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This ancient Orthodox Christian monastery percehed high up in the mountains above the town of Nefasit is one of the most impressive in Eritrea. It can only be approached by a long uphill hike, and women are banned altogether. You also need to get a permit in Asmara before visiting. All this conspires to keep it well off the beaten track.See my Nefasit pages for more info!
Eritrea's coastal "panhandle" leading towards Djibouti is one of the most desolate and hottest places on Earth. It is largely uninhabited, with the only sizeable town being the port of Assab.I found the desert scenery, enlivened by wildlife, beaches, and off-shore islands, awesome here, but unfortunately couldn't take photos to show it as I got no slide film in Djibouti where I had entered this region from!
The highlands south of Asmara towards the Ethiopian border are both the breadbasket of the country, and the cradle of her civilization.You will find Eritrea's most impressive archeoligical sites around Senafe, while the road towards Adi Quala goes through heavily cultivated, green flields.Unfortunately, I only took the latter route, and found green fields so remiscent of home that I took not a single photo there!
The islets and islands of Dhalak must be some of the best island spots in the Red Sea. Largely undeveloped in any sense of the word due to war and economic crisis, it is rough to visit Dhalak, unless you have money to charter a boat with all supplies and to keep it while out there. You need to travel about two hours at full speed straight out from Massawa to get the the central islands. There is a fairly good hotel in a big, sheltered cove on the main Dhalak, yet guests are probably still few and far between.A permit is needed to get out there, obtainable, better with some references, from the Director of Fisheries, office in Massawa. Dhalak is a nature protection area.In the harbour area of Massawa you can find someone willing to take you there. Just ensure you do not get involved in any smuggling operations across to Yemen, where apparently many of Eritrean's consumer durables...
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InterContinental Asmara Asmara
3 Reviews and 8 Opinions Arrived at the hotel after a late night flight from Frankfurt. Staff was always pleasant especially...
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Q: We will be in Ethiopia in January and ending Feb 4. We would like to get to Eritrea. I keep reading that it is NOT possible to get...
A: I don't know...but I'd like to know, so I'm tracking this post! A friend of mine did cross between Eritrea and Djibouti, but that was some years ago and border...
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