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Local boat safaris and fishing:
For an adventure of a lifetime, DBT Socotra Adventure Tours offers a number of tours on a local boat with a 40 horsepower engine for fishing. You can take one of our organized tours and be taken to incomparable destinations.
The trip to Shouab beach is a half day tour to discover the beauty of this remarkable destination. With the clear water and white sands you can snorkel and relax. While driving the boat, dolphins can be seen swimming right next to the boat.
Fishing is a recently invented tour on the Island. This activity provides an unforgettable adventure and education, where you learn more about the island's eco-system and marine reserves. There are precautions to be taken, however, as the fishing locations are still being developed in facilities and conveniences. Socotra is known as an ideal place for fishing due to its location in the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea. Socotra exports fish to many parts of the world and the majority of the locals on the island are fishermen. If you are looking for a fascinating fishing experience, then plan your holiday to Socotra Island. Trips can be prearranged to join the local fishermen and familiarize with their traditions and equipment they use like fishing nets. This prime location is known for an excellent climate on the months of February up to April, with breathtaking sceneries and big-game fish like Tuna, King Fish, Barracuda, Sail Fish, etc. You will feel the beauty of nature and mixed with the real adventure.
As the waters surrounding the island of Socotra rapidly drop to depths beyond 1,000 m, excellent fishing grounds can be found already within 30 minutes after leaving the harbor.
Newcomers to this activity will receive the necessary information as to how and when they will get with the fishermen.
Whale and Dolphin spotting safaris:
Because of its unique location in the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea the Island of Socotra is blessed with a very special event: the presence of visiting whales and dolphins, which has only recently been recognized as another asset to this beautiful holiday destination.
The year 2005 was an extraordinary year with regard to the number of whales and dolphins spotted in the waters surrounding the island. But after the Tsunami, a large number of whales and dolphins drifted up and were seen dead in the western coastal line where some species took up residence before.
Just about five kilometers off the shore of Qalansiya, you can take an excursion to the marvelous Shouab beach, where hundreds of dolphins with the crystal water of Shouab can be observed. On most days, these ocean creatures are swimming right by your boat. And if you're luck, you might be rewarded by swimming with the very rare ocean dolphins which is common to see in the water of Socotra.
Visiting the market and Socotra Women Association:
Look around while you are at Hadibo and you will come across some shops in the main market (sooq) where a variety of good as well as clothes are sold. Yemeni and Socotri styles are showcased with nice mixtures of colors. Local honey, potteries, Myra, and Dragon Blood stikbrush can be found there as well.
Not far from the hotel there is the Socotra Women Development Association which is a conventional shop selling souvenir handy crafts, imitative carpets, incense burners, pots, and deferent shapes of potteries colored by the resin of the dragon blood tree, by the local women of the island.
In addition, there are some other products for sale, like T-shirts, old Socotra traditional clothes, baskets, and the resin of the famous Dragon Blood Tree and Frankincense Tree.
For a once-in-a-lifetime experience, visiting women can have their hands painted by Socotran women with beautiful Henna ink.
Sunrises and Sunsets:
No matter whether you arrive by car or any other means of transfer, a certain sense at adventure will strike you once you see the sunrise over the endless vast planes. And experience some of the most beautiful sunsets you can hope to see; enjoy a leisurely swim and an appetizer while you wait for your sunset experience.
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