AI generatedObock
Djibouti · 5 m
Short description of Obock
Obock was the first capital of French Somaliland and has been slipping quietly back into the sand ever since the administration moved across the water. What is left is a scatter of colonial ruins, an old lighthouse and a long empty shore where turtles come up at Godoria. A ferry runs twice a week from the capital. The coast north of here toward Ras Siyan is superb for diving and birds but sits close to the Eritrean frontier, where travel is advised against and a permit is needed beyond the twelfth parallel. Almost nobody comes.
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Travel seasons at a glance
Best time to visit: December – February
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All highlights and sights
- The colonial ruins of the first capital
- Ras Bir beach and its lighthouse
- The Godoria mangroves and turtle beach(Day trip)
- The fishing port
- Khor Angar fishing village(Day trip)
- Diving off Ras Siyan and the Seven Brothers(Day trip)
- Seabird colonies on the northern islands(Day trip)
Ways to get there and away
- Airports nearby:
- JIB Djibouti-Ambouli Airport (Djibouti City) · 49 km south(recommended)
- TAI Taiz International Airport (Taiz) · 213 km northeast
- ADE Aden International Airport (Aden) · 213 km northeast
- Seaport:
- Reachable by ship or ferry
- Nearest seaports:
- ferry port near Obock · 1.7 km east
- ferry port near Djibouti City · 44 km south
- Nearest railway station:
- Nagad (Djibouti City) · 45 km south
Ports: © OpenStreetMap contributors
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