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Djibouti — Beautiful Broken Military Port to Tourist Dream — Worth It?
Djibouti 2026/27: five foreign military bases, whale sharks, salt flats below sea level — and round-trip flights from London hit $1,400. Is Africa's Red Sea chokepoint worth it?
🌍 What This Episode Covers
This episode breaks down Djibouti's urgent 2026/27 pivot from military-dominated territory — 98% of visitors are business and defence-linked — to an emerging leisure destination. We cover the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait context, the whale shark season in the Gulf of Tadjoura (Nov–Jan), Lac Assal at Africa's lowest point, the eVisa system, transport traps, and honest budget breakdowns from $45 to…
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