East Africa -> Yemen -> Oman -> Iran - Horizons Unlimited

**cornepol** · #1 1 Jun 2002

Hi there,

I want to go from East Africa (Kenia, djiboutie, ...) to Iran. Now planning to go through Yemen and Oman, but I don't know if that can be done.

Does anyone have experiences on this route? I heard is very difficult driving from Yemen to Oman through the desert. I also heard that it's hard to travel there for unmaried women. Is that right?

Any info on ferries crossing from east-africa to Yemen or Oman? The same question for Oman to Iran?

Thanx
Corne

**mootsie** · #2 10 Jun 2003

hi! did you finally do the trip? how was it? visa-troubles? could you - especially in yemen - move on your own? cause we plan the same with 2 motorbikes, ca. februar, march we should arrive in yemen, then continue to iran.
ulli & arthur, austria

B]Hi there,

I want to go from East Africa (Kenia, djiboutie, ...) to Iran. Now planning to go through Yemen and Oman, but I don't know if that can be done.

Does anyone have experiences on this route? I heard is very difficult driving from Yemen to Oman through the desert. I also heard that it's hard to travel there for unmaried women. Is that right?

Any info on ferries crossing from east-africa to Yemen or Oman? The same question for Oman to Iran?

Thanx
Corne[/B][/QUOTE]

**lost1** · #3 11 Jun 2003

HI

I did the trip in 1996. I went to Djibouti and found a dhow that was transporting beans to Al Mokha in Yemen. Upon arrival in Yemen I thought that I could just follow the coast of Yemen to Oman just like my michelin map. No way couldn't be done, no border there. I went inland on a goat trail and got lost (for 2 days) running out of fuel and water in the desert! I was found by nomads who helped me out. There is a road, that I think the Forwoods did on a Harley Davidson between the two countries. This would be a better option. Trust me. There is deep sand and some difficult stretches but it is doable.