All Blog Posts Tagged 'Ethiopia' (35)

Ethiopia is the earliest known home of humankind. A skeleton of an older human ancestor Australopithecus Afarensis was discovered in 1974 in the Afar region. Anthropologists have established that the skeleton covering 40% of the human body had belonged to a twenty-years-old female that lived 3.5 million years ago.

   Ethiopia offers a greater richness in archaeological finds and historical buildings than any other country in Sub-Saharan Africa

  Ethiopia offers a greater…

 Whether on the historic route or elsewhere, visitors can experiance and practice an ancient religious festivals such as Genna(Christmas),…

Tour Description : The Historic Route and Harar

Duration : 11 days or 14 days.

Tour code : TET

1. Arrival in Addis Ababa. Be welcomed at the airport by your tour guide. Transfer to hotel and check-in. There is a big choice of good hotels available in Addis Ababa. Enjoy your first Ethiopian dinner in Addis.

2. Addis Ababa City tour and Sightseeing. In the morning visit the National Museum, the Trinity Cathedral and the Ethnological Museum. Have…

Dear visitors, do you have these questions in mind, which Ethiopian tour operators are well organized, professional, competitive, reliable and responsible to handle your tour and travel need in Ethiopia? The answer is you are now on the right track to find all these qualities from Veronica Ethiopia Tours for your tour in Ethiopia.

Veronica Ethiopia Tours is proud to introduce you with Ethiopia as a destination where only few have been before.

Ethiopia is a country bestowed with…

Practical information travelers to Ethiopia need to know about photographing and filming in Ethiopia. If you are going to Ethiopia for a photographing trip, take more film, digital camera cards and spare batteries than think you will need. Ethiopia is very photogenic and it will be easy to use at least one roll of 36 exposures per day or fill half your digital camera card. It is advisable you bring a U/V filter and dust cover to protect you camera.

Out of Addis Ababa it is hard to…

Dallol volcano is located in the Danakil Depression in North East of Ethiopia offers an opportunity to see the first signs of a new ocean basin forming. South of Dallol, the crust is cut into rectangular salt slabs and transported up into the highlands a near endless procession of camel caravans. The salt canyons south of Dallol Mountain are some of the most…

Participate in the 3rd edition of the Business Plan Competition for African women entrepreneurs

The competition is open to women entrepreneurs of all African countries who have created a business plan, which fulfills the eligibility…

St.Mary of Zion

An even greater mystery surrounds the ancient city of Axum. In the compound of St. Mary of Zion, the holiest place of the nation, a strange looking, fenced off and heavily guarded “treasury” said to contain the true Arc of the Covenant.

DEBRE DAMO MONASTERY

Built in the 6th century, Debre Damo is the oldest monastery in Ethiopia while its stone church is said to be the oldest still standing. The monastery is off limit to females. Once you are on…

The following tourist attractions are the major cultural attractions of Ethiopia:

The peoples of Omo Valley

The Omo River Valley is still a virgin environment, where tribal traditions have remained unchanged. The women still dress in elaborately decorated skins and the men celebrate adulthood with special coloured hair buns. It is one of the few places you can go in Africa (or in the world, actually) and see people dressed in tribal attire—and they are not just dressing…

The following tourist attractions are the major cultural attractions of Ethiopia:

The peoples of Omo Valley

The Omo River Valley is still a virgin environment, where tribal traditions have remained unchanged. The women still dress in elaborately decorated skins and the men celebrate adulthood with special coloured hair buns. It is one of the few places you can go in Africa (or in the world, actually) and see people dressed in tribal attire—and they are not just dressing…

When to Visit Ethiopia

This can depend on where you are going. In most of the country, the main rainy season runs from June to the beginning of September, with short rains in March. In the Omo and Mago parks however, in Southern Ethiopia, the seasons are different with the main rains from March to June and shorter rains in November.

Passport

A valid passport is required for travel to Ethiopia containing at least two blank pages per country and a validity of…

Trekking Tour in Ethiopia

Trekking in the Semien Mountains - Semien Mountains National Park

The Simien range lies north of Gonder. It is one of Africa’s largest mountain ranges many of its peak rise above 4000m and mount Ras Dejen (4543m) is the highest point in Ethiopia and the fourth largest peak in Africa. The western side of the range designated as the semen mountain national park. It is UNESCO world heritage and the habitat of big endemic mammals like Walya…

If you happen to be in Addis by some chance and have some leisure time, there are many interesting places to be seen in Addis and in the surrounding.

Ethiopia has a total of more than 850 bird species no less than 30 endemics of which 20 are fairly easy to see and a few more near endemics.

Ethiopia is an ideal destination either for a short-range or long-range birding trip. With some 30 endemics, some of African species difficult to see elsewhere, and many birds quite approachable, and the almost complete absence of dangerous animals make it possible to…

• Aberus Ethiopia Tours is a privately owned Ethiopian local toullow meeting local people and gaining insight into local history, culture and nature through out your activities.

  We are not jumped in to the business because we have the money but because we have been through it as a tour guide for years, it is a gradual enrichment of ourselves with specialization and expertise knowledge of the sites and…

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