Eritrea - World's Most Censored Country ||Travelling Mantra || Eritrea Part 1

We were talking about Eritrea We have heard that it is very dangerous There is a lot of chaos in the flight It was fun to come to Africa. This old man is making mess. His family is living here There is a war going on in Sudan We are traveling in time We are behind in time No internet, no light No elections, no human rights Where every man has to marry twice And every citizen has to serve in the army We have heard that the income of the people here is so low That they can't even eat properly But

still There are hundreds of cafes and bars in the cities And Even today To send a WhatsApp message People have to go to the internet cafe Is there really such a country Where even today There is no ATM Sometimes this country is also called North Korea Yes, I have also heard There is a country called Eritrea So let's go Let's see something new Something different Hello Hello I am your friend Manoj Malhotra And the journey has begun Of another new country And right now we are standing At the inter

national airport of Ethiopia's capital And from here We are going to take a flight to Ethiopia Which will take us About 1 hour 20 minutes To Eritrea's capital Asmara And we have just come here from London So the fare we have London to Asmara That is about 52,000 Indian rupees And if you are coming from India From Delhi Then you get Egypt Air Ethiopian Air I have never seen Ethiopian Air Because I have been checking for a long time To come to Eritrea So I have never seen Ethiopian Airlines flight

But now Ethiopian Airlines flight Is coming Which is the earliest Which will reach us soon In 10 to 11 hours It will take us to Asmara If we are coming from Delhi And if I talk about the fare The fare from Delhi to Asmara That is about 45,000 Indian rupees One way And we have just come from London And how we came from London You will see after the videos of Eritrea So let's go Let's see Eritrea And this is some view Of Ethiopia's Addis Ababa airport And apart from Ethiopian Airlines Egypt Air a

nd Fly Dubai are also such airlines Which mostly and mainly Operate for Eritrea You can check whenever you want To check flight You can also check on Google search And you can also check From any travel agent And there are many apps like booking.com You can check from anyone And this is the second time When I am taking transfer From Ethiopia's airport When we went to Nigeria We also went from Ethiopia's airport And if I talk about the airport It is okay This airline Connects major African cities

And it has Destination in many places Namaste Namaste It is my habit I will do something Whatever I get Now we have come here Let's use the priority pass A little Let's sit in the lounge Because it is our flight It is 7 in the morning And our flight Is at 9.50 There are many varieties In this lounge Usually there are not many And everything is okay For eating and drinking And last time when I came This was not there Now the lounge will be open It has been 2 years Namaste again He is my brother

Udaipur What is your good name? Juzur Bahara It is a unique name We met him From India And he was telling about Eritrea That it is very dangerous We heard that You need a passport to get a sim card No, you need a license You need a license Let's eat something We have taken curd Vegetables and papaya Thank you It was nice to meet you You helped us a lot We had breakfast It was nice to meet you My brother Thank you We keep meeting We keep making love Family keeps growing People say How do you meet

Namaste, Dua, Salam You make love Let me tell you about Africa The people are very nice I have been to 14 countries In Africa They came to ask If you liked the food They asked Who asks who And the staff Came to pick up They asked If you liked the tea Thank you They are very nice people We are going to A new country If you are traveling In different time zones It is a loss I came from London It is 5.5 hours from India Ethiopia is 2.5 hours away It is a difference of 3 hours I got stuck in a car

for 2 hours And We are late We will reach On time They changed the gate It was A7 Now it is A10 I am happy Going to Africa Because I came from UK It is very expensive And No one cares But they are very nice If you can spend some money 150 Indian Rupees They will treat you like a king If you go to the toilet They will give you a tissue paper They will clean the toilet seat If you give them money They are very nice There is no one in other countries Who will take money This is the crowd We are goi

ng to This is a conflict Between Ethiopia and Eritrea About the land One person got angry Thank you Aircrafts are very big And They have given the name Taj Mahal Dreamliner 787 Boeing It is a mess I had the same seat 17H Coming from London Same seat And still same seat I was telling you about the flight 787 Ethiopian Airlines Good I had travelled before I didn't face any problem I came from London I was scared Ice cream Ice cream Ice cream Good gift It is very nice It is fun London I don't like

London One more thing You get 2 luggage I got it From London to Asmara And I am going back to Delhi From Asmara I got 2 luggage 23kg 10kg hand luggage And laptop bag There are many people Old ladies They are still wearing traditional dress Flight code Half an hour Drinks Sandwich Juice It took 1 hour 20 minutes We got down Asmara Capital of Eritrea Welcome To a new country Eritrea First view Eritrea Asmara International Airport We are waiting for our visa We got a permission Now we will apply We

are going to stay in this hotel There is an ad This is the view Inside It is half an hour We are waiting for visa People are getting visa You can see behind me I am not able to show you We are on immigration You can see I met a brother He said Sometimes We don't get baggage Because of the airline Because it is overloaded I am so tired. I didn't get my bag. Oh God! How will I get my bag? It's been more than an hour and I didn't get my luggage. I am so tensed. If I didn't get my luggage, how will

I work for three days? You must have heard the dialogue that I am holding a stick. And this Baba is holding a stick on his head. He is sitting for his bag. He is holding a stick for an hour. I slept on the stick. The light went off. The belt stopped. What will happen to me? I have thrown my luggage here. I got my bag. This poor man is supporting me a lot. Where is my big luggage? People are clapping for me. I got my bag. Thank God! Jai Ho! Jai Ho! With your blessings, I got my luggage. I was lo

st and found. I had a bag tag with me. Finally, we came out of the airport. It took us two hours to get our luggage and visa. I will tell you about the visa. We tried to get a visa in Delhi. We didn't get a visa in Delhi. We never got a counsellor. We never got an email. Then we got to know that the person who contacted me said that we will give you a visa on arrival. He sent me a slip of visa on arrival. In which my name was mentioned. There was another person's name. I showed the slip here. An

d with that document, he gave me the visa. And the visa fee was taken here officially. I am making my video. I am making a selfie. He was stopping me. Immigration took 70 USD. They also gave us a receipt. They gave us a complete receipt. There was no bribery. There was no question. And the company that gave me the document took 75 USD. And they are giving it to us now. They were waiting for us. Yes, I got it. I came out and told them that there is no luggage. Don't leave me and go. Wait here. It

's not allowed to park here. No problem, I am here. So, this is Mr. Tekete. I will put his number. It took a month to get the visa. It took a month to get his document. I came inside and filled the form. And there was no photo. It was a very easy process. There was no problem. You have to bring the printout. You have to give it here. 75 USD. And we are going to the hotel from here. I had booked a hotel from them. It is a very neat and clean job. There is no cheating. They took a taxi from me. 25

USD. And they will drop me at the airport. I met a brother here. He has been living here for 4 years. When he checked the rate, he said it is correct. It should be 13 USD per person. He took 25 from me. It should have been 13 USD per person. Relatives of many people are coming from abroad. These people are standing with flowers. This man was also with us. He is from Sudan. This brother is going with a bag. His family is living here. There is a war in Sudan. You have to watch it. There is a lot

of fighting. Some people stop you. Because this is a small place. It happens when you make videos at airports. Sometimes they refuse. Anyway, the car is coming. We will go from here and continue making videos. Our car has arrived. Let's ask them to keep it. Thank you. Thank you. It's okay. Give me something. Thank you. This is Toyota Corolla. I used to have a Toyota Corolla. It's a rare car. It's not good. Front. There is a European style car here. From India to the other side. Left hand steerin

g, right hand drive. Eritrea. It's official name is the state of Eritrea. It is a country in North East Africa. Its borders are Ethiopia, Sudan, Djibouti, and the Red Sea. This country got its name from its north east border. In Latin, Eritrea means Red Sea. The total area of Eritrea is 117,600 square kilometers. According to the area, Eritrea is number 101 in the world. If we talk about the population of Eritrea, no data is clear anywhere. According to one estimate, the population of Eritrea is

between 40 to 70 lakhs. 50% people believe in Christianity and 50% believe in Islam. Welcome to Eritrea. The weather is a little hot. It's going to be hot compared to London and Iceland. We are coming from there. These people are very good. Secondly, this ticket is also valid. 5 NAKFA. The currency of Eritrea is NAKFA. They have been using this currency since 1997. It is stable since 1997. Today, one US dollar is 15 NAKFA. When they started the currency, one US dollar was 13.5 NAKFA. There is o

nly a difference of 1.5 NAKFA. It has been from 1997 to 2024. Their currency is stable. If we compare it with Indian Rupees, it will be 1 NAKFA of about 6.25 rupees. I asked the guys about the temperature. They said they don't see it daily. Do you have internet? Yes. Do you have internet in your phone? No. Okay. Can tourists buy a sim card? No, they can't. I can't buy a sim card? It is very expensive. It is around 600 NAKFA. 600 NAKFA? Yes, around 40 dollars. 40 dollars? No internet? No internet

. No internet in mobile? No. Bye-bye. We are traveling in time. We are behind in time. Almost 30 years. After 30 years of independence war with Ethiopia, Eritrea got freedom in 1993. Since then, the president of East Africa is here. Eritrea is the world's most censored country. In 2001, the government shut down all independent media. Journalists were put in jail. They are still in jail. According to a BBC report, in 2019, Eritrea's government banned all social media sites. It is said that every

citizen here is a police officer. And whenever you go as a tourist, they keep an eye on you. Let's see how many people will keep an eye on us in this country. The safest place on earth. I am telling you the truth. Yes, I can believe. Nobody will bother you. Even at night or whatever in life. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I asked some instructors. They said nothing. No instructions. No problem. You can go anywhere at night. No problem. We are about to reach our hotel. Our hotel is 4-5 km away.

I told them to book in the city center. I booked the hotel they recommended. This is a very famous plane building. This is the main street. This is the main street. We have reached our hotel. Crystal Hotel. I can hear the sound of generators. There is a shortage of electricity here. Let's see what happens. It's going to be fun. There is no electricity at the reception. We have checked in at the hotel. This is our room. This is the bed. Not bad. This is the dressing. This is the bathroom. This i

s the toilet. This is the shower area. This is the chair. This is Almeera. This is the locker. Is there a safety locker? No, there is none. There is no safety locker. I think we have to go to the toilet. Let's go. I don't think this country is dangerous I feel very safe in this country I don't feel any harm And if we talk about charging plugs and sockets Here in socket India's System India's And this is probably UK's India's also looks like Rest, one should have a travel adapter When you are tra

veling Something like this In this country They say there is no internet But they have given the wifi password But they have said that We are not that fast here You know in this country So let's go and see how the wifi is Just go to the whatsapp message That's all And here is a mini bar In which beer is filled It's just beer So this is the journey so far