Yemen is one of the most important countries of the middle east in the Arabian peninsula that has an interesting cultural history. It was a very prosperous trading place reference of which is found in the Bible as Sheba. Later it had Jewish and Christianity influences. Islamic influence came much later on but spread very rapidly during 7th century AD. Yemen has interesting elements of the ancient world. Besides, it has some unique natural wonders too. Yemen was a very popular place for tourism until 2011 when the country faced political turmoil. Now things are improving. Tourism is on a slow rise again in that part of the world. Sanaa, the most important city in the country has some excellent hotels for travelers to stay.