Somaliland to Puntland Highlights Odyssey: 5 Days into the Mountains and Deserts and Across the Culture

5 DAY SOMALILAND AND PUNTLAND TOUR: FROM HARGEISA TO BORAMA & GABILEY TO LAAS GEEL CAVES TO BERBERA TO SHEIKH MOUNTAINS TO HAYLAN TO BOSASO

If you are afraid of the security in the country, but still want a good sampling of the sites and to collect a passport stamp, this brings you as close to the diciness as you can get without entering proper Puntland and Southern Somalia. 

The trip stays at excellent midrange hotels and includes fantastic SUV's and guiding and security. We do not include food in the tour for flexibility and control for the client's budget, but can arrange all of the food if they'd like to get an accurate synopsis and cuisine-cross-section of Somaliland as well.

WORKING ITINERARY

Day 1: Hargeisa and the Horn Sites and Delights

Pickup from a hotel of choice or the international airport in Hargeisa, and we head around the cultural markets and historical monuments of Hargeisa, experience local everyday life, and see the economic engines of industry and trade of the city.

Day 2: Borama and Gabiley and the Somali Countryside

We head to visit the western frontier of Somaliland and Ethiopia spanning the border of Ethiopia, and villages and farms outside and the rural realities. 

Day 3: Ancient Caves and Prehistoric Coves  

We head to Dhagah Gure first to see ancient cave drawings, before heading to more at the famous Laas Geel Caves (which dates back to 9000 years BC, with astonishing history where many international tourists visit each and every day). The European Union and Somaliland government also launched a project to preserve this place, as Somaliland is still not officially recognized to access UNESCO aid. The day is spent touring archeology and history.

Day 4: Berbera Port and Beaches Tour and over to Sheikh Mountains

We tour Berbera and the port of the ancient trade in the Mediterranean and Red Sea, and the coastal fishing villages. Berbera is not far from Hargeisa and the road infrastructure is good as the road is modernized by United Arab Emirates. We head to climb the cooler and soaring Sheikh mountains to top off our views and capstone our short odyssey in Somaliland.

Day 5: Cliffs and Jet Black Mountains of Haylan and the Eastern Frontier of Somaliland (Depending on Conditions, or we do activities closer to the west.)

We wind through the more remote parts of the horn to Haylan, Laas Qoraay, and the black and brown moutainsides to the beaches, ending in Haylan or Bosaso if security and piracy allows (or we can replace this day with other areas closer to Sheikh and Berbera with similar scenery. This day is play it by ear and ends in Haylan/Bosaso or in Hargeisa/Berbera according to safety realities at the time. 

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Included

-Excellent Guides in English, experienced and expert on the area, local and loving of their culture.

-Armed Trained Security Guard Authorized by the government and experienced

-Air Conditioned SUV's

-Fuel

-Entrances

-Accommodation

-Airport Transfers

-Assistance with visa documents for most nationalities

Not Included

-Food and Beverages (However we can arrange an ethnic and cultural cuisine meal program for extra cost)

-Travel Insurance (Required to attend the trip) that includes medical, evacuation, delay, cancellation, baggage

-Visas

-Flights or Border Crossings from Sea or Ground

-Extra activities or late night activities outside of tour hours (our guides and drivers need to get enough sleep to be safe)

-Room Upgrades or Room Service or Any Hotel Tabs and Bills Aside from the Room.

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*Notes: Tours can be slightly different than the above itinerary but if changes need to be made, you will be informed beforehand in most circumstances. Exact times and orders of sites visited are flexible. If you spend more time than advised at a destination you may miss aspects or stops on the tour and as s result will not be entited to any refunds. We do not take groups of more than a set maximum for ease of management and quality. We can typically customize and add special needs and activities and extensions to all of these tours. You are legally bound to follow the laws of the nation and also follow the authority on tour at all times and obey the safety rules. Guides and guards are the authority on tour and you are to pay attention to their directions. There will be no toleration of breaking the safety rules or endangering the guides and the group. Somalia is not an expensive destination but is not a budget travel country either. Tours are low price guaranteed already and though we can beat and match, we are a direct supplier and do not bargain. No cancellations are allowed nor refunds under any circumstances outside of our booking terms and condition and policy, and it will be your problem and loss if you cannot make your flight or trip and have failed to read the conditions. If the country or a section of it is closed or we cancel the tour you will always receive a full refund for the trip only and be notified of such. Ask us for special projects and customized itineraries