Djibouti: the Red Sea and Africa's lowest salt lake

Lake Assal, a hundred fifty-five meters below sea level, remains the lowest point of the entire African continent and one of the saltiest lakes in the world.

A few minutes away, the waters off Djibouti host whale sharks, which gather in the Gulf of Tadjoura every year between November and January to feed on plankton.

Continuing inland, you visit Lake Abbe, with steaming limestone formations on the border with Ethiopia, the set of the film 'Planet of the Apes'.

Toward evening, the European district of the capital, with its own French colonial architecture, animates restaurants and cafes along the port.

Lake Assal, with a salinity ten times greater than that of average oceans, remains one of the world's saltiest bodies of water after the Dead Sea, allowing swimmers to float effortlessly.

Gulf of Tadjoura, off the coast of Djibouti, remains one of the few places on Earth where it is possible to swim regularly alongside whale sharks, the largest fish species in existence.