Adosareyah Castle Tickets and Tours

Jazan City and Fifa Mountains Tour

Faifa Mountains - Stunning and Memorable

Our tour of the Faifa mountains was the second day of our two-day tour, following the previous day - a wonderful visit to the Farasan Islands. We started our tour early in the morning, following the ferry ride from Farasan. This was a private tour; just my wife and I and our tour guide, Dr. Osama - an AI Professor. The drive to the Faifa mountains took about two hours, and the climb up into the mountains with the steep mountain roads and the views of the green terraces hillsides was simply spectacular and very memorable. Our visit included a stop at a hotel cafe with a spectacular view and great coffee and karak chai, a short hike, to another view point, a gorgeous hike along some of the terraces where we saw the region’s famous coffee growing as well as climbing into an ancient watch tower. We finished off with a very tasty lunch at a local traditional restaurant serving typical Yemeni-style food - yum! After the drive back, Dr. Osama showed us the northern part of Jazan, including his university campus and the new corniche park, where we enjoyed some sunset views along the edge of the Red Sea. By this time, considering our pre-dawn start on Farasan Island, we were ready to head to the airport for our trip home. Dr Osama was a great host and we had some very interesting conversations while we were on this amazing visit. The Faifa mountains and its villages and farms set out across the terraced mountainsides are unique and amazing - a very memorable trip.