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Visual Journal

The Island in Photographs

An island unlike any other — from the alien silhouette of dragon's blood trees to dunes that pour into warm turquoise sea.

Aerial view of a sandy headland reaching into the turquoise sea off Socotra
Travelers in a small boat on the clear sea off Socotra, seen from above
Turquoise pool between white limestone rocks in a Socotra canyon
Swimmers in a green natural pool beneath limestone cliffs on Socotra
Travelers walking among dragon's blood trees on a rocky Socotra plateau
Sunset over dragon's blood trees and mountains on Socotra
Sunset over a sandy lagoon on the Socotra coast, seen from a drone
Aerial view of a long sandy beach and dunes along the Socotra coast
Panorama of a dragon's blood tree forest on a Socotra plateau