Djibouti City Quarters, Mosque and Market Cultural Day Tour

Visiting Djibouti to see Lake Abbe or Lake Assal? Why not spend half a day or a whole day exploring the city capital? During this tour, you will learn more about the people, culture and history of the country which a French colony until 1977.

Djibouti, the port city and capital of the Republic of Djibouti, lies in northeast Africa on the Gulf of Aden at the southern entrance to the Red Sea. Built on three-level areas linked in jetties, the city has a mixture of old and modern architecture.

On this tour, you will explore the city capital and learn more about its colorful history and rich culture. Start by visiting the European and the Arab quarters, which are adjacent to each other. In the city's European Quarter, you can expect a mix of French colonialism and Moorish architecture. You will also find a variety of stores selling all sorts of local items. 

Continue to Place Mahmoud Harbi or Place Rimbaud where the city’s most iconic building and Djibouti’s most important landmark is: the mosque. Then, proceed to the African Quarter, a large sprawl of tin-roofed huts lined up on barren streets. You can also swing by the African Market, the old and new train stations, the ports of Djibouti, and even meet and mingle with the locals as you visit the suburb and villages.

Included

• Professional tour guide
• Armed trained security guard authorized by the government
  
• Pick up and drop off after the tour
  
• Air Conditioned SUV's
• Fuel
• Entrance fees
• Assistance with visa documents for most nationalities

Not Included

• Food and beverages (ethnic and cultural cuisine meal can be arranged for extra cost)
  
• Travel insurance (required to attend the trip) that includes medical, evacuation, delay, cancellation, baggage
• Visas
• Personal expenses
• Tips and gratuities

*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