Eritrea is quiet a hidden spot for travel in Africa and underestimated in its tourism potential. The country offers many facets of geographical and cultural aspects.

From the impressive Italian style art deco capital Asmara in the highlands to the oriental read sea town of Massawa on the read sea. Recently, in the Articlesbase Online travel section a visitor explains what to do in Eritrea for holiday.

The country is populated by 13 different ethnic groups, which give Eritrea a unique touch of richness in diverstiy. Efforts have been stepped up to promote Eritrea as a tourism destination by the Eritrean government in order to earn mostly needed hard currency. Since a few years Eritrea is represented at the International Tourism Fair in Berlin ITB as reported earlier by capitaleritrea.

However, the development of a tourism industry is hampered by the ongoing conflict with neighboring Ethiopia and the risk of new wars erupting between both countries.

Moreover, the region has been in recent years in bad publicity, due to instability and war in Somalia, Darfur in Sudan, and the military presence of western nations in Djibouti. Eritrea will therefore most probably remain a hidden spot known only to the Eritrean Diaspora and their friends.

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