Socotra   forever

Directly north of Aomak is the tuning to Dagub Cave.

I have to admit that if there were any popular site that I would omit in Socotra itinerary it would be this. But maybe I was spoiled by Hoq Cave which ticked all the boxes.

You can drive almost to the cave entrance, which makes it a popular picnic site for the locals. This popularity has resulted – when we were there – in a large amount of rubbish, from either locals or other tourists, so it would be kind to take a bag with you and do a quick clean-up. The cave entrance is huge, giving a spectacular coastal view, and small birds chirp and flitter in the surrounding bushes.

There are a few stalactites and stalagmites as you go inside, where there is also a small ‘basin’ of fresh water. The most interesting feature is probably the bats that roost high up at the back of the cave, mostly on the right as you face inwards. They are lesser mouse-tailed bats, and it’s strange to see a bat with a long tail.