen’s organization and helpfulness. They even helped us out, supporting us and helping to settle a small dispute we had at a hammam where we felt we had been taken advantage of.

“Eternal Yemen? I had news about Yemen Eternal thanks to its fantastic website, and the truth, their services are like the website: very, but very good!

I think that now I know something about Yemen: this time was the sixth time that I visited the country and I am convinced that Eternal Yemen is really nice agency. It is a perfect blend of professionalism and kindness. Professionalism in getting visa and performing the trip and kindness in their relationship in correspondence and in the country. It is obvious that they know Yemen perfectly and that they wish the travelers feel like home and enjoy the hospitality of Yemeni people.

The next time that I come back to Yemen, I’ll do it with Eternal Yemen. A real pleasure! Rihla sahida!

I traveled with Eternal Yemen to Ibb, Taiz, Al-Mokha and Manakah as well as other stops on the way. I really appreciated that my driver never cut any roads short as I hear agencies do at times. Instead, he took me to extra places on the tour that were slightly out of the way, like the city of Zabid which was very interesting. My driver has also shared his personal knowledge with me on Yemen’s tribal culture and his feelings on international relations. All of the bookings and trip plans were carried out timely and adjustment (like qat breaks) were accepted according to my request.

So I would say anybody should go to Yemen because it is safe enough and the people will welcome you and for a tour Eternal Yemen is the best for arranging your visa, being adaptable to your needs, and showing the countryside and scenery of Yemen.

My experience in Yemen including Socotra was positive. The hotel in Sana’a was deluxe and the city tour was fine. The lady, Tina, who owns Eternal Yemen and is from Slovenia with a Yemeni husband, invited me to her home for lunch which was nice. She also met me at the airport when I returned from Socotra and was waiting for my flight to Addis Ababa. The hotel in Socotra was clean and satisfactory although simple. The people were very friendly. The island is beautiful with fascinating botanical species unique to the island especially the trees called dragons’ blood. The guides both in Sana’a and in Socotra were good and I very much enjoyed my stay there.

Dear Eternal Yemen team,

Thanks so much for your nice intention. I’ve received a letter with the incense and your gifts. At the moment I’m writing to you, I’m listening the Yemeni music that reminds me on the last evening with all the dances and the musicians. Leo did particularly enjoy this part of the journey and participated at the dances, he is more adventurous then me. We don’t stop talking about our trip and showing the 1600 photos, taken during our staying !!!

Thanks again and I hope everything will be all right for you, especially for the kids and the work. We will certainly recommend Eternal Yemen to all the people who will want to travel to Yemen.