The road was pretty windy and zig zagged up to 2,800 metres above sea level. There were lots of terraced qat farms on the way along with their towers.
Jebel Kawkaban is a fortress and village and was built with gigantic grain silos and water storage cisterns to provide protection in times of conflict.
No sooner had we arrived when the local kids volunteered to tell us the history of the place and show us around, for a small fee, of course. They could only speak Arabic so we couldn't understand everything.
There were very few people in the streets but young boys came from nowhere with their wheelbarrows full of souvenirs to sell. They followed us where ever we went, ever hopeful that we would buy key rings, candle holders etc.
We looked at the local tourist hotel and it had large rooms with mattresses on the floor and squat toilets.
There were several open cisterns that fill up with the monsoon rains in the summer. The cistern holds the water for the whole year and was looking pretty empty.
Tourists like to do treks in this area and need a guide to go from village to village.
There were very few people in the streets but young boys came from nowhere with their wheelbarrows full of souvenirs to sell. They followed us where ever we went, ever hopeful that we would buy key rings, candle holders etc.
We looked at the local tourist hotel and it had large rooms with mattresses on the floor and squat toilets.
There were several open cisterns that fill up with the monsoon rains in the summer. The cistern holds the water for the whole year and was looking pretty empty.
Tourists like to do treks in this area and need a guide to go from village to village.
Victor and Ahmed buying a snack at the local shop.
