Eritrea Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Eritrea Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Eritrea and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: State of Eritrea.

Etymology: The country name derives from the ancient Greek appellation "Erythra Thalassa" meaning Red Sea, which is the major water body bordering the country.

Capital: Asmara.

Independence / foundation: Eritrea gained independence in 1993 but freedom was not achieved and the country remains under a very strict repressive regime. It is alse the source of many refugees fleeing to other parts of Africa, the Middle East and Europe.

Population: 6 million.

Currency: Eritrean Nakfa (ERN)
1 USD = 15 ERN
1 EUR = 16 ERN

Time zone: UTC+3

Languages spoken: Tigrinya (official), Arabic (official), English (official), Tigre, Kunama, Afar, other Cushitic languages.

Religions: Eritrean Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Evangelical Lutheran, Sunni Muslim.

Climate: Hot, dry desert climate along the Red Sea coast. Cooler and wetter in the central highlands (up to 61 cm of rainfall annually, heaviest June to September). Semiarid in western hills and lowlands.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $9.702 billion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $1,600.

Main airports: Asmara International Airport, Massawa International Airport.

World heritage sites in Eritrea

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 1.

Top world heritage sites:

Asmara: A Modernist African City.

Interesting facts about Eritrea

- The capital city Asmara is considered a “Modernist African City” and it was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The many Italian 20th century Art Deco buildings remind of Miami.

- Eritrea has the 2nd lowest level of freedom of press, only after North Korea and is often referred to as the North Korea of Africa.

- The country has only had one president. Isaias Afwerki was elected in 1993 after independence and remains the only president the nation has seen.

- One of the oldest human skeletons was found in Eritrea in 1988. The fossil is the first intact hominid skull found and dates from the period between 1.4 million and 600,000 years ago.

Further reading: N/A.

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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