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Largest of four islands of the Socotra Archipelago, Yemen
Photo: Valerian Guillot from Cambridge, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Socotra (Arabic: سقطرى ; Suquṭra) is an archipelago consisting mainly of four main islands and two smaller rocky islets in the Indian Ocean, an offshore territory of Yemen, near the Horn of Africa.
By plane
Commercial flights to Socotra are intermittent and difficult. The only legal route is to take a Yemenia flight from the Yemeni city Mukalla.
By boat
You can go around the island only by local tour company, how will organize the complete tour Package like accommodation, car 4×4, tour guide, food full board, visa and sea tour.
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