Top 10 Things to Do

These are just a few of the many activities you can do while you are in Djibouti. The choice is yours...

1. Water Sports - Spend a day on the Gulf of Tadjoura with a host of water sports including scuba diving, snorkeling, sailing, jet skiing, fishing and other activities.

2. Relax in the Islands - Enjoy the romantic paradise of the archipelago located approximately 11 kilometers from Djibouti city, a collection of magical islands, where the entire coastline is fringed by corals.

3. 4X4 Drive Unreal Landscape - Through Le Goubet region towards Lac Assal, the world's third largest salt water lake and the continent's lowest point 150 meters below sea level. Beautiful salt glaciers creep up the banks, leaving an impression of freshly fallen snow.

4. Sand Yachting in the Desert - Experience the grace of sand yachting along the Grand Bara desert which turns occasionally into a lake during the rainy season, a unique way to adventure the country's cultural delights.

5. Birdwatch Pink Flamingos - Enjoy Majestic, grey-hued sunsets over the sulphur stacks and hundreds of pink flamingos on Lac Abbe.

6. Volcano Trekking - Explore the impressive Ardoukoba volcano with its black shiny lava slopes towering Lac Assal.

7. Open Air Fault - Don't miss a rare geological phenomenon! The whole Horn of Africa is gradually splitting away from the African Continent and visitors can take a walk on Djibouti faults already separated by a meter or more. This huge break is pulling African Arabia closer to Europe.

8. Join a Camel Caravan - Salt trade camel caravans travel during the early morning and at night under the full moon to bring block of vanilla coloured salt to Ethiopia.

9. Dive with Whale Sharks - Djibouti's waters are among the world's most beautiful site, boasting about 20 amazing spots: over 140 species of corals, dolphins, almost every shark species and the star of the sea, the huge whale shark surpassing 15 meters.

10. African Music Festival - Be dazzled by the 'Fest'Horn' Musical Event which brings many visitors to dance and sway for a few days in a fevered union of the soulful sounds and rhythms of Africa.