Stay : Northern Djibouti
In one week, you will have time to soak up the atmosphere of the capital, which is not to be missed. By privileging the Gulf of Tadjourah, an escape in the mountains, in the Goda massif, the Day forest and the grandiose discovery of the Assal lake, you will already have a nice overview of what Djibouti can offer.
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8 days
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Detail of the stay : Northern Djibouti - 8 days
Day 1: Djibouti-City
Steps: Djibouti
Visit of Djibouti-City. The European district and its streets drawn with the cord, its terraces of coffee under arcades. The lively, colorful, fragrant market. At the market, the women's clothes and the music show the diversity of the local population: Afars, Issas, Yemenis, Ethiopians, Eritreans, Indians. Dinner in a Djiboutian, Ethiopian or Yemeni restaurant. Night in Djibouti
Day 2: Obock
Crossing the Gulf of Tadjourah to Obock in the morning. Dolphins love this city, a little far from everything, typical of the Red Sea, which the French had made their first settlement in the region. Eventually we will go to the Godoria mangrove, the most beautiful of the country. Night in Obock
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Day 3: Tadjourah
Steps: Tadjourah
Road to Tadjourah with a stop at the White Sands, the most beautiful fine sand beach of the country. Visit of Tadjourah the white one, the city "with the seven mosques", the ancient city of the caravans. Stroll along the waterfront with its low, white or colored houses, in the alleys in search of midgan craftsmen. Typical atmosphere of the cities of the Red Sea. Night in Tadjourah
PLAGE LES SABLES BLANCS
Day 4: Goda Mountains
Drive to Randa, Bankoualé, and hike in the Goda Mountains to discover small waterfalls, cultivated gardens, tiny mountain "villages", the famous Bankoualé palm tree, and a very present wildlife. Overnight in Randa or Bankoualé, while discovering the life of the locals
Day 5: Day Forest National Park
Steps: Forêt Du Day, Djibouti
Route in the national park of the Day Forest, natural protected area of Djibouti, which includes the Goda massif. Difficult access, but many opportunities for walks in a forest remnant of the one that covered northern Africa and Arabia 4,000 years ago. Overnight at Day or Dittilou
Day 6: Road to the Goubet
Steps: Ardoukoba
Road to Goubet. Walk on the Ardoukoba volcano, born in 1978 and dead one week later, and whose eruption opened a 12 km long fault. Black flows of frozen lava, fumaroles. The thickness of the earth's crust here is one of the weakest on the planet. Walk along the coast, at the bottom of the Goubet. Night at the rift or at Goubet
Day 7: Lake Assal
Steps: Lac Assal, Arta, Djibouti
Early in the morning, walk on the ice of the lake Assal, located at 157 m under the sea level. Infinite expanse of salt, waters in the whole range of blues. If you are lucky, you may witness the departure of a salt caravan. Road to Djibouti overlooking the Goubet. Stop at Arta, climatic station. Return to Djibouti
CARAVANE DE SEL
Day 8: Musha and Maskali Islands
Direction the small desert islands Musha and Maskali for a lazy day. Departure around 7:30 am to the islands with a choice of: the mangrove beach and walk in the mangrove, snorkeling at Maskali or at the Air France beacon. Divers to spend more time there.
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