Stay : Tourist Attractions Stay

Visit to the city of Djibouti and the DECAN shelter

Transfer from airport to Africorne Travel accommodation

Africorne Travel will provide you with a comfortable, air-conditioned apartment where you can spend the night and have breakfast prepared according to your wishes. Of course, if you prefer, hotel accommodation can also be booked.

Depending on your arrival time, visit the Arhiba district, Mahmoud Harbi Square (formerly Arthur Rimbaud Square), June 27th Square (formerly Ménélik Square), the shopping street of the cash registers...rue des Mouches

Lunch at a restaurant in the port of Djibouti

Afternoon: visit to the DECAN refuge. This animal park near Djibouti is home to animals from Djibouti and other parts of Africa.

Evening meal: restaurant in Djibouti

Night: Africorne Travel apartment

lunch in the shade of a straw hut on Arta beach

Afternoon: Fins, mask and snorkel on the drop-off of Arta beach; the underwater flora and fauna offer us a marvellous spectacle.

Return to Djibouti in the late afternoon

Evening meal: restaurant in Djibouti

Night: Africorne Travel apartment

Morning: leaving Djibouti early in the morning, on the way we stop to admire the imposing landscape of the Dimbiya canyon....

A few kilometers further on, another stop at the B. Borrel stele, with a superb panorama of the Goubet.

Then we leave the road to take the "access ramp" to Lake Assal. Located 153 meters below sea level, Lake Assal is one of the saltiest lakes in the world (over 300 grams of salt per liter of water). No living organism can survive in the waters of Lake Assal. We'll be able to take a dip in the lake, as we're taking on board the fresh water we need for showering after bathing; plastic shoes are necessary to avoid injury on the sharp salt crystals.

Lunch: picnic on the beach at Le Goubet, in the shade of a hardstand facing Devil's Island and close to the shark pit visited by Captain Cousteau in his day.

Afternoon: we visit the lava field between Assal and Le Goubet.

Then on to Ras Ali camp.

The Ras Ali camp is located just beyond Tadjourah, at the very edge of the sea, at the end of a 6 km track. The cuisine is excellent and the site is a paradise for snorkeling. You can also go kayaking.

Night and evening meal at Ras Ali camp

Morning: Swimming in Ras Ali - the underwater fauna and flora offer a superb spectacle: many varieties of colorful fish and turtles, evolving among the corals

Lunch at Ras Ali camp.

After lunch, departure for Ras Bir camp north of Obock.

In Obock, we visit Governor Lagarde's house, a vestige of the French colonization that began in Obock, and visit the marine cemetery, which contains the graves of French soldiers who died of fever between 1885 and 1889.

Evening meal and overnight at Ras Bir camp on the seafront, less than ten kilometers from Obock

Morning: after a morning swim, we'll head north to the small fishing village of Godoria for a boat trip in the Godoria mangroves - then we'll visit the Ras Bir lighthouse - don't go too fast, there are over 250 steps to climb before we reach the top.

On the way back to Ras Bir camp, we'll try to see some of the ostriches that live here.

Lunch at Ras Bir camp

Afternoon: drive to the Day camp along the beautiful Randa trail, where we'll see an impressive multi-centenary fig tree.

The Day camp is equipped with straw huts laid out on a nicely terraced area planted with trees. Sanitary facilities are very satisfactory. From here, you can make excursions into the eponymous primary forest or hike to the other campsites in the Goda Mountains, provided you are a good walker. The camp is also the ideal starting point for visiting the Abourma rock engravings.

Evening meal and overnight at the Day camp.

Morning: Hike between the 2 camps (approx. 4 hours).

The Bankoualé camp is set in a green hillside setting. It's a charming, pleasantly cool spot, renowned for its mango and papaya gardens.

Rudimentary but effective piping systems from the waterfall ensure the water supply, which is also provided by wells equipped with pumps. These installations are increasingly being destroyed by flooding of the wadi.

The tiny village of Bankoualé, opposite the camp on the other side of the wadi, has just a few houses.

Lunch at Bankoualé camp

In the afternoon, we visit the gardens along the wadi and the village of Ardo, with its school and craft cooperative.

Evening meal and overnight at Bankoualé camp.

the morning is devoted to the hike between the 2 campsites, which is a little more "sporty" than the previous day's hike.

The Dittillou camp is made up of around twenty straw huts built on a terraced area. Set amidst lush greenery at an altitude of over 600 m, the place exudes serenity. Sanitary facilities are clean and functional. A colony of green monkeys provides entertainment.

Lunch at Dittilou

Afternoon: a visit to the Dittilou waterfall and a well-deserved rest!

Evening meal and overnight stay: Dittilou camp

Morning: visit to the village of Dougoum, where we can buy an excellent local goat's cheese.

Then lunch on the shady terrace of the Hotel du Golfe de Tadjourah.

On the way back, visit to the lava field

Evening meal at a restaurant in Djibouti

Night: Africorne Travel apartment

Morning: from Djibouti to Dikhil we follow a 120 km asphalt road, the main route taken by Ethiopian truckers from the port of Djibouti to Addis Ababa, to import the goods needed for the country's economy.

We'll cross the semi-desert expanses of the Petit Bara and then the Grand Bara, where we'll see mirages, whirlpools and, with a bit of luck, .... gazelles.

Lunch in a restaurant in Dikhil

Afternoon: after Dikhil, we leave the road to cover 80 km of sometimes sandy tracks. We pass through the villages of As Eyla and Koutabouya. At the end of the route, we may spot some warthogs.

On the border between Ethiopia and Djibouti, Lake Abbé offers a unique panorama. Its limestone chimneys offer a lunar landscape, much sought-after by photographers from all over the world, particularly at sunrise and sunset.

The sulphurous scents wafting from the numerous fumaroles have given the lake its name. Indeed, Abbé means "rotten"!

The unique scenery of the chimneys, which can reach 50 metres in height, almost makes us forget the presence of the lake, on whose shores pink flamingos can be seen!

Arrival at Lac Abbé camp in the evening, to watch the sunset

Evening meal and overnight at Lac Abbé camp

Morning: Early in the morning, we'll watch the sunrise over the chimneys! Then we'll approach the pink flamingos on the lake shore. We'll also see some boiling water springs.

Then it's back to Djibouti.

Lunch in Arta at Sunny Hill, the country's hotel and catering school!

Arta is a charming locality, "perched" at an altitude of 600 metres, where Djibouti's notables have a second home to take advantage of its mild temperature, which is 4 or 5 degrees lower than in Djibouti.

Arrival in Djibouti in the early afternoon, giving us the opportunity to visit the city: especially the lively areas such as Place Mahamoud Harbi, the departure point for public transport, Place Ménélik, Rue de l'Ethiopie, Rue Commerçante des Caisses... or a visit to the Decan refuge, depending on the day's activities.

Evening meal : Restaurant in Djibouti

Overnight stay: Africorne Travel apartment

This coral island at the entrance to the Gulf of Tadjourah is ideal for relaxation and idleness.

We reach it in just 30 minutes by boat.

Snorkelers can make 2 dives for an additional fee.

Lunch will be taken on the island

Return to Djibouti late afternoon

Evening meal: restaurant in Djibouti

Overnight: Africorne Travel apartment

A day of snorkeling and relaxation

Lunch in a beach hut

You'll need a good 4×4 vehicle to get down to Khor Ambado. Not far from Djibouti, this is an interesting site for snorkeling (east side). A few beachside straw huts provide the shade and food you need for a pleasant day out.

Evening meal at a restaurant in Djibouti. Yemeni fish on the menu; the fish you choose is cut into two slices and placed in a circular oven....

Evening transfer to Djibouti airport