Djibouti

Table of Contents: Regions / Cities / Other destinations / Travel to Djibouti, visa requirements Flights to Djibouti, airtickets By train By car Buses to Djibouti By boat / Get around / Talk / Shopping, Djibouti souvenirs / Costs / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Djibouti nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Hotels, youth hostels, lodging / Learn / Work / Stay safe / Stay healthy / Respect / Contact More from East Africa: Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mayotte, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda More from Africa: Central Africa, East Africa, North Africa, Saharan Africa, Seychelles, Southern Africa, West Africa

Djibouti[1] is in East Africa, bordered by Eritrea to the north, Ethiopia to the west and south, and Somalia to the southeast. The Gulf of Aden lies to the east.

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Regions

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Cities

• Djibouti - the capital and largest city

• Ali Sabieh
• Balho
• Dikhil
• Khor Angar
• Obock
• Tadjoura
• Yoboki

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Other destinations

• Arta
• Ali Adea
• Holhol
• Daasbuo
• Moucha Island
• Maskali Island

Djibouti's climate is very hot and arid, especially in the summer. From October to April the temperature is cooler, with occasional rain. Cyclones from the Indian Ocean create heavy rains and flash flooding.

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Travel to Djibouti, visa requirements

Visas are available at the airport in Djibouti for 5000 FDJ (about USD 28$).

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Flights to Djibouti, airtickets

Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport connects Djibouti with Paris and London in Europe. It also has flights to Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania, Egypt, Madagascar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Yemen.

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By train

There is a railway between Djibouti City and Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, renovated in 2004. It is a journey of more than 700km that takes around 24 hours, with a stop about halfway in Dire Dawa. Reservations are strongly recommended.

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By car

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Buses to Djibouti

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By boat

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Get around

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Talk

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Shopping, Djibouti souvenirs

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Costs

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Good restaurants and cheap meals

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Djibouti nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs.

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Hotels, youth hostels, lodging

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Learn

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Work

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Stay safe

Natural hazards include earthquakes and droughts. Occasional cyclonic disturbances from the Indian Ocean bring heavy rains and flash floods.

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Stay healthy

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Respect

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Contact

The 13th French Foreign Legion Demi-Brigadeis (13ème DBLE), permanently stationed in Djibouti, consists of about 800 men. They can be contacted by the following address:

adresse postale

13ème DBLE - Djibouti

Quartier MONCLAR

SP 85030

00815 ARMEES

There is also a reasonably sized US military presence in Djibouti.

More from East Africa: Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mayotte, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda More from Africa: Central Africa, East Africa, North Africa, Saharan Africa, Seychelles, Southern Africa, West Africa

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