Djibouti : General Info

Time Zone

UTC +3

Opening Hours

Banking hours: Sat-Thurs 07:15-11:45

Money

Djibouti franc (DJF).

Debit and credit cards are not generally accepted.

Diplomatic Missions

Ethiopia: BP 230, Tel. 35 07 18.

Egypt: Tel. 35 12 31.

France: 45 Blvd du Maréchal Foch, BP 2039, Tel. 35 09 63.

Somalia: Tel. 35 35 21.

Sudan: Tel. 35 60 94.

Yemen: BP 194, Tel. 35 29 75.

Oman: BP 1996, Tel. 35 08 52.

United Kingdom: BP 81, c/o Gellatly Hankey et Cie, Tel. 35 38 44.

United States: Villa Plateau du Serpent, Boulevard Maréchal Joffre, Tel. 35 39 95.

Publications

IMRAY AND ADLARD COLES PILOT BOOKS are available at a discounted price for Noonsite.com users via World Cruising Club

RED SEA PILOT by Stephen Davies & Elaine Morgan

Links

Djibouti info

Southerly Red Sea Passage (01 Jun 2008)

Eastwards Across the Andaman Sea (14 May 2008)

Mediterranean to Singapore: Cruising Report (17 Jan 2008)

Sailing From Asia To The Med Can Be Trouble-Free (23 Mar 2007)

Piracy: useful contacts (21 Mar 2007)

Yacht Abandoned Off Eritrean Coast As Skipper Goes Missing (06 Mar 2007)

Recent Cruising Accounts Of Red Sea Passages (05 Dec 2006)

Concern Over Recent Piracy Attacks off Somalia (14 May 2006)

Report on Red Sea Passage 2003 (28 Jun 2005)

Bab El Mandeb Straits To Eritrea: Cruising Report 2005 (25 Feb 2005)

2005 report on Djibouti (10 Feb 2005)

January 2004: Djibouti Visit A Disappointment (09 Feb 2004)

Red Sea and Suez Canal Transit: 2002 Report (04 Dec 2003)

Massawa Well Worth A Visit (31 Dec 2002)

French Special Forces Swoop on Somali pirates (16 Apr 2008)

Crew of French Yacht Freed Somali Hijackers Detained (12 Apr 2008)

Pirates Attack French Yacht and Take Crew Hostage (05 Apr 2008)

Dangers Increase Off Somali Coast (28 Mar 2008)

Convoys Through Gulf Of Aden & Red Sea (28 Feb 2008)

Unpleasant Encounters In The Indian Ocean (12 Feb 2007)

Free weather service for yachts transiting the Red Sea (12 Apr 2003)

Updated advice for boats sailing through piracy areas (08 Apr 2002)