- Travel Advice
DFAT advice for Eritrea
When travelling to Eritrea, you should always get travel insurance in case the worst happens. To help you ensure you travel safely, we have included the travel advice from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for Eritrea.
| Eritrea overall | This Advice is current for Friday, 05 December 2008. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be alert to own security | Exercise caution | High degree of caution | Reconsider your need to travel | Do not travel |
| Regions bordering Ethiopia, Sudan and Djibouti | ||||
| Be alert to own security | Exercise caution | High degree of caution | Reconsider your need to travel | Do not travel |
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed. We now advise against travel to the border with Djibouti.
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- We advise you to reconsider your need to travel to Eritrea at this time due to the dangerous security situation and high threat of terrorist attack against Western interests.
- If you do decide to travel to Eritrea, you should exercise extreme caution.
- We strongly advise you not to travel to the regions bordering Ethiopia. Tension remains high along Eritrea's closed border with Ethiopia and could escalate further at any time. Conflict in neighbouring countries could spill over into Eritrea, particularly along the border with Ethiopia.
- We strongly advise you not to travel to the regions bordering Sudan because of the dangerous security situation.
- We strongly advise you not to travel to the Djibouti border following military clashes between Eritrea and Djibouti in June 2008.
- All foreign nationals must obtain permits to travel out of the capital, Asmara. If you do receive permission to travel outside of Asmara and encounter difficulties, the ability of the Australian Government to provide consular services, including emergency assistance, may be limited.
- Australia does not have an Embassy or Consulate in Eritrea. The Australian High Commission in Kenya provides consular assistance to Australians in Eritrea. The Eritrean authorities have not always informed the relevant embassy when a foreigner needs consular assistance.
- Be a smart traveller. Before heading overseas:
- organise comprehensive travel insurance and check what circumstances and activities are not covered by your policy
- register your travel and contact details, so we can contact you in an emergency
- subscribe to this travel advice to receive free email updates each time it's reissued.
