Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Hiking
In theory hiking is possible around Mt Wagar and Daallo Forest but you'll need a guide.
Organised hiking is still embryonic and much has to be done to promote this activity.
Business Hours
The following are common business hours in Somaliland; exceptions are noted in indi-
vidual reviews. Friday is the weekly holiday for offices and most shops.
Banks
7.30am to 12.30pm and 4pm to 6pm Saturday to Thursday
Businesses
7.30am to 1.30pm and 4pm to 6.30pm Saturday to Thursday
Government offices
8am to 12.30pm and 4pm to 6pm Saturday to Thursday
Restaurants
breakfast from 6.30am, lunch from 11.30am, dinner 6.30pm to 9pm
Embassies & Consulates
The only official foreign representation in Somaliland is the
Ethiopian Liaison Office
(south of Independence Rd, Hargeisa; 8.30am-noon Mon-Thu & Sat)
, which acts as a
de facto embassy. It's not signed; it's on a backstreet not far from the Ministry of Finance
and the Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Tourism.
Somaliland Liaison Offices abroad include the following:
Djibouti
(
21358758; Ave F d'Esperey, Djibouti City)
Ethiopia
(
0116-635921; btwn Bole Rd & Cameroon St, Addis Ababa)
France
( 09 50 81 50 94, 06 17 67 70 75; wakiil_sl_fr@hotmail.fr; 19 rue Augustin
Thierry, 75019 Paris)
UK
( 0207 7027064; 319 Waterlily Business Centre, 10 Cleveland Way, London E1
4UF; contact@somaliland-mission.com)
USA
(
202 587-5743;
www.somaliland.us
; 1425 K Street, NW, Washington DC
20005)
