Highway Tours
- The Ultimate Family
Vacation Adventure
I have a profound joy and pleasure to bring you
the ultimate family vacation adventure in the amazingly
original, pure untouched attractions of Ethiopia -
unexplored by many.
Welcome to the official site of Highway
Tours.
It is my belief that we can provide you with the best most
reliable tour information on Ethiopia.
You will also find details of our comprehensive
services that will make your dream vacation a reality.
Whilst you are with us, I guarantee that your
trip will be turned into the ultimate family vacation adventure
as you have never seen before.
Why Travel to Ethiopia ?
Ethiopia is like no other: Ethiopia is not just another country. It has a
cultural, historical, and linguistic identity quite
distinct from that of the rest of Africa, largely because
it has spent long periods of its history in virtual
isolation.
Nature has also endowed Ethiopia with splendid
beauty and diversity that is worth being given the utmost
admiration and highest regard.
Do you know that Ethiopia is the cradle
of mankind?
It is here that the 3.8 million years old remains of ancestral
Australopithecus Afarensis (the first hominid skeleton) and the
4.4 million years old fossil remains of the chimpanzee-sized
ape were unearthed.
Historical and archaeological discoveries show
that only few countries in the world possess such great wealth,
ancient legends, and beautiful attractions as
Ethiopia.
It is the only country in sub-Saharan Africa
with tangible historical remnants stretching back to the
ancient Mediterranean civilizations.
Ethiopia retains its own particular language
and script, its own food and drink, its own church and saints,
even its own calendar and clock.
Ethiopia has been known since the
biblical Genesis (The Beginning):
Do you know that it is the first country to be mentioned in the
world’s oldest book, The Bible? Read “Gen 2:13”
Ethiopia is “friendly and
hospitable" Friendly, amazingly safe, proud of
themselves and having great respect for others, are among the
many attributes of Ethiopian people. Its grand attractions and
its people will leave you with unforgettable memories and
lasting impressions.
Ethiopia is an affordable
destination Addis Ababa and other destinations have hotels
that cater for all pockets.
From the luxurious Sheraton and Hilton hotels,
to the tourist class hotels such as the Ghion Hotel, Imperial
Hotel, Global Hotel, Hotel Leopold and many others, that all
have good customer service.
Guest houses, restaurants, cafes, supermarkets
are plentiful and cheap. You will always get the best rooms,
facilities and services that are both affordable and reasonably
priced.
Why Discover Ethiopia with Highway
Tours
We are committed to providing our customers the ultimate
vacation adventure experience in the country's most diverse,
exotically beautiful and magnificent scenery.
Our combined knowledge of the prolific natural
and wildlife attractions, the centuries and millennia old
historical heritage and the colorful cultural traditions,
makes us an ideal choice to make your ultimate family
vacation adventure become a reality.
Semaamlak Kumie
A certified guide of Simien Mountains National Park (SMNP);
trained in basic guiding, first aid, map reading and wildlife
conservation.
He specializes in tourism management and SMNP
ecology, botany, mammals and bird identification, history,
trekking arrangement and mountaineering.
We are distinguished by our qualified,
efficient and cost effective tour packages, all designed to
provide you, our highly esteemed customer, the ultimate
service, with courtesy, care, comfort, safety, and above all
your utmost enjoyment and satisfaction.
Our Vision: Our vision is ‘to
see “satisfied customers” experience the country’s diverse
beauties and attractions’. Our mission is to make this a
reality by providing quality professional tour services
unparalleled by any other tour operator in
Ethiopia.
We always aspire to render our services in an
efficient, qualified, innovative, proficient and professional
manner.
Our Core Value: Always placing
and valuing our customers first and providing a reliable
service that is our core value and unconditional promise.
Our Purpose: Our purpose is to
provide high quality management with superior customer service
at an affordable price.
Our Services: We provide a
wide array of tour packages and travel arrangements destined to
Ethiopia. Among our specialties are; site seeing tours,
adventure tours, bird watching tours, historic and cultural
tours; hotel reservations, car and equipment rentals,
transportation facilities and arrangements.
Elias Bayou A certified and professional
safari guide with an excellent knowledge of wild-life and
birds. He has earned an advanced diploma from Air travel
and related studies center in Nairobi, Kenya.
He has a rich experience in accompanying
international or local bird watchers to the best bird sites of
Ethiopia.
Elias has also traveled extensively over the
major national parks and reserves throughout Ethiopia, Kenya,
and North Tanzania. He is also a member of 'Ethiopian Wildlife
and History Society' and 'Nature Kenya' and also a participant
of many bird watching activities.
We also manage, coordinate and organize
conferences, workshops, seminars and other business related
arrangements.
We Take Care of You: With our package
tour services we take care of your vacation arrangements
from the moment you arrive in Ethiopia to the moment you
leave.
Our services start with receiving and assisting
you at the airport; transfer to your hotel, accommodation in
the best available hotels, private ground transportation,
including fuel and driver.
Also included are all meals with bottled water,
soft drinks and a professional English, Spanish, French,
Italian, or German speaking local guide.
The guide will accompany you throughout your
tour and pay for excursions and entrance fees.
Also included are mules while trekking, scouts,
cooks while camping and many others aspects that are part of
your service package.
Gebretsadkan another of our guides has earned a
bachelor degree in tourism management from the University of
Gondar. He has an excellent knowledge and service of guiding at
Axum and to nearby sites.
Staff: Our Company is comprised of an
experienced and knowledgeable management, coordinators,
facility managers, highly skilled operators and technical
staff.
Tour Guides: We have trained and qualified
tour guides with various language proficiencies. These range
from speaking and translating English, French, Spanish, German,
Italian and the local languages.
Habtamu has earned a bachelor degree in
Marketing from Bahirdar University. He is a certified guide at
Lalibela to the churches inside and out of the town.
Prices: Our packages are cost
effective, affordable and moderate. We also offer price
discounts, bargains, and negotiable customized packages. For more information see
ourChoosing a
Tourpage
Legal Status: Highway Tours is
registered by The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Ministry of Trade and Industry under Registration No.
020/1/43065/99.
Tour Enquiries: Please select
a tour brochure or brochures that are closest to the type of
tour you are interested in. Within each brochure you will find
a link to our Tour Enquiry Form where a tour can be customized
to your needs based on the information you supply.
Booking and Payment: Based on
the personal or group details that you provide to us through
our Tour Enquiry Form, we will send you a customized itinerary,
a specific quote and method of payment, along with other
details that will help you plan the ultimate family vacation
adventure.
It is advisable and recommended to confirm
reservations at least one month before the tour begins, or
prior to the commencement of services.
Visa and Travel arrangements:
Visas may be obtained at Ethiopia’s diplomatic mission
overseas. However for nationals of Australia, Austria, Belgium,
Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greek, Netherlands,
New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation,
South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and
United States they are available upon arrival.
Our Location: Our office is
just 20 minutes drive from the Bole International Airport and
located at:
Kirkos Sub City 08-09/519
Addis Ababa
P.O.Box 1517 code1110
Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia.
I have a profound joy and pleasure to bring you
the ultimate family vacation adventure in the amazingly
original, pure untouched attractions of Ethiopia -
unexplored by many.
Ethiopia is not just another country. It has a
cultural, historical, and linguistic identity quite
distinct from that of the rest of Africa, largely because
it has spent long periods of its history in virtual
isolation.
Addis Ababa and other destinations have hotels
that cater for all pockets.
Our combined knowledge of the prolific natural
and wildlife attractions, the centuries and millennia old
historical heritage and the colorful cultural traditions,
makes us an ideal choice to make your ultimate family
vacation adventure become a reality.
unparalleled by any other tour operator in
Ethiopia.
Elias Bayou
We Take Care of You: With our package
tour services we take care of your vacation arrangements
from the moment you arrive in Ethiopia to the moment you
leave.
Staff: Our Company is comprised of an
experienced and knowledgeable management, coordinators,
facility managers, highly skilled operators and technical
staff.
