Travelling and hiking tips for Ethiopia
Author: Thomas Allofs
Ethiopia is one of the most famous tourist designations of Africa for its huge forests, beautiful rivers and high mountains. People also do love to know about different tribes living here. The highland of Ethiopia is major attraction and can reach there by using any transport. So if you are planning a vacation trekking & hiking holidays in Ethiopia can be a best option. You can also take a hiking and tracking package which will provide you the full facility to travel and stay also. Here some tips are discussed below that may help you in travelling Ethiopia.
- Visa: Except Kenya, Every tourist who is from different country need to have a tourist visa. You can apply for about 1-3 month tourist visa which may be sufficient for your hiking and tracking adventure. You can get these visas from the international Airport in Addis Ababa; however there is some other duration visas are being provided by country but for them you need go for Ethiopian Embassy office.
- Cost: There is a big tourism business run by Ethiopians, you can take a travel plan from them either and you may prefer to travel by your own. The transportation is easily available in Addis Abba you take a private or travel from a bus, it’s up to you. The tracking and hiking packages are available in different prices also there may some difference from one packaging company to another. You need to compare their prices and facilities provided by them before selecting one of them. To avoid fraud you are advised to take a package from a company which is authorised by country government, may they will cost you a list high but your safety will be assured.
- Online booking: Before start travelling it will be good for you if you an advanced booking to avoid any kind of inconvenience. The most of tourism companies which provide travelling package in Ethiopia are now available online. You can search them from internet and by going through their websites you can see there is different kind of packages available with their associated cost. The packages include day and night stay, tracking and hiking facility with trainers, a view of historical cities of the country and many more. There will surely a price difference between many of them; you can choose one of the most convenient for you. Some of these websites offer some special offers on some occasions so it will be better for your pocket to be there on these kinds of durations.
- Historical cities and high mountains: The central attraction of Ethiopia is it’s high mountains and simien mountains is a place which is most popular among those who have a great love for tracking and hiking adventures. If you have never ever tried tracking and you wish to do so these mountains are the place you are searching for. You can track there with a group of people along with a trainer and guide for safety purpose. The city of Gonder is famous for its beautiful Castles and historic importance.