Forêt du Day National Park
Forêt du Day National Park was established in 1939 to protect the only forested area in Djibouti. Initially, about 27,710 acres (10,000 hectares) were set aside for protection, but over the years the protected area has dwindled down to about 7,413 acres (3,000 hectares). What remains of the park now covers the Garrab and Adonta plateaux on the east face of the Goda Mountains. The park's elevation is between 2,300 feet (700 meters) and 5,480 feet (1,780 meters), and much of the land consists of steep, weathered slopes of loose shale. The views from the top of the plateaux can be spectacular, but when I was there, it was foggy and misting, so my photographic opportunities were limited.The higher elevations of the park contain forests of large juniper trees with a brushy understory. The juniper forests are home to about 60 percent of Djibouti's wildlife. Visitors can see vervet monkeys,...
