Eritrea - Local Customs
Dress modestly, especially in lowland and predominantly Muslim areas. Shorts and T-shirts are likely to draw attention.
From handshakes to giving/receiving items to eating, all are generally conducted with the right hand, as the left hand is traditionally considered unclean.
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Dear Sirs, we are a Motor yacht 72m and we will like to star a cruiser in Dhalak Islands on the 14th of March. Xan you please let me know how I can apply for the permit? Thank you.
Correction/Errata: Assab is in the south, Massawa in the north…Schooner Seawanhaka
Can anyone advise how to get fuel at Massawa at present please?
From http://socotra.info/ – February 2016
Another sailing boat had problems with the Eritrean authorities. The yacht was kept in the port of Massawa for over a month аfter an emergency stop near the Eritrean coast.