>>2884695
Looks amazingly comfy. Elevation is top-notch as well. Good luck on your Eritrea trip. Expect no end of inconvenience; that's how bureaucrats justify their jobs.

Eritrea is literally going back to the 1990s. There's no ATMs, no credit cards, all the cars are 1950s-1990s, there's no internet, wifi is super rare and pretty much only exists in a few internet cafes in Asmara. Just be aware of all that.

lol their govenment can't even keep their embassies open because their diplomats always get kicked out for harassing Eritreans abroad and demanding "taxes"

>>2884799
Whoa. You mean you can still go to a country in [current year] where half the population isn't transfixed by reels on their phone screen all day long? The streets are also safe, and the people are well-behaved? Every single day in the capital city is 24 C?

Gonna bet there's no Indians in Eritrea either, kekekek

$1300 to fly from Chicago to Asmara with a single layover. I'd be curious how good the country is for a budget traveler. If they force visitors to take expensive guided tours, that's a no-go. I'd want to cram into a public bus and go places at my own pace.

>>2884799
sounds kino

>>2885100
You can take public transit. You just need to get your permits. A tour company can help you arrange the permits but you're then free to go where you want as long as you're back to Asmara before your permit ends.

You can go to the tourist office (gov office) and apply for permits it takes about half a day. So if you aren't pressed for time it's easy enough to arrange all your travel without needing a tour company for anything except getting you a visa on arrival for around 100 bucks

But honestly Asmara alone (no need for permits) is worth staying in for a long time and just existing. The cafe culture is amazing, the bowlijng alley is out of the 30s (look it up), and the nightlife is people going to late night cafes and playing card games and talking