Djibouti - Post Report Question and Answers
What kind of vehicle(s) including electric ones do you recommend bringing to post, given the terrain, infrastructure, availability of parts, burglary/carjacking risks, etc.? What kind of car or vehicles do you advise not to bring?
If you want to drive outside of the city you need a 4wd vehicle. A Toyota is best in terms of getting it repaired. It is not possible to go to the beach or camping or really anywhere outside of town without one. My husband did have an electric scooter for commuting to and from the Embassy. It was a flat 1/2 mile ride and that worked out really well. - Aug 2025
4WD SUV. Roads, even in the best areas, can be rough (our temp house was in Haramous, and the dirt road to the compound once off the main road got worse every day: trash piles, construction debris, potholes/craters). - Feb 2025
