Plan a trip to Djibouti

Places to see in Djibouti

12 of the 16 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  Djibouti City

  City · Djibouti

  Djibouti City is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Djibouti. It is located in the coastal Djibouti Region on the Gulf of Tadjoura.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Skilla1st (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Lake Assal

  Lac Assal بحيرة عسل

  Lake · Tadjourah Region

  Lake Assal is a crater lake in central-western Djibouti. It is located at the western end of Gulf of Tadjoura between Arta Region, and Tadjoura Region, touching Dikhil Region, at the top of the Great Rift Valley, some 120 km (75 mi) west of Djibouti city.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: NASA (Public domain). Map

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  Tadjoura

  Town · Tadjourah Region

  Tadjoura is one of the oldest towns in Djibouti and the capital of the Tadjourah Region. The town rose to prominence in the early 19th century as an alternative trading port to nearby Zeila. Lying on the Gulf of Tadjoura, it is home to a population of around 19,000 inhabitants.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Driss 19:28, 3. Jul. 2007 (CEST) (CC BY-SA 2.0 de). Map

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  Obock

  Town · Obock Region

  Obock is a small port town in Djibouti. It is located on the Northern shore of the Gulf of Tadjoura, where it opens out into the Gulf of Aden. The town is home to an airstrip and has ferries to Djibouti City.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Luc Michel (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Ali Sabieh

  Town · Ali Sabieh Region

  Ali Sabieh is the second-largest city in Djibouti and the capital of the Ali Sabieh Region. It is situated about 98 kilometres southwest of Djibouti City, 10 km (6 mi) north of the border with Ethiopia, and along National Highway 5.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: SupaDane at English Wikipedia (Original text: Dane Hansen) (Public domain). Map

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  Mousa Ali

  Moussa 'Ali موسى علي

  Mountain · Southern Red Sea Region

  Mousa Ali is a 2,021 metres (6,631 ft) stratovolcano located on the tri-point of Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti. The volcano is the highest point in Djibouti. The volcano's summit is truncated by a caldera, which contains rhyolitic lava domes and lava flows.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: NASA (Public domain). Map

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  Moucha Island

  Île Moucha جزيرة موشا

  Island

  Moucha Island is a small coral island off the coast of Djibouti. It is located at the center of the Gulf of Tadjoura. The island is part of the Djibouti Region; the island has a total population of about 20 inhabitants, which increases considerably during the summer.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Skilla1st (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Day Forest National Park

  Forêt du Day

  Park & nature · Tadjourah

  Day Forest National Park, also known as Forêt du Day National Park, is a national park in the Goda Mountains and Tadjourah Region of Djibouti. The region is one of the very few forested areas of Djibouti, which taken as a whole is one of the least forested countries on Earth.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Singlab (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Ardoukoba

  Mountain · Tadjourah Region

  Ardoukoba is a fissure vents volcano in Djibouti. Located on the coast 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Djibouti City, its summit is situated at 298 metres (978 ft) above sea level. It last erupted in November 1978 following an earthquake, the area having been dormant for 3,000 years.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Rolfcosar (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Ghoubbet-el-Kharab

  Baie de Ghoubbet-el-Kharab اب

  Beach · Tadjourah Region

  The Ghoubbet al-Kharab or Lake Ghoubbet is a Djiboutian cove separated from the Gulf of Tadjoura by a narrow channel historically known to have violent currents.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Skilla1st (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Ras Siyyan

  Viewpoint · Obock

  Ras Siyyan or Ras Siyan is a peninsula in the Obock Region of Djibouti, on the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, about 20 km southwest of Perim Island.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: From WorldWind software (Public domain). Map

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  Our Lady of the Good Shepherd Cathedral

  Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Bon-Pasteur - كاتدرائية السيدة العذراء الراعي الصالح

  Religious · Djibouti

  The Our Lady of the Good Shepherd Cathedral or simply Cathedral of Djibouti, is a church built in the second half of the twentieth century. It is the main Catholic church in the Diocese of Djibouti in the African country of Djibouti.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Cjulien21 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map