Quality holidays on Socotra with SOCOTRA TAMAM
Ayaft Gorge is the greenest place of Socotra. Its unique moisture-retaining microclimate is created by numerous springs and streams. It is the place where frankincense is harvested.
This place is a popular camping site between two big dunes. It is the sand coast of a fresh-water stream flowing out of a cave.
Underwater hunting on Socotra is strictly prohibited by law. But nobody has anything against free diving and spinning.
Socotra was tried only by a few kite surfers.
The best time for diving on Socotra is the period from October to November and from March to May, when wind falls and the sea calms down.
For an Adenese-Socotran expedition, in 1960 there were issued special postage stamps.
Socotra has a great number of caves some of which stretching for tens of kilometers.
The famous scientist and journalist Mukhammad Megalommatis published an article about Socotra of the “Periplus of the Erythraean Sea” (mid-1st century A.D.) epoch.
English scientist Brian Lougery states that it was Socotra where a Shakespeare’s play was put on for the first time in the Arab world!
The most interesting thing of the museum is a set for fire-making. If you ask a museum attendant to show you how to make a fire he will easily do it in couple of minutes.
Today Shuab Bay is one of the cleanest places on Socotra. It is only inhabited by a small fishing village. Here people lead rather isolated patriarchal life coming to Hadiboh only in case of urgent need.
Socotra has been famous for pearl fishery since the earliest times. The Socotrans are excellent free divers.
The main type of holiday on Socotra - a eco-tourism. Here you can engage in trekking, cycling, hiking, surfing, sandboarding, diving and kiting.
Soviet military base has never been established in Socotra.
Photos by Denis Romanov
Photos by Denis Romanov
Photos by Denis Romanov