I travelled to AFRICA where NO ONE GOES and found this!

I want to travel to a country where no one else has explored. So I took a look at a map. Hmm this continent seems a great place to start and found a very random little place and then with some research my suspicions were confirmed. This is one of the least visited countries in all of Africa. Now wait wait I know what you're thinking there are people who've traveled to every country in the world. Now while that may be sort of true I don't really count people and then piecing out traveling or exploring a country. So I did a little research. I looked on YouTube and elsewhere and found so little information on this country. So that was a good sign for me to go explore. So just like that I booked a flight and ended up in one of the least visited countries in all of Africa. Welcome to Africa! The country number 84 on the road to 100. In this video we're exploring the unknown undiscovered least visited country Djibouti. We're gonna dive with whale sharks go to a crazy moonscape and now explore the lowest point in Africa and a lake saltier than the Dead Sea. Let's go explore Djibouti. So the first thing we did was jump on a boat to go check out some islands. We saw loads of military warships because Djibouti is a hub for lots of military bases and then we saw dolphins. What a beautiful sight for day one on the Red Sea here in Djibouti. Dolphins giving us a warm welcome. So as we neared closer to the Musa Islands we dropped a couple lines into the water to catch some fish. And we were successful. Look at the teeth on that barracuda. Every time we dropped the line in the water sure enough a different type of fish came out. Here's my first little baby catch and then the prize possession. Look at this beauty. Big huh? Catch number two. Lunch is gonna be good. So after the great fishing success we headed over to these maldy looking islands because anytime you have anything on the Red Sea you can't go wrong. All right we just got off at Musa Island where we finished a swim and this morning has already been insane. Dolphins and then we caught a bunch of fish that we're gonna have in a few minutes for lunch. So first day in Djibouti. Already very happy and impressed with this place. My fish that I caught. That's solid. Really good. After lunch we went on a little hike because we heard there was rivers and mangroves that you could go walk up when the tide is low. So off we went. Wow this is crazy. I've never seen mangroves that are like full on trees. Super tall. Luckily right now it's low tide so we can just hike through them. Here we are walking through some beautiful mangroves on some tropical islands in a country that's known for dust, desolation, least populated and filled with military bases due to its proximity to the Middle East. I couldn't help but think about how few people have actually come to witness this beauty when all they think is what they see in the news. I wasn't about to take this experience for granted because it just felt so unique. Alright after hiking around for a while we headed back on land, passed through some unfortunate mishaps and four by foured our way to a different section of the Red Sea. Why you may ask back on the Red Sea? Well because there are whale sharks here. Alright we have made it to the Red Sea and today oh my gosh I'm so excited for this. In Djibouti they have whale sharks so I never knew that and I really hope that we're going to see some today. So let's go. Let's go try and find them. My excitement levels are through the roof because there's no one around and if we see a whale shark it'll be all to ourselves and just like that after two minutes. Oh my gosh. Two minutes on that boat. Look. Freaking whale shark right there. A moment all alone with the world's biggest fish in the most unlikely of places. Truly incredible. And there wasn't just one. There were multiple whale sharks swimming all around. Are you kidding me? Are you freaking kidding me? One, two, three. This is so crazy. There are whale sharks absolutely everywhere. Whale sharks. We get in the boat for two minutes. We see two more whales. Absolutely crazy. The moment one whale shark swims away sure enough another one comes right out. That was the most insane experience maybe of my life. Okay Mark you're being slightly dramatic. You wouldn't expect it but that place is absolutely teeming with whale sharks. Like we just jumped onto the boat. 30 seconds later three more whale sharks. We were in the water. We had whale sharks like crossing us, running into us. I actually am so mind blown right now. I can never look at whale sharks again because everything else will be second now to Djibouti. That was truly truly incredible. And just like that barely any time to decompress that amazing experience because we're back on the road in order to catch sunset at a location called Lake Abba. And along the way we got a snippet of what local life is like here. And we also got a taste of the rough roads. Wow. The tire, finished. Look at this. Look at this. It blew up. Ow that's hot. Absolutely finished. Many people have passed and also lost tires like us. These rough Djibouti roads. And just like that we're back on the road again using the spare tire. We are coming up on a geothermal limestone pillar moon-like scape. Pretty crazy. Like something out of a movie. So we just arrived to Lake Abba. You can't see the lake appearance over there but this is the main attraction right here. This landforms. These rocks are completely wild. Look at that. This place is amazing. Got here just in time for sunset. Drove straight from the whale sharks which was like four hours maybe. Maybe five. Stopped for lunch. Crazy. Lake Abba. I'm glad we were able to make it here for sunset to witness its true beauty. This is a landscape I might expect to see on the moon. Never mind earth and Djibouti of all places. I'll explain later how these landforms were created but for now just sit back and enjoy the sunset. This is the sickest accommodation ever. It's like little Star Wars huts but then we got this. It's like a concrete one. It's so dope. Oh now we're talking. I gotta figure out what the name is of this little place but it's cool. Good night and see you in the morning. Bright and early for sunrise. All right we are back for sunrise and it's looking really good. Sun still hasn't breached the horizon but this should be good. Amazing night camping last night. No mosquitoes. Temperature dropped down. It was beautiful. Sitting in those little campsites. All right let's get to the sunrise. All right let's explain how these landforms were created. So the lake is located at the junction of three tectonic plates which are pulling apart causing volcanic activity and magma to rise. Hot geothermal fluids from the earth's interior reach the lake bed creating hydrothermal vents. When the hot geothermal water mixes with the cooler lake water minerals like calcium carbonate precipitate out forming the limestone chimneys. But then all of a sudden my drone battery died. I have to run a kilometer to go get it. What's this? Looks like a drone. Oh looks like a drone. I think we're all right. Wow look at this landscape though. Unbelievable. That battery is swollen. Sheesh. That battery is toast. It's got cracks in it. Volt to zero. Crazy. Here we managed to spot some of the open geothermal pools which look to be straight out of a dystopian thriller. My favorite kind of film. So after the sun had fully risen we got to see a few animals like some cranes, flamingos, donkeys, these small antelope as well as a few farmed goats that were going down to the lake to have a drink of water. But ultimately that was it for this amazing destination. Time to head to the next. Oh shoot. Wow look at this guy. He's chilling. Oh he's relaxed though. He's real relaxed. As we were on the road to our next destination the baboons frequently come up to the cars in hopes that they could get some scraps of food. Definitely did not expect that in the country of Djibouti. However I didn't really expect anything. One more thing we noticed was these homes built out of sticks. So I asked my driver if we could perhaps stop and check out what it looks like inside one of these homes. So we stopped and found a baby camel. He's so cute. Hello baby camel. So one of the locals let me look inside this particular home. Some cooking utensils, some hammocks on the wall, and a bed at the back elevated with some crates. Now as I was taking a peek around the home I couldn't help but notice what was on the ground. It all used to be part of the sea. Look at all the shells. Everywhere shells. Evidence that this country was entirely underwater before. All right it's back in the car now to cross the desert to get to our next destination. And in the distance I could see a little tornado forming. But as we drove through it seemed that it was just a dust devil and nothing actually too scary. However a very cool open desert drive nonetheless. And now we have officially made it to the So there we have a salt caravan of camels. They're harvesting the salt in Lake Assal and then going to sell it in the city. Pretty cool. And it's one of the bigger industries here in Germany. All right we've made it to Lake Assal. Lowest point in Africa. 155 meters below sea level. And it is the second saltiest lake in the entire world. The first one is in Antarctica and no one goes there. So basically this is the saltiest lake in the world that you can explore and go swimming in and not freeze and not die. I have a cut on my toe and it's gonna sting like crazy. But the landscape here is also amazing. Like the mountains and the lake. It looks in my opinion looks better than the Dead Sea but I'm excited for this. This is a super cool super unique spot. And I've never seen anyone go here before. All right let's try this. If you've never floated in a body of salt water before it's basically like being entirely wrapped in a life jacket. Such a wild feeling with water right against your skin but completely buoyant. But then I did the one thing that you cannot do. Salt straight to the eyes. Oh no. Well it's not good. It's all fun and games so you get some salt in the eye. It was too painful to open my eyes so I had to walk all the way back to shore in order to get some fresh water to wash it out. And also all the cuts on my leg like this one it stings. It's probably good for it actually. I had no idea this place existed before coming here which is always super super fun to find out when you get here. That's it for Lake Assal. On to the next spot. What an experience. The lowest point in Africa and the second saltiest body of water in the world. Let's just say I'm pleasantly surprised by all of these things here in Djibouti. Look at this guy he doesn't even know we're here. This is where we slept last night. We got in late. I couldn't show you this place because it was dark but wow. I never knew that Djibouti had green. I thought it was all just rock and dust. Turns out there's like mountains and green here which is amazing. We're gonna have breakfast and I believe we're gonna go hiking. See you on the trail. So we arrived late last night and when I woke up this morning I thought I was in a different country. Djibouti has mountains as well. Wow the pleasant surprises just keep on coming. All right we begin our hike now through the Goda mountains and it's like the only green area in Djibouti. I've got my bazooka lens. Let's shoot some wildlife. Oh my gosh I've never seen that before. Wow I just saw a new animal. Never heard of this thing before. It's called a rock hyrax and it sounds like a pokemon. It's like the craziest thing. It looks like a a rodent mixed with a marmot. Super cool pokemon. Check it off the list on my pokemon go app. But yeah this is a cool animal. Rock hyrax. So here we are way up in the Goda mountains in the region of Ditilu and this place is so unexpectedly full of life and our guide let us know that there's a waterfall up in this region so it was time to go for a little bit of a cool off. Made it to the waterfall. I gotta say the waterfall was rather underwhelming although it definitely was nice to cool off because let me tell you Djibouti is a hot country. It's all worth it. So we made our way back to the camp for lunch and when we arrived we had some unique visitors patiently waiting for our return. Monkeys have invaded the kitchen. What are you guys doing huh? Oh oh. Alright monkeys I've got your favorite. Who dares jump on the shoulder huh? Snuck it. Snuck it. You deserve that. What are you guys doing? You guys gonna come with us or what? So we packed up the car and headed to one of my favorite locations of the trip and this is the volcanic region called Goubet. Alright we've made it to the volcanic region of Djibouti called Goubet and it's so windy but this region looks nothing else like the rest of Djibouti. This is all volcanic rock and right now we're standing on a crater which is really cool. I actually found this location to be one of the most aesthetic and reminded me of other geothermal areas such as New Zealand or Iceland. That late light hitting the volcano, wow truly a beautiful sight. And of course due to all the volcanoes this location naturally has a lot of lava which creates some pretty cool lava tunnels to go through. As the lava rolls through the landscape the exterior dries quicker than the interior leaving a hollow shell casing. Volcanoes always fascinate me and turned out to be one of my favorite parts of the trip. Our hotel has an ostrich wandering around inside of it. I've never seen that before. That's so funny. Oh it's going in the kitchen. Oh it's stealing food from the kitchen. Well that's incredibly random. Bye bye. While traveling truly is full of surprises. Alright this brings us towards the end of our trip as we head back to the capital city. Final destination Djibouti city. You know the one thing I love about this country is it only exists to basically feed Ethiopia. It provides all the gas from the Red Sea and like resource from the Red Sea and goes to Ethiopia. That's 70% of the income. The other bit of income is all the military bases here. So like Japan, China, America, France. They have military bases because of the strategic position. There's not really any resource here which is crazy but I found that a really cool like geopolitical fact of how they exist. Basically as a port country in Ethiopia. And as I'm enjoying my last day in the capital city, I'm beginning to realize how underrated Djibouti truly is. Even though these countries can be hard to travel and often very expensive, I'm so glad that I randomly decided to come here to find out what it was truly like. Since all there is is bad press and no one has really documented the beautiful side of Djibouti, it's gotten a really bad rap. I really hope this video on this tiny country in the Horn of Africa has changed your perspective somewhat and perhaps one day you'll give it a chance. Thank you to our fearless leader Musa for showing us around. If you ever want to come to Djibouti, check it out. This region, the Horn of Africa, then don't hesitate. Just hit him up. I will leave his Instagram and the website down in the description. Yes, whatever I have to say. Ah, you guys are welcome to come. What are you saying? How far? Welcome to Djibouti. That is it for country number 84. Give it a thumbs up and a drop a comment. See you in the next one. Bye.