Noget is the central part of the Socotra’s south coast. You can get here by the asphalt road leading through Dixam Plateau. Local guides usually take tourists to the Aomak camping. But we would recommend you to visit Stero place to see gorgeous sand barchans before going to the camping.
You can leave your car on the road and take a walk into the depth of sands. If you come here before a sunset, a soft evening lighting will make this place to look much more beautiful.
There is also a more beautiful place with white sands on the other side of the camping. However, local guides do not usually show it to tourists as it is not convenient for them.
Take care of your cameras! Unfortunately, many of them have been spoiled by Socotra’s sand

Wadi Dirhur Canyon

Passing by Dixam Plateau you can go down a steep earth-road to Wadi Dirhur Canyon. If you get tired of rough riding we would recommend you to leave your car and go by foot to the canyon floor, where you can have a swim in a small fresh water pool.
Local Socotran guides do not like having overnight stops in canyons. As local legends have it, the local canyons are inhabited by genies and it is quite possible to meet a ghost woman here after sundown. People say that this explains the fact that a small settlement near the water pool is devoid of inhabitants.
However, it looks like Europeans do not meet any ghosts on Socotra. That is why, when reaching the canyon floor and turning to the left from the road you will find a number of convenient camping sites for overnight stops. Here you can put up a tent, make a fire and cook a fish brought with you or a goatling bought from local people.
If you have enough time we would recommend you to go up the other side of the canyon. A half-day trekking route will allow you to see an unusual project view of the canyon. The return way lies through a dense forest of Dragon Trees where you will feel like “Alice in Wonderland”.
The Canyon is inhabited by birds of all kinds. It is really very interesting to watch birds. If you specially buy a pack of dates in Hadiboh to feed birds you will be very amused by seeing how they like them. Except birds the date is also favorite food of wild Socotran cats living in a palm-tree wood. Being careful and taking a good flashlight you will be able to see their luminous eyes and even approach them two-tree meters. They are very graceful animals with leopard spots and a striped tail, who like dates more than fish or meat. During off-seasons these cats usually steal dried dates from locals.

Hadibo

Hadibo is the capital of Socotra with a few 2-3* hotels accomodation

takes only half an hour to get to Delisha beach from Hadiboh. Tourists usually come here directly from the airport to have a swim and to walk along a big sand-dune.
This place looks like going to be built up with hotels in the near future. Being absolutely pure not so long ago Delisha is now actively divided into parts and gradually starts turning into a construction site.
We would recommend you to drive to the end of the road and walk through a confluent tributary. Here it is rather clean and quite possible to find a solitary piece of the sand beach.

Homhil Plateau

Homhil Plateau attracts tourists primarily by a combination of various kinds of trees growing at one place.
To get here you have to overcome a steep serpentine road, which is one of the worst on the island.
When reaching the plateau tourists usually leave their cars at a small settlement and engage a guide (it is obligatory) for taking a walk to a natural basin where they enjoy a glorious view of the Arabian Sea.
A caved part of the cliff has formed a real aerodynamic tunnel. That is why it may be very cold on the plateau. Do not forget to take something warm to put on.
There is no a camping site here. You can drink a cup of tea and drive back to Hadiboh. The second option is a two-hour walk down to a seacoast where a car will be waiting for you.

Detwah Lagoon

Detwah Lagoon is definitely one of the most impressive places on the island coast. There is a camping site with toilet and shower rooms, where you can stay overnight. Fresh water is also available for your use. Please, remember that camping owners do not offer cooking services. So, you have to cook by yourself or rely on your guides.
Qalansiyah is the best start point for seeing the lagoon. After driving through the village, your car goes up a low hill where you will be able enjoy an incredible overall view of the lagoon. Afterwards we would recommend you to go down to walk along the lagoon shore. A slow strolling at the seaside takes about 3 hours. Please, do not forget to protect yourself against the sun and to take drinking water. When walking on seawater look under your feet – there are many small cramp-fishes in the lagoon, which won’t do you any harm but they are rather unpleasant in touching them especially by bear feet.
After walking, you can come back to the camping where a car will be waiting for you.