7-Day Djibouti Discovery by Direct Flight from Addis Ababa
Direct flight connection from Addis Ababa to Djibouti City. Explore Lake Assal (-155m), the surreal limestone chimneys of Lake Abbe, and snorkel with gentle giant whale sharks in the Gulf of Tadjoura.
trip From Ethiopia to Djibouti
A direct 1-hour flight from Addis Ababa transports travelers into the otherworldly geological landscapes of Djibouti. The journey leads across salt pans to Lake Assal, the lowest point on the African continent at 155 meters below sea level and the saltiest body of water in the world outside Antarctica.
At Lake Abbe, on the border of Ethiopia and Djibouti, witness hundreds of natural limestone chimneys rising up to 50 meters high from the desert floor, venting steam into the dawn sky while thousands of pink flamingos feed on the lake shores.
Between November and February, the Gulf of Tadjoura becomes one of the world's premier destinations to swim alongside gentle juvenile Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus) feeding on rich seasonal plankton blooms.
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