Itinerary

1. Day 1: Asmara

   • Meet your tour guide upon your arrival at the Asmara International Airport, and after processing custom formalities, you will be transferred to your hotel. 
   • Start with the discovery of Asmara. A guided tour will lead you to the most interesting and unusual place, Asmara, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

   Overnight in Asmara.

2. Day 2: Asmara city tour

   • Explore Asmara city with your tour guide. The city’s elegant streets and the adjoining promenade are comfortable for day or night walks. The city now accommodates more than 400 art Deco buildings officially recognized by UNESCO. One of the attractive features of Asmara, particularly the country in general, is that it is the safest place to enjoy. One would feel as if one is in Rome when touring Asmara. Many Italians used to call it “Asmara Bella”, meaning “Asmara the beautiful”. 
   • Visit the Catholic and Coptic cathedrals, the mosque, the market, the Caravanserraglio, the Italian cemetery, the National Museum, Cinema Odeon, Cinema Roma built in the 1920s and the tank graveyard, remnants from the war between Eritrea and Ethiopia in 1961 to 1991.     

   Overnight in Asmara.

3. Day 3: Asmara - Massawa

   • Drive to Massawa through the green belt would take the path primarily towards the Keren road. 
   • Then turn towards the east, and the journey would gradually descend through the much-admired Filfil- Solomon road, usually called the Green belt. The Italians initially built the road as a weather road, and it was turned into a fine tarmac by the Government of Eritrea. Visitors may feel like they are driving above the clouds as they can watch the clouds down the hill. Bird watching is glamorous in Filfil Solomon, and visitors can have a coffee break at Sabur or Medhanit.
   • Drive towards the east, and the descending will continue. Visitors could have a stop-over at the Mai Wu’uii (the famous hot spring) found 40 kilometres from Massawa. 
   • Continue the journey and witness the desert plains before reaching the port city of Massawa. 

   Overnight at Massawa.

4. Day 4: Massawa City Tour

   • Go sightseeing in the city with your tour guide. Massawa enjoys a combination of Turkish and Italian Architects, an apparent indication of the Ottoman and Italian colonial history. There is, among others, an old Turkish Palace and the Modern Port built by the Titians at the turn of the 20th Century, and more than one thousand years mosque is still standing to this day.
   • Visit another great attraction, the famous Gurgusum beach, one of the finest beaches in the world. It is clean and safe, and there are no sharks at all. Thus visitors can enjoy swimming at Massawa. The waters are relatively cool from October to March. However, from April to September, it will be hot and humid. Visitors can adjust their timetables accordingly. 

    Overnight in Massawa.

5. Day 5: Massawa – Asmara - Departure

   • Start early in the morning with a 10 minutes boat trip to Green Island, the most accessible island from Massawa, consisting of the beach and mangrove swamp.
   • Drive uphill while enjoying the magnificent scenery and lush vegetation to Asmara. If time allows, there will be stops on the way at interesting sites and encounters with the locals.
   • Transfer to airport for departure.