Diving is excellent. Trekking, mountain climbing and fishing can be arranged. Mid Feb '98 Fenkil, a remenbrance of the last days war was fought to liberate the city of Massawa. May 24 Liberation Day, countrywide celebrations. Early Aug Eritrean Festival- exhibitions, musical shows and dances, a cultural event that lasts about 10 days.
Casual wear is suitable for most places.
Visitors should dress modestly, however. Private entertaining tends to be informal. Tipping is fairly common, in small amounts. Taxi drivers are not usually tipped. Years of civil war have left Eritrea, which was until 1991 the northernmost province of Ethiopia, with its economy in a parlous condition.