The Itinerary Djibouti itineraries
Day-by-day routes through Djibouti, each 6 days — with what every trip actually costs.
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Planning a trip to Djibouti
Pulled from the route below — so it says what it does, not what a brochure would.
When to go
Nov–Feb — the months this route recommends.
How long you need
Every route here runs 6 days.
What it costs
≈ AED 750 per person per day. Beds, food, getting around and things to do — costed line by line in each guide, not estimated from a daily rate.
Entry on an Indian passport
e-Visa online before you go, 90 days. Checked 2026-11 against Wikipedia’s compilation of IATA Timatic entries. Entry rules depend on your passport and where you live, and they change with little notice — confirm with the embassy or your airline before you book. Check another country.
Where these routes go: Djibouti City · Lac Abbé · Lake Assal · Tadjoura · Gulf of Tadjoura.
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Best for: Swimming with whale sharks, and the lowest point in Africa
Djibouti in 6 days: Lake Assal, the chimneys of Lac Abbé and whale sharks
Djibouti City → Lac Abbé → Lake Assal → Tadjoura → Gulf of Tadjoura
A salt lake 155 metres below sea level, a plain of steaming limestone chimneys where three tectonic plates are pulling apart, and a gulf that fills with juvenile whale sharks every winter — in a country the size of Wales that almost nobody visits for pleasure.
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