Filfil Green Belt
Filfil Solomuna
A tropical mountain forest on the eastern escarpment, shrouded in mist and home to troops of monkeys. It is a striking contrast to the dry highlands.
Filfil Solomuna lies on the eastern escarpment about 60 km north of Asmara. Winter rains from the Red Sea monsoon have created one of Eritrea's rare evergreen mountain forests and coffee plantations. Visitors may see baboons, vervet monkeys and a variety of birds. The mountain roads wind through dramatic scenery, making this an ideal destination for a day trip by car or chartered vehicle, which takes about four to five hours return. Travel permits are required to leave the city.
Opening hours
Open all day (travel permit required)
Nearby sights
- Medebar Market
- Enda Mariam Cathedral
- Great Mosque of Asmara
- Asmara–Massawa Railway
- Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary
- Cinema Impero
- Harnet Avenue
- Asmara Theatre