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Table of Contents: Culture and History / Travel to Kismayo, visa requirements / Get around / Kismayo attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Shopping, Kismayo souvenirs / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Kismayo nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Hotels, youth hostels, lodging / Stay safe / Get out More from Somalia: Gedo souvenirs, Kismayo tourist attractions, Mogadishu souvenirs, Puntland souvenirs, Somaliland culture More from East Africa: Comoros travel tours, Djibouti hotels and youth hostels, Eritrea culture, Ethiopia hotels and youth hostels, Europa Island souvenirs, Glorioso Islands culture, Juan de Nova Island tourist attractions, Kenya culture, Madagascar tourist attractions, Malawi culture, Mayotte travel tours, Mozambique tourist attractions, Somalia tourist attractions, Tanzania tourist attractions, Uganda travel tours More from Africa: Central Africa travel tours, East Africa hotels and youth hostels, North Africa tourist attractions, Saharan Africa culture, Seychelles culture, Southern Africa culture, West Africa hotels and youth hostels More from Travel Tips 24: Africa travel tours, Asia tourist attractions, Europe tourist attractions, North America travel tours, Oceania hotels and youth hostels, South America tourist attractions Popular destinations Istanbul (Marmara region ) tourist attractions, Barcelona (Catalonia) travel tours, Rome (Lazio) tourist attractions, Singapore (Southeast Asia) travel tours, Western Europe (Europe) culture, South Africa (Southern Africa) souvenirs, United Kingdom (Western Europe) souvenirs, Europe (Home) travel tours, Morocco (North Africa) culture, Vancouver (Greater Vancouver) souvenirs

Kismayo (also Kismaayo, Kismayo and Chisimayu) is a port city in Somalia.

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Culture and History

Kismayo is a port city located around 500km south of the capital Mogadishu, and has a population of around 250,000. Since the former President Siad Barre was overthrown in 1992, Kismayu has been a city in constant turmoil with local war lords, the Islamic Courts Union and Ethiopian-Transitional Federal Government all vying for control of the area.

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Travel to Kismayo, visa requirements

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Get around

Buses are the main form of transportation in the city.

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Kismayo attractions and sightseeing

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City tours

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Shopping, Kismayo souvenirs

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Good restaurants and cheap meals

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Kismayo nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs.

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Hotels, youth hostels, lodging

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Stay safe

At present, the city can in no way be considered a tourist destination, and unaccompanied westerners would most likely not make it out alive. Arrival by car from Mogadishu is extremely dangerous, and arriving by sea invites risk of attack by pirates.

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Get out

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