| Eritrea Guide | ASMARA |
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Asmara is the capital of Eritrea. It is located some 60 km inland at an altitude of 2432 meters. It is a lot cooler and more pleasant than Massawa on the coast.Temperatur... |
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| Eritrea Guide | MASSAWA |
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Massawa is the main port of Eritrea. The citry is located on two islands just off the coast as well as on the mainland. The different parts of the city are connected by t... |
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| Eritrea Guide | QOHAITO |
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Historians debate whether or not the ruins of Qohaito were once the inhabited walls of the ancient town of Koloe, a commercially important place during the good times of ... |
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| Eritrea Guide | THE DAHLAK ISLANDS |
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The Dahlak islands are great for scuba diving, sailing and fishing. The archipelago of some 200 islands is located south-east of Massawa and can be reached from there. Si... |
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VISIT BETWEEN OCTOBER TO MARCH TO ERITREA |
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In terms of climate, the worst time to visit Eritrea is June to August, when the rainfall is at its highest in the highlands and the west, and when th... |
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HARDSHIP FOR CHILDREN IN ERITREA |
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Hundreds of thousands of children in Eritrea are living in extreme poverty because of drought and conflict with Ethiopia. A UNICEF report says 425,000... |
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| LUXURY WEEK IN ERITREA |
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Luxury Week is based in the capital, Asmara, at the Albergo Italia which re-opened at the end of 2005 as the country’s first luxury, boutique hotel. T... |
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| BIRDWATCHING TOURISM READY FOR TAKE-OFF IN ERITREA |
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High above a rocky cliff top south of Eritrea's capital, Asmara, an Augur Buzzard glides overhead, its broad white wings outstretched.... |
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About Eritrea
Although the country is quite small it is surprisingly diverse. Eritrea is bordered on the east by the Red Sea, on the south-east by Djibouti, on the south by Ethiopia, and on the north-west by Sudan, it has an area of 121,144 sq km (46,774 sq mi).
Asmara is the capital and largest city. Eritrea's land is highly variegated. Running on a north-south axis through the middle of the country are the central highlands, a narrow strip of country some 6,500 feet (2,000 metres) above sea level that represents the northern reaches of the Ethiopian Plateau.The upper layers have been highly dissected by deep gorges and river channels, forming small steep-sided, flat-topped tablelands known as ambas. The highest point ...
