Best Eritrean Destinations: Asmara Italian Modernist (UNESCO 2017), Massawa Pearl of the Red Sea, Dahlak Archipelago, Keren, Qohaito, and a Deep Horn of Africa Heritage Tour
Browse more guides: Eritrea travel | Africa destinations Best Eritrean Destinations: Asmara Italian Modernist Capital (UNESCO 2017), Massawa Pearl of the Red Sea, Dahlak Archipelago, Keren Saturday Camel Market, Qohaito Plateau, and a Deep Horn of Africa Heritage Tour Eritrea is the kind of country I had spent years circling on maps before I ever managed to land. The reason is simple. It is one of the most difficult African nations to visit, with a tightly controlled tourism regime, mandatory Permit Travel paperwork to leave the capital, photography restrictions that catch most first-timers off guard, and a visa process that often runs through approved tour operators rather than independent applications. The reward, once you are inside, is a country that genuinely does not look like anywhere else on the continent. Asmara, the capital, is the world's best-preserved Italian colonial modernist city, recognised by UNESCO in 2017 with roughly four thousand Art Deco, Futurist, and Ra...