Socotra (The Island of the Dragon's Blood Tree) is an amazing and unique island in the Indian Ocean South of Yemen. This rare island contains many rare plants, trees, insects, reptiles, birds and animals; many of the creatures in the island of Socotra cannot be found anywhere on earth except Socotra!
The island has become an
interesting destination for its calm beaches, amazing landscapes, unique
lifestyle, and the rare plants and animals.
Beaches of Socotra are amazing, they are calm
and clear, and you can relax in its soft sand or swim in the warm water. The
most famous beaches that are perfect for swimming and diving are Detwah, De
Hamry and Ras Shuab.
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| A beach |
Most attractions are on the Island of Socotra,
a four wheel drive car is the popular vehicle for getting around. Hiking is
also an option for adventure lovers, but rarely and hard.
Travel and tourism companies provide trips ranging from three
days to ten days or more if a client request. The ideal time to be spent on the
island is between four days to a week. Trips are ranging from camping in
natural reserves, swimming and fishing, hiking and discovering.
Things to do:
Swimming:
Beaches of Socotra are amazing, they are calm
and clear, and you can relax in its soft sand or swim in the warm water. The
most famous beaches that are perfect for swimming and diving are Detwah, De
Hamry and Ras Shuab.
Hiking:
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There are too many valleys, hills and
mountains, forests and caves spread over the island of Socotra, which all
provide a wonderful environment for hiking.
The highlands of Dexam are the most famous
mountains on the island, it is just a few kilometers away from Hadibu; it is
famous for its forests of the Dragon's Blood Tree which is the most famous tree
on the island.
Things to see:
Plants
825 species of thriving plants; 37% of these
plants are settled and has no instance in the world.
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221 types of birds, which are important
globally.
Replies
30 types of reptiles in Socotra; 27 of them
cannot be found anywhere except Socotra.
Arthropods and molluscs
50 known types of arthropods and molluscs and 5
habitation types of Thericleidae. There are also three types of marine cancers,
in addition to a very big spider (human Palm-size) known as the monocentropus
balfouri.
Mammals
14 types of mammals in the island of Socotra
such as camels, cattle, zebras, wild cats, goats, sheep and civet cat which
known as “Al-zepad”.Read a detailed article about Socotra from this link.
Or watch my film
Socotra, The Island Of Dragon's Blood Tree from muneer binwaber on Vimeo.
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