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Sand in Stero
Sand in Stero

If you come into the dunes at sunset or sunrise, you can make great pictures.

Stero Attractions dunes
Samha Island
Samha Island

These are people living on Samha Island.

Samha Attractions sea
Rush Camping
Rush Camping

One of the camping on Socotra, which is managed by the local community.

Rush Attractions
Qalansiya
Qalansiya

Qalansiya is the second largest settlement on the island. From here you can go to Shuab Bay by boat.

Qalansiya Attractions
Qadama is a turtle beach
Qadama is a turtle beach

Here you can meet many turtles crawling onto beach at night between June and July.

Qadama turtle beach Attractions
Endless Net beaches
Endless Net beaches

These beautiful beaches are accessible only by boat. It is not possible to get here by car.

Net beach Attractions
Muri valley
Muri valley

Not far from the airport there is a nice beach which is especially beautiful at sunset.

Muri Attractions
Mumi Plateau
Mumi Plateau

Mumi Plateau is far away from standard tourist routes, but you can find very beautiful and unusual places here.

Mumi Attractions
Mahfirhin
Mahfirhin

It is a nice sandy beach not far from a fishing village in the south of the island.

Mahfirhin Attractions
Matiaf - a fishing village
Matiaf - a fishing village

It is a beautiful place where you can start a trekking route to explore Mumi Plateau .

Mumi Kalysan Matiaf Attractions
Kalysan - the largest freshwater pool on the island
Kalysan - the largest freshwater pool on the island

You can reach the largest freshwater pool of the island by walking for 2 hours from Matiaf village.

Mumi Kalysan Attractions
Ilha - an old Sultan's mosque
Ilha - an old Sultan's mosque

The village is located 5 kilometers from Hadiboh. Here is the old Sultan's mosque. This place is notable for wonderful views away from the tourist routes.

Hadiboh Attractions
Faling Cape
Faling Cape

This beautiful place has recently became available for visitors by a new road. Here you can have a good fishing and see dolphins very often. This beautiful beach can be reached by a boat from Erissel.

Faling attractions beach fish
Ras Erissel - the eastern cape of Socotra
Ras Erissel - the eastern cape of Socotra

It is one of the best beaches on Socotra. If you come here at sunrise, you'll be rewarded by excellent photos.

Ras Erissel attractions beach
Di Sebro
Di Sebro

Di Sebro is one of the most remote and pristine places of Socotra. It is a habitat of myrrh trees and a place for gathering excellent honey.

Di Sebro honey attractions
Darsa island
Darsa island

Darsa is an uninhabited island located to the south-west of Socotra.

Darsa attractions photos
Over the mountain peaks to the south of Hadibo, the capital of Socotra
Over the mountain peaks to the south of Hadibo, the capital of Socotra

Probably everyone who looked at the mountains from Hadibo wanted to see what's out there, far away ...

Hadiboh Trekking Archer Mumi attractions
Detwah Lagoon
Detwah Lagoon

New tourist signs installed on Socotra. Standard shot Laguna now looks like this.

Detwah Attractions
The new tourist map of Socotra
The new tourist map of Socotra

The new tourist map of Socotra shows the most interesting places of the island

map tourism attractions
Di Hamri Marine Conservation Area
Di Hamri Marine Conservation Area

The desert Cape Di Hamri was one of the first Socotra’s places used for encamping.

Di Hamri Attractions Sea
During World War II Socotra was used as a basis for the Dutch squadron.