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You can take a day trip to Marib from Sana’a.
The drive is between 2.5 to 3 hours each way. Many tours then continue across the empty quarter to Hadramaut. I took the trip from Sana’a there and back in a day as Brits were advised not to go to Marib so I got a driver to take me.
The tourist vehicles travel in a convoy with a police escort, meeting at 9am at a police checkpoint just outside of Sana’a. There were only 2 vehicles in our convoy.
There are many check points along the way, where they always ask your nationality and check yours and the driver's papers, and the police swop over about 1 hour from Marib.
I had the sites to myself once I got there.
Written Mar 9, 2008
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You can take a day trip to Marib from Sana’a. The drive is between 2.5 to 3 hours each way. Many tours then continue across the empty quarter to Hadramaut. I...
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