Say'un Travel Guide

 janiebaxter Says:  Traditional mud bricks are used for building throughout the Hadramaut. I have also seen them in Southern Algeria, Mali and Sudan but the bricks in the Hadramaut are thinner but larger than anywhere else I have seen them - less brick shaped. This may be due to the type of mud... 

 janiebaxter Says:  Limestone is used to plaster walls, and around the windows and doors, often in decorative patterns. It is more expensive than mud bricks, as it is more labour intensive to make so only wealthy people use Limestone as plaster. You can see it in Hadramaut used as plaster on... 

 janiebaxter Says:  The Hadramaut area is famous for it's honey. You will see shops selling it in Shibam and along the roadside. It is said to be some of the best honey you can buy - I can't vouch for that claim as I'm allergic to honey but my friends who tried it were impressed.It is not just... 

 janiebaxter Says:  The Sultan's Palace belonged to a Sultan of the Al Kathiri family, who ruled Hadramaut from here between 1516 and 1967. The palace was built in 1873, restored in 1926 and has been a museum since 1985. It is the largest mud brick building in the HadramautExhibits range from... 

 TheLongTone Says:  This is a most interesting museum. Apart from the general interest of the building itself, it has several interesting exhibitions over three floors. one is devoted to temporary exhibitions, one to an exhibits on the history of the Hadramawt including many of Freya Stark's... 

 dutchwindmill Says:  The most important attraction is the sultan's 19th century mud palace towering over the town. There is an entrance fee and another fee inside to see some exhibitions. Even though the exhibits are modest they give a good impression of the old days in the wadi. There is a... 

 hydronetta Says:  Numerous villages line up in Wadi Daw'an. Al Hajjarayn is one of the largest and as you see it from the road one of the most impressive. 

 hydronetta Says:  Wadi Daw'an is one of the most attractive of the many branch wadis off Wadi Hadramawt hosting numerous villages. It is the entrance wadi as you drive from the coast to Wadi Hadramawt. 

 hydronetta Says:  Wadi Daw'an is the first sight as soon as you drive down from the monotonous ride in the arid landascape from Al Mukalla to Sayun and certainly breathtaking when you first see it. Especially the palm trees underneath the canyon rocks 

 Sambawalk Says:  The restaurant locates at the main along with two other restaurants. I tried all 3 restaurant and I found this one is the best. Menu is in English, see pic and food are quite good, see more pic. Bread, beans and chicken YR350 (May 2008). 

 TheLongTone Says:  The Al Shaab seemed to be the most popular place to have lunch. It's a fairly ordinary yemeni restaurant - a lot of chicken and rice is in evidence - but pleasant surroundings and a nice view if you can get to sit by the window. Chicken and rice......... 

 TheLongTone Says:  My favorite place for a drink in Sayun was the cafe opposite the Sultan's palace. Lemonade for a quick thirst-quencher. Ginger for a sipping drink. 

 Sambawalk Says:  Form Seiyun, you can take shared taxi for YR100 (30 mins) to Shibam. The taxi will wait for 5 pax beofre it starts off. From shibam, the atxi with the same fare for return. But the later you come back, i.e. the darker the sky is, the most difficult for you to get shared taxi... 

 dutchwindmill Says:   Most typical for Sey'un is the silver jewelry. A few hundred to several thousands rials per item (usd 1 to 50), depending on silver content, (alleged) age and delicacy. The filligrain pieces said to be Jewish (and therefore at least 60 years old) will command the highest...