Travel & Tourism

1. Places to Visit

Somaliland, with marvellous beaches, breathtaking diving opportunities, scenic mountains, rich culture, and hospitable is the definitive frontier of tourism. With little tourism industry, you will feel like you are the first visitor. 

It has enchanting offshore islands, a pristine coast with snorkeling and diving opportunities and some of the finest beaches in east Africa, beautiful mountain and desert land scapes perfect for adventurous trekkers.

The country has a rich cultural and archaeological heritage, including the millennia-old Laas Geel Cave and rock paintings, and the historical towns of Zeila and Berbera.

Somaliland has two international airports, at Hargeisa and Berbera, with flight connections available to many countries including Ethiopia, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, and Djibouti. International airline carriers include Ethiopian Airlines, Fly Dubai and Air Arabia with more set to arrive shortly. Berbera airport has one of the longest runways in Africa. Somaliland has an extensive road network linking its towns and cities. The Imminent development of the Addis-Berbera corridor is set to give a further boost to road links.

It is important, however, to underline that due to the name many people confuse Somaliland with Somalia. Somaliland is an independent, peaceful, stable, democratic and tourism-ready country.

As Somaliland is not internationally recognized, most maps may show it in the same map as that of Somalia.
Although Somaliland, a de facto independent state since 1991, has managed to build the most robust democracy in the entire region and takes great pride in it, lack of international funding has so far prevented the development of a full fletched tourist industry including the construction of tourist resorts along its magnificient coast.

Therefore, Somaliland is the perfect destination for investors and tourists alike who desire to “discover” virgin lands.

There is little travel planning information available in books and on the internet. But Lonely Planet’s Africa guide includes a few pages on Somaliland worth reading, listing the following as one of the highlights of the country: “Enjoy the smug feeling of impressing your fellow travellers: ‘Yes, I’ve been to Somaliland!’.” By the way, the Lonely Planet representative visiting Somaliland was unable to hide he immediately fell in love with the country.

2. Visa Requirements

·         Complete the application form below including attaching a color picture in the designated area for the picture.

·         There is a processing fee of $80 dollars per adult person. 

·         Mail your passport, completed application form including picture, check or money order for $80 to this address:

Somaliland Mission USA

6019 Tower Ct

Alexandria, VA 22304

We will mail the stamped passport back to you within 5 business days. We use standard USPS priority mail. You can send email

to somalilandmissionusa@gmail.com  or call us at 703-370-1423. 

3. Visa application - Download Form