Daallo Escarpment

Short description of Daallo Escarpment

Above Ceerigaabo the Cal Madow range breaks off in a wall that falls two thousand metres straight to the coastal plain, and standing on that edge is the one piece of pure landscape tourism this territory has. The slope below the rim carries a relict juniper cloud forest full of plants that grow nowhere else. The drive from Burco takes most of a day on bad road and a scout rides along. Sanaag is contested and every government advises against all travel, so routes close without notice and only two or three operators run it.

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Recommended length of stay

Travel seasons at a glance

Best time to visit: December – February

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• Dec

All highlights and sights

1. The escarpment viewpoint over the coastal plain
2. The juniper cloud forest of Cal Madow
3. The Lamadaya waterfall
4. Shimbiris, the highest peak in Somalia
5. Endemic plants along the rim
6. Ceerigaabo town and its market
7. The Sheikh Isaaq shrine at Maydh(Day trip)
8. Night skies over the plateau

Ways to get there and away

Airports nearby:

• BSA Bender Qassim International Airport (Bosaso) · 209 km east
• HGA Egal International Airport (Hargeisa) · 378 km west(recommended)

Map view

Distances

More travel destinations in Somalia

• Mogadishu
• Laas Geel
• Hargeisa
• Berbera
• Kismayo
• Baidoa
• Gaalkacyo
• Burco
• Sheekh
• Boorama
• Zeila
• Bosaso