Visiting the tribal markets at Turmi and Alduba was the most exciting part of our holiday.

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Visiting the tribal markets at Turmi and Alduba, including walking to the Turmi market from Buska Lodge; and sitting
in a Hamer mud hut drinking coffee was the most exciting and memorable part of the holiday.

Walk to the Turmi market from the Buska Lodge; don't rush to take photos at the tribal villages (walk around and chat with people first).

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Ann Wintersgill,
England.

Addis Ababa, Lower Omo Valley, Rift Valley Lakes, Bale Mountains. 

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From start to end, we were so well taken care of by our guides and drivers.

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This went above and beyond all expectations. Such warm, beautiful people everywhere that we went. We ate well, saw and experienced incredible things: all wonderful.

My favorite places to stay: Simien Lodge (so comfortable, with hot warer bottles to take to bed), Lalibela Lodge (beautiful views over the stunning town)  and Gheralta Lodge. The Fasil Lodge in Gondar had the most warm and helpful hosts to look after us too.

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Anne Stevenson,
Honk Kong.

Addis Ababa, Bahirdar, Gonder, Simien Mountains, Lalibela, Axum, Tigray Churches, Debre Zeit crater lakes. 

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Many thanks and all the very best!

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Dear Eskinder,

Many thanks for enabling us to have such a wonderful holiday in Ethiopia. It was such a well organised trip and we were very grateful that you met us at the airport, took us out and about in Addis Ababa and then drove us back to the airport at the end.

The guides in the other places were superb, had such excellent knowledge and were so pleasant to spend time with. I cannot rate the holiday highly enough!

Many thanks and all the very best!

Menna Turnbull,
Honk Kong.

Addis Ababa, Bahirdar, Gonder, Simien Mountains, Lalibela, Axum, Tigray Churches, Debre Zeit crater lakes 

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We would give the tour a very top rating.

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Go with an open mind and do not expect wonderful hotels.The four of us found it a fascinating, mind broadening and sometimes humbling experience rather than as a holiday but we do say go and have a look and appreciate an interesting very ancient country that is now very poor.

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The people are wonderful and help make the country so good. We had three weeks of traveling around Ethiopia with at least five internal flights within the country so we tried to cover the country which is simply VAST. There were many days of long drives over rough roads but the drivers, 4 wheel drive cars and the guides were absolutely first rate.

Kim Mahon
London, England.

Addis Ababa, Bahirdar, Gonder, Simien Mountains, Axum, Lalibela, Tigray Churches, Harer, Bale.

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An unforgettable and mind broadening and sometime humbling experience.

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This part of Africa was a fascinating insight into a hugely varied country of lovely people - many leading a very hard life in good humour and without apparent religious or ethnic conflict. Their welcome was invariably friendly and helpful and an effort to make us welcome.

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Tim Elworthy,
England.

Addis Ababa, Bahirdar, Gonder, Simien Mountains, Lalibela, Axum, Tigray Churches, Harer, Bale. 

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There were no hitches and all the guides were incredibly knowledgeable and so evidently proud of their own areas - and rightly so.

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Every day brought new and exciting sights, sounds and experiences - from the vast numbers of people and livestock that walked the roads, to the stunning scenery to the awe inspiring churches.

Make sure you have plenty of small notes and coins and prepare to be hassled by the constant call of 'take picture ' as it is associated with the handing over of 5 birr for the privilege of the photograph or the local children trying to sell you small trinkets. It does get annoying but you have to accept that for many it is the only way they have of surviving through the dry season and it is much better than begging.

If you are travelling south and have the opportunity, fly from Addis to Arba Minch rather than drive - you are not missing that much. Try and see the museum in Jinka before visiting the southern tribes. It was one of the better museums and provided lots of information on the different tribes.

Karina Wild,
Cyprus.

Addis Ababa, Bahirdar, Gonder, Simien Mountains, Lalibela, Axum, Tigray Churches, Lower Omo Valley tribes 

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Leave your preconceptions at home and come with an open mind.

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Ethiopia has much to see, so much variety, every day is different from the terrain and landscape, the crops and foods, the cultures, the tribes, the agricultural architecture, the history, the legends, the birds, the church, the handicrafts, the hotels and the different peoples. It was an amazing experience, but a humbling one as some of the villagers have very little.

Eskinder, we were very thankful to YOU that you had organised our trip so well.  At every airport there was someone waiting and ready for us.  Our drivers were all helpful and their cars comfortable.  We had the best of the hotels on our journey and we saw and did a wide variety of adventures. 

We marvelled that you had earmarked for us places to eat - where we could have fresh salads and fruit - something that you would not dream of doing in India for example (because of bad food handling) and we stayed healthy throughout. So thank you again to you.  I am sure that if the country remains peaceful - then tourism in your country will really increase and there will be lots more work for you.

Sue Todd
Cyprus.

Addis Ababa, Bahirdar, Gonder, Simien Mountains, Lalibela, Axum, Tigray Churches, Lower Omo Valley tribes

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