Travel Guide Moussa Ali

Moussa Ali has no longer scolded for a long time. But his eruptions were numerous 150 000 to 1 million years ago.The highest point in the country rises to 2 021 m and is located right on the Eritrean border in a region not recommended by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is therefore prudent to find out. Technically, however, its ascent is possible. The 4 X 4 journey is already long, a real expedition! Then you will have to resist the heat to do the 3 h climb and the 2 h downhill. But what satisfaction once in the top! It is absolutely necessary to go with a guide, so to get there in advance. Houmed, the Bankoualé camp, or the Aecveta agency could inform you.Looking at Mount Moussa Ali on the IGN map of Djibouti, you will find a little green stain. These stains are rare enough on the map to be mentioned in our guide, even succinctly. Here, it is the forest of Madgoul, whose clay soil retains rainwater and allows the development of a very abundant flora: a variety of crops, including the great acacia, flamboyant Red Sea, etc. The fauna naturally set itself: wild cats, kebab, gazelles, Djibouti's ostriches and cheetahs, which unfortunately are increasingly rare. After the rains, large birds also come in number: flamingos, geese…