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  1. roamingyak avatar

    In Addis with my own 4x4 looking for travel companion

    by roamingyak 13 December 2011

    Hi, I'm a Kiwi guy who has spent the last 2.5 years travelling around Africa in my expedition prepared Land Rover (Rooftent, fridge etc…

  2. udo1 avatar

    RE: Opening Hours of Somaliland Liaison Office and Embassy of Djibouti in Addis

    by udo1 13 December 2011

    Visa on arrival at Djibouti airport is a good idea and actually cheaper than applying for a visa at the embassy. Myself, I tried to get…

  3. tmsohk avatar

    RE: Opening Hours of Somaliland Liaison Office and Embassy of Djibouti in Addis

    by tmsohk 13 December 2011

    Hope that I could get the visa on Monday. I am going by land, I also searched on web that I could apply Djibouti visa in Dire Dawa. I…

  4. udo1 avatar

    RE: Opening Hours of Somaliland Liaison Office and Embassy of Djibouti in Addis

    by udo1 12 December 2011

    Embassies in Ethiopia stick to Western working days, i.e. Sa and Su closed. I guess you should be able to get the Somaliland visa in…

  5. dan30 avatar

    RE: Djibouti visa

    by dan30 11 December 2011

    If you don’t have visa from the Somaliland authorities’ aboard other from Europe or Africa – you will not be allowed in. If you liv …

  6. tmsohk avatar

    RE: Opening Hours of Somaliland Liaison Office and Embassy of Djibouti in Addis

    by tmsohk 11 December 2011

    Thanks ethiopiawander and EscapeTheRatRace for the information. I will prepare for it... it seems it is not so easy as people says on…

  7. EscapeTheRatRace avatar

    Re: Opening Hours of Somaliland Liaison Office and Embassy of Djibouti in Addis

    by EscapeTheRatRace 11 December 2011

    You will have to wait till Monday. And getting even one of the visas in one day will require a lot of luck. Theoretically you can lodge…

  8. ethiopiawanderer avatar

    RE: Opening Hours of Somaliland Liaison Office and Embassy of Djibouti in Addis

    by ethiopiawanderer 10 December 2011

    While I cannot say with 100% certainty about the Somaliland or Djibouti embassies, I can tell you that I do not know of any embassies…

  9. tmsohk avatar

    Opening Hours of Somaliland Liaison Office and Embassy of Djibouti in Addis

    by tmsohk 10 December 2011

    Hello, I am going to Ethiopia soon. And hope to get Somaliland and Djibouti visa in Addis. I am arriving Addis on Saturday. Is it poss…

  10. udo1 avatar

    RE: Ethiopian Passports & European Passports with Ethiopian Stamps

    by udo1 08 December 2011

    I travelled from Ethiopia via Djibouti to Eritrea (when the border was open) and had no problems with Ethiopian visa in my passport. …

  11. ozymandias24 avatar

    Re: April 2011 trip to PUNTLAND (also including Somaliland and Djibouti)

    by ozymandias24 07 December 2011

    Shame I'm not American! I have to agree that going to these places just to say you've been is not very sensible. However, I don't recall…

  12. daz_crawford avatar

    RE: Share expenses in Somaliland ?

    by daz_crawford 28 November 2011

    Thanks for the quick reply. Because I can not get a return Ethiopian visa from Djibouti, I will now do my trip in reverse, first flying…

  13. loisachthaler avatar

    Re: Share expenses in Somaliland ?

    by loisachthaler 28 November 2011

    Hi Darren, if you read the previous posts carefully, you will find that many answers to your questions are already there... As for the…

  14. daz_crawford avatar

    RE: Share expenses in Somaliland ?

    by daz_crawford 28 November 2011

    Thanks for all of the information, you guys have been really helpful. I notice you have been to Somali-land recently, how did the security…

  15. daz_crawford avatar

    RE: somaliland - anyone going or there now? (nov 25th)

    by daz_crawford 28 November 2011

    Hi, we are 2 guys (English and Belgium) currently in Addis and interested in visiting both Somali-land and Djibouti sometime in December,…

  16. daz_crawford avatar

    Re: Somaliland - anyone have a security update?

    by daz_crawford 28 November 2011

    Hi Alan I am currently in Addis and also considering entering both Djibouti and Somaliland in mid/late December as part of my Cape To…

  17. scabbedsaint avatar

    Re: Looking for Travel Buddy/Buddies for December

    by scabbedsaint 28 November 2011

    Im landing in Addis on Sunday morning and will stay 2 days before heading up north for additional 8 days.. And on the 14th flying out…

  18. anja2 avatar

    Ferry between Djibouti and Yemen

    by anja2 27 November 2011

    Does anyone have information on traveling by ferry from Djibouti to Yemen? What is the cost? Anja

  19. cemblin avatar

    RE: Flights from Addis

    by cemblin 23 November 2011

    Domestic flights are very cheap to buy on the ground- cheaper than on the internet anyway, because they are essentially subsidized by…

  20. animatok avatar

    Flights from Addis

    by animatok 22 November 2011

    Hey guys. So I read hear about domestic flights that are cheaper to buy on the ground in Ethiopia, how about Addis to Djibouti? I will…

  21. viaggero avatar

    West Africa - money questions

    by viaggero 21 November 2011

    From what I've read from replies to a prior post of mine and other posts, regional flights are not cheap. That being said, last year I…

  22. Mrs_Trellis avatar

    RE: Border crossing from Ethiopia to Eritrea

    by Mrs_Trellis 21 November 2011

    Eritrea-Djibouti is closed Ethiopia-Djibouti is open surely?

  23. 7siebenstern avatar

    RE: Border crossing from Ethiopia to Eritrea

    by 7siebenstern 21 November 2011

    Heard yesterday that Djibouti border crossing is closed as well. Fly from Nairobi?

  24. 7siebenstern avatar

    RE: Border crossing from Ethiopia to Eritrea

    by 7siebenstern 20 November 2011

    No way to get into Yemen at the moment. Going via Djibouti might be an option.

  25. mhvid avatar

    RE: Djibouti visa

    by mhvid 16 November 2011

    No, visas are not availiable. Because you go to Djibouti via a desert track and get stamped in at Djibouti City, so there really isn´t…

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