Ethiopian Tours To Danakil Depression & North With Omo Valley Tribes 15 Days
Overview
This combined Ethiopia 15 Days tour is a mix of Northern Ethiopia Destination which is the ancient history and culture, breathtaking highland scenery, waterfalls, castles, rock churches, and much more and beautiful monuments and ruins, built centuries ago in what used to be one of the greatest kingdoms of the world.
On the other side this tours bring a chance of meeting the fascinating and the existing tribes of Omo valley tribes which is is home to an exciting mix of many small and distinctive tribal groups. Amongst others, we find the Karo, the Mursi, and the Hamer
Finally This tours includes a 2 days to see one of the hottest, lowest, and geologically active areas on the world and some of the most breathtaking landscapes on earth, The Danakil Depression and boiling lava lakes, lava fields, extraordinary landscapes with different colors of minerals, salt fields, sulfur fields, hot springs
On the other side this tours bring a chance of meeting the fascinating and the existing tribes of Omo valley tribes which is is home to an exciting mix of many small and distinctive tribal groups. Amongst others, we find the Karo, the Mursi, and the Hamer
Finally This tours includes a 2 days to see one of the hottest, lowest, and geologically active areas on the world and some of the most breathtaking landscapes on earth, The Danakil Depression and boiling lava lakes, lava fields, extraordinary landscapes with different colors of minerals, salt fields, sulfur fields, hot springs
Inclusions
- 15x Breakfast
- 15x Dinner
- 15x Lunch
- Accommodation included: 14 nights
- Entry/Admission - Mekelle Hotel
- Entry/Admission - National Museum of Ethiopia
- Entry/Admission - Lake Tana
- Entry/Admission - Jinka Museum
- Entry/Admission - Lake Ziway
- Entry/Admission - Gheralta Lodge
- Entry/Admission - Mago National Park
- Entry/Admission - Mercato Market
- Entry/Admission - Dalol tours
- Entry/Admission - Arba Minch Airport
- Entry/Admission - Dasenech Village
- Entry/Admission - Debre Libanos
- Entry/Admission - Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela
- Entry/Admission - Fasil Ghebbi
What to expect
Itinerary
Day 1: ADDIS ABABA
Stop At: National Museum of Ethiopia, King George VI Street, Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Refresh and begin your sightseeing of Addis with a drive up to mount Entoto for a panoramic view of Addis. Descend down and drive to National museum where you will have a chance to spot the oldest hominids of ‘Lucy’ fossil. Visit and proceed to the Holy Trinity built during the WWII. Then proceed to Ethnographic museum, which use to be the palace of Emperor Hailesellase. To wrap up you drive to merkato, the biggest market in East Africa.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: 4 * Hotel In Addis Ababa
Day 2: Addis Ababa-Mekele-Hamdela
Stop At: Dalol tours, Ethiopia
Addis Ababa-Mekelle-Drive to–Hammedele(We use local flight)
This day after having your breakfast we will be driving to the airport for your flight to Mekele then on arrival we driving to - Hamd Ela. On the way you will have a chance of seeing the wonderful landscape of Tigray and Afar then later you will see the sun seat at the salt lake then we stay at Hamad Ela, better village with a total population about 500 people. O/n Hamedela( camping)
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch: Picnicking Lunch
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Accommodation included: Camping
Day 3: Dallol-Geralta
Stop At: XCHH+FXV, Gheralta Lodge Rd, Hawzen, Ethiopia
Hamedela-Mekele-Geralta
This Morning tour Drive to Ragad (Asebo), the place where the localities are mining salt. Look the activity of breaking the salt from the ground, cutting in to rectangular pieces and loading on camels. You drive ahead to Dallol and visit the difference landscape formed by volcanic activity, Dallol + Lake Assal + camel caravans. Excursion to Dallol (116 meter below sea level, one of the lowest places in the world) colorful salts mining, visit Lake Assal, follow up camel caravans and walk with the Afar people. Drive back to Hamedela and proceed to Geralta on the way you will have a chance of seeing the anchient churches of Abrha Wasba.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: 3* Hotel/Lodge
Day 4: Geralta-Mekele
Stop At: Mekelle Hotel, Hadnet, መቐለ, Ethiopia
Geralta-Mekele
This day after breakfats we will show you the wonderful Tigray Rock Churches of Abune Yemata Goh which is found in the cluster of Geralta mountain then Visit and proceed to Yohannes Makudi, one of the early Ethiopian Coptic Christian churches which is accessed via a narrow cleft between towering sandstone walls. Later we driving to Mekele visiting en route the semi rock-hewn church of Wukro Cherkos
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: 4 * Hotel
Day 5: Mekele-Lalibela
Stop At: Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela, Lalibela 1260 Ethiopia
:Mekele-Lalibela
After having your breakfast, you will begin your journey to Lalibela via passing the wonderful landscapes of North Ethiopia.
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: 4 * Hotel
Day 6: Lalibela
Stop At: Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela, Lalibela 1260 Ethiopia
Lalibela (The Eighth Wonder of the World)
Start your visit of Lalibela the ‘Eighth wonder of world Heritage’ Lalibela is famous for its underground rock-hewn cathedrals. In the afternoon you will visit top attractions of Lalibela that will simply stagger you. These churches include Bete Medhane Alem, Bete Mariam, Bete Meskal, Bete Denaghel, Bete Golgotha, Bete Mikael, and Bete Giorgis.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: 4 *
Day 7: Lalibela-Gondar
Stop At: Fasil Ghebbi, Mesqual square Gondar mesqual square, Gonder Ethiopia
Drive Lalibela – Gondar (The Camelot of Africa)
After having your breakfast, you will begin your journey to Gondar. The Royal Capital of Ethiopia, Gondar was founded in 1636 by Emperor Fassiladas. In the afternoon you will visit the city of Gondar with the drive to the Castles and Churches built by Emperor Fassiladas and his descendants. Proceed to the fascinating Debre Birhan Selassie (The Enlightening of Trinity) with Wonderful murals art, Qusquam Church.
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: 4 *
Day 8: Gondar-Bahir Dar
Stop At: Lake Tana, Ground floor from Blue Nile Hotel, Bahir Dar 4000 Ethiopia
Bahir Dar (Lakeside Town)
After breakfast we will be driving to Bahir Dar . Later, you will take a boat cruise on Lake Tana to visit the 14th century Monastery of Ura Kidane Mihret which is the most famous of the Zege peninsula monasteries. Afternoon, you will drive to the village of Tis Isat to see the Blue Nile falls (Note that the volume of the water could be minimal because of the construction of the new dam.)
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: 4 *
Day 9: Bahir Dra-Addis Ababa
Stop At: Debre Libanos 1000 Ethiopia
After breakfast passing through the wonderful chain mountains and densely tree forest we driving to Addis Ababa and on the way you will have a chnace of seing the George of Blue Nile latwer we will be arriving at one of the respected monastery of Ethiopia Debre Libanos is a monastery in Ethiopia which is lying northwest of Addis Ababa and it was Founded in the 13th century by Saint Tekle Haymanot we will visit the museums that have a lot of ancient bible books collection with religious crosses .
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: 4 *
Day 10: Addis Ababa-Langano
Stop At: Lake Ziway, Ziway Ethiopia
Drive Addis – Langano
After having your breakfast you will drive down southwards to Langano. En route visit Lake Ziway the largest of the upper Rift Valley lakes with an area of 400 sq. km. Its shores are creased with water lilies, breeding place for different Ethiopian. Proceed towards the Lake Langano. The lake is a place to enjoy water activities.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: 4*
Day 11: Langano-Arba Minch
Stop At: Arba Minch Airport, 2HRQ+88V, Arba Minch, Ethiopia
Morning, drive to the town of Arba Minch visiting en route the Doreze village who are expert in weaving called Shammas. The shape of their house looks Elephant, in order to remember the existence of these animals around the area many years ago. Enset “fake banana” is the stable food for these peoples.
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Pardaise Lodge/Similar
Day 12: Arba Minch-Konso-Jinka
Stop At: Jinka Museum, QHVF+W5W, Jinka, Ethiopia
After having your breakfast you will take a boat cruise on the Lake Chamo, the third biggest Lake in Ethiopia. On the Lake you may have a chance to see the Nile crocodiles, hippos and different types of birds. Drive to the Ari people, the largest population in the lower omo valley. The women wear skirts from the banana like tree, called Enset are expert in pottery.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Jinka Resort/Similar
Day 13: Jinka-Mago NP-Mursi Tribes-Turmi
Stop At: Mago National Park, 1000 Ethiopia
Take a day excursion to Mago National Park to visit the Mursi village. The Mursi are one of the exotic ethnic groups in Ethiopia. They live in very low huts made of straw leaves. The women like to wear terra cotta on their enormously stretched lower lips and ear lobes. Drive back to Jinka for lunch. Then proceed to the Turmi where the Hamer people lives.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Turmi Lodge/Similar
Day 14: Turmi-Omorate-Konso
Stop At: Dasenech Village, Omorate Dasenech, Turmi 1000 Ethiopia
: Excursion to Omorate -Konso
After having your breakfast, you will have an excursion to Omorate to visit the Dassanech people ‘people of the Delta’, who lives on the northern shore of Lake Turkana. Visit and drive back to Konso
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Konso Korebta Lodge/Similar
Day 15: Konso-Arba Minch-Addis Ababa
Stop At: Mercato Market, Dubai Tera Building, Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Drive Konso- Arba Minch – Addis-We use local flight
After breakfast drive to Konso village, one of the UNESCO site in Ethiopia know by their terracing. One of the best types of coffee for the country is also from this village.
You will be transferred to the airport for your flight back to Addis.
In the evening attend a folkloric dinner where you will have a chance to taste several national dishes and watch dances of the various ethnic groups of Ethiopia. The traditional coffee ceremony will also be served. Later you will be transferred to the airport for your departure.
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
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No accommodation included on this day.
Day 1: ADDIS ABABA
Stop At: National Museum of Ethiopia, King George VI Street, Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Refresh and begin your sightseeing of Addis with a drive up to mount Entoto for a panoramic view of Addis. Descend down and drive to National museum where you will have a chance to spot the oldest hominids of ‘Lucy’ fossil. Visit and proceed to the Holy Trinity built during the WWII. Then proceed to Ethnographic museum, which use to be the palace of Emperor Hailesellase. To wrap up you drive to merkato, the biggest market in East Africa.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: 4 * Hotel In Addis Ababa
Day 2: Addis Ababa-Mekele-Hamdela
Stop At: Dalol tours, Ethiopia
Addis Ababa-Mekelle-Drive to–Hammedele(We use local flight)
This day after having your breakfast we will be driving to the airport for your flight to Mekele then on arrival we driving to - Hamd Ela. On the way you will have a chance of seeing the wonderful landscape of Tigray and Afar then later you will see the sun seat at the salt lake then we stay at Hamad Ela, better village with a total population about 500 people. O/n Hamedela( camping)
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch: Picnicking Lunch
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•
Accommodation included: Camping
Day 3: Dallol-Geralta
Stop At: XCHH+FXV, Gheralta Lodge Rd, Hawzen, Ethiopia
Hamedela-Mekele-Geralta
This Morning tour Drive to Ragad (Asebo), the place where the localities are mining salt. Look the activity of breaking the salt from the ground, cutting in to rectangular pieces and loading on camels. You drive ahead to Dallol and visit the difference landscape formed by volcanic activity, Dallol + Lake Assal + camel caravans. Excursion to Dallol (116 meter below sea level, one of the lowest places in the world) colorful salts mining, visit Lake Assal, follow up camel caravans and walk with the Afar people. Drive back to Hamedela and proceed to Geralta on the way you will have a chance of seeing the anchient churches of Abrha Wasba.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: 3* Hotel/Lodge
Day 4: Geralta-Mekele
Stop At: Mekelle Hotel, Hadnet, መቐለ, Ethiopia
Geralta-Mekele
This day after breakfats we will show you the wonderful Tigray Rock Churches of Abune Yemata Goh which is found in the cluster of Geralta mountain then Visit and proceed to Yohannes Makudi, one of the early Ethiopian Coptic Christian churches which is accessed via a narrow cleft between towering sandstone walls. Later we driving to Mekele visiting en route the semi rock-hewn church of Wukro Cherkos
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
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•
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Accommodation included: 4 * Hotel
Day 5: Mekele-Lalibela
Stop At: Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela, Lalibela 1260 Ethiopia
:Mekele-Lalibela
After having your breakfast, you will begin your journey to Lalibela via passing the wonderful landscapes of North Ethiopia.
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
•
•
•
Accommodation included: 4 * Hotel
Day 6: Lalibela
Stop At: Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela, Lalibela 1260 Ethiopia
Lalibela (The Eighth Wonder of the World)
Start your visit of Lalibela the ‘Eighth wonder of world Heritage’ Lalibela is famous for its underground rock-hewn cathedrals. In the afternoon you will visit top attractions of Lalibela that will simply stagger you. These churches include Bete Medhane Alem, Bete Mariam, Bete Meskal, Bete Denaghel, Bete Golgotha, Bete Mikael, and Bete Giorgis.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
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•
Accommodation included: 4 *
Day 7: Lalibela-Gondar
Stop At: Fasil Ghebbi, Mesqual square Gondar mesqual square, Gonder Ethiopia
Drive Lalibela – Gondar (The Camelot of Africa)
After having your breakfast, you will begin your journey to Gondar. The Royal Capital of Ethiopia, Gondar was founded in 1636 by Emperor Fassiladas. In the afternoon you will visit the city of Gondar with the drive to the Castles and Churches built by Emperor Fassiladas and his descendants. Proceed to the fascinating Debre Birhan Selassie (The Enlightening of Trinity) with Wonderful murals art, Qusquam Church.
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
•
•
•
Accommodation included: 4 *
Day 8: Gondar-Bahir Dar
Stop At: Lake Tana, Ground floor from Blue Nile Hotel, Bahir Dar 4000 Ethiopia
Bahir Dar (Lakeside Town)
After breakfast we will be driving to Bahir Dar . Later, you will take a boat cruise on Lake Tana to visit the 14th century Monastery of Ura Kidane Mihret which is the most famous of the Zege peninsula monasteries. Afternoon, you will drive to the village of Tis Isat to see the Blue Nile falls (Note that the volume of the water could be minimal because of the construction of the new dam.)
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
•
•
•
Accommodation included: 4 *
Day 9: Bahir Dra-Addis Ababa
Stop At: Debre Libanos 1000 Ethiopia
After breakfast passing through the wonderful chain mountains and densely tree forest we driving to Addis Ababa and on the way you will have a chnace of seing the George of Blue Nile latwer we will be arriving at one of the respected monastery of Ethiopia Debre Libanos is a monastery in Ethiopia which is lying northwest of Addis Ababa and it was Founded in the 13th century by Saint Tekle Haymanot we will visit the museums that have a lot of ancient bible books collection with religious crosses .
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
•
•
•
Accommodation included: 4 *
Day 10: Addis Ababa-Langano
Stop At: Lake Ziway, Ziway Ethiopia
Drive Addis – Langano
After having your breakfast you will drive down southwards to Langano. En route visit Lake Ziway the largest of the upper Rift Valley lakes with an area of 400 sq. km. Its shores are creased with water lilies, breeding place for different Ethiopian. Proceed towards the Lake Langano. The lake is a place to enjoy water activities.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
•
•
•
Accommodation included: 4*
Day 11: Langano-Arba Minch
Stop At: Arba Minch Airport, 2HRQ+88V, Arba Minch, Ethiopia
Morning, drive to the town of Arba Minch visiting en route the Doreze village who are expert in weaving called Shammas. The shape of their house looks Elephant, in order to remember the existence of these animals around the area many years ago. Enset “fake banana” is the stable food for these peoples.
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
•
•
•
Accommodation included: Pardaise Lodge/Similar
Day 12: Arba Minch-Konso-Jinka
Stop At: Jinka Museum, QHVF+W5W, Jinka, Ethiopia
After having your breakfast you will take a boat cruise on the Lake Chamo, the third biggest Lake in Ethiopia. On the Lake you may have a chance to see the Nile crocodiles, hippos and different types of birds. Drive to the Ari people, the largest population in the lower omo valley. The women wear skirts from the banana like tree, called Enset are expert in pottery.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
•
•
•
Accommodation included: Jinka Resort/Similar
Day 13: Jinka-Mago NP-Mursi Tribes-Turmi
Stop At: Mago National Park, 1000 Ethiopia
Take a day excursion to Mago National Park to visit the Mursi village. The Mursi are one of the exotic ethnic groups in Ethiopia. They live in very low huts made of straw leaves. The women like to wear terra cotta on their enormously stretched lower lips and ear lobes. Drive back to Jinka for lunch. Then proceed to the Turmi where the Hamer people lives.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
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•
•
Accommodation included: Turmi Lodge/Similar
Day 14: Turmi-Omorate-Konso
Stop At: Dasenech Village, Omorate Dasenech, Turmi 1000 Ethiopia
: Excursion to Omorate -Konso
After having your breakfast, you will have an excursion to Omorate to visit the Dassanech people ‘people of the Delta’, who lives on the northern shore of Lake Turkana. Visit and drive back to Konso
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
•
•
•
Accommodation included: Konso Korebta Lodge/Similar
Day 15: Konso-Arba Minch-Addis Ababa
Stop At: Mercato Market, Dubai Tera Building, Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Drive Konso- Arba Minch – Addis-We use local flight
After breakfast drive to Konso village, one of the UNESCO site in Ethiopia know by their terracing. One of the best types of coffee for the country is also from this village.
You will be transferred to the airport for your flight back to Addis.
In the evening attend a folkloric dinner where you will have a chance to taste several national dishes and watch dances of the various ethnic groups of Ethiopia. The traditional coffee ceremony will also be served. Later you will be transferred to the airport for your departure.
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
•
•
•
No accommodation included on this day.
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
Nickpopesku
April 2023
For people who want see more i s ok trip with cars, but is very hard, for more comfortable choose internal transport by plane.
For people who want see more i s ok trip with cars, but is very hard, for more comfortable choose internal transport by plane.Wanson
January 2023
I can't recommend Aman more here. He gives you peace of mind plus taking care of my group the best he could. We went to Lalibela, Danakil Depression, and Omo Valley with his guides: Yihun and the drivers took care of us all the way to Danakil. They gave us the best accommodation, food, and attent...
I can't recommend Aman more here. He gives you peace of mind plus taking care of my group the best he could. We went to Lalibela, Danakil Depression, and Omo Valley with his guides: Yihun and the drivers took care of us all the way to Danakil. They gave us the best accommodation, food, and attention to detail. Ferd is a very driver driving us to the Omo Valley along with local tours to the villages of Mursi, Karo, Dansach and others to Awasa and Arba Minch. We have great experience from the time we landed to the time we feel sad to leave the country I am happy to answer any of your questions about this company and this countryshangbellebarb
January 2023
The whole tour was amazing, the tour guides were professional and caring, and the drivers were all good. Even the chef with us for volcano who cooked amazingly! We had a great time! Three of us joined Aman tour for Afar Depression tour with meal included. Together with another 2 tourists from d...
The whole tour was amazing, the tour guides were professional and caring, and the drivers were all good. Even the chef with us for volcano who cooked amazingly! We had a great time! Three of us joined Aman tour for Afar Depression tour with meal included. Together with another 2 tourists from different countries, 5 people as a group arriving a local restaurant in slum area in Semera, we were offered a big plate of rice, lots of injera and 3 little bowls of sauce, we all knew the resources may be insufficient, we all knew it and we were happy for what we got. Two days later, we visited the same restaurant on our way back, we were offered a big plate of rice, lots of injera and 1 little bowl of sauce. While we were about to finish, something caught our attention, a lady got a big pile of hot juicy meat with injera serving three local people behind us. ‘Oh they got meat in here!’ that’s what came up my mind, none of us expected we would see meat in slum area. i thought it was a bit ridiculous for 5 of us sharing a little bowl of sauce with rice and injera while we were paying generous amount of money for the tour. During the Afar Depression tour, two of us got the unknown poxes on arms and all over our body, in total 30+ poxes. Maybe due to the hygienic problem in northern part, those poxes were increasing in number, we were pretty worried. Once we got back to ADDIS ABABA, Aman picked us up, we mentioned about the poxes right away and wanted to consult a doctor in hospital. That night was the only chance we could seek for help (consultation) as next day we would leave the city having tight schedule for next destination, but Aman looked into our poxes saying ‘it’s a small problem’ and only offered driving us to the nearest pharmacy to get some cream instead. In which made us upset as we still have 8 days to go driving long to rural areas visit the tribes. Apart from that, Aman tour is very good.ramonapA2466YZ
March 2023
From all the tour operators that I traveled; Aman Ethiopia Tours was the best! The trip was a real tour de force, with more than 6000 km traveled in 15 days, from north Danakil to Omo Valley in south. And everything was just perfect during this time – some of the best hotels, good places to eat, ...
From all the tour operators that I traveled; Aman Ethiopia Tours was the best! The trip was a real tour de force, with more than 6000 km traveled in 15 days, from north Danakil to Omo Valley in south. And everything was just perfect during this time – some of the best hotels, good places to eat, frequent breaks for relaxation and clean windshield for us to take pictures during this road trip that included most of the highlights that the country has to offer. Also, their partner guides, like the ones that we had at Lalibela churches or Gondar castle, were surpassingly passionate about the places that they were representing, knowledgeable and having answers to all our questions. The drivers (Niko and Neway) not only that they were professional ones (driving is a serios deal in Ethiopia) but they were kind, friendly and funny, and they brought a great vibe to the whole trip. They gave me the feeling that we are all a group of friends traveling together, not that they are at their job transporting customers. Besides that, they were always there if we had any kind of problems (like the time when my sandals broke and Niko searched on his own for a shoe repair point). Also, I loved the fact that they were respectful and polite with the locals and with the ethnic groups. And that they took a lot of pictures for us :) For sure the tour operator that you chose has a great contribution to the success of your trip, and these guys had their share in the fact that I loved so much this country. Thank you! For sure I will choose them again and I will recommend them to anyone who wants to visit Ethiopia. It’s that kind of operator that will go an extra mile for its customers.kellydP5351OF
February 2023
We had the best Guide and Driver on any trip we ever had. We highly recamend the Aman tour group. They continually made sure we were comfortable and safe in all activities. They were first rate in all we did. We highly recomend Aman Tours! Marv and Kelly Diller/ USA
We had the best Guide and Driver on any trip we ever had. We highly recamend the Aman tour group. They continually made sure we were comfortable and safe in all activities. They were first rate in all we did. We highly recomend Aman Tours! Marv and Kelly Diller/ USAL9600NPnatalyak
May 2022
For the first time was in Ethiopia (and in Africa, to be honest). We were in a small group (4 people only) and Aman Ethiopia Tours & Travel designed for us the whole trip. Our special request was to stay in Hamar tribe in Omo valley for 9 days - to have a real ethnographic experience. We got it t...
For the first time was in Ethiopia (and in Africa, to be honest). We were in a small group (4 people only) and Aman Ethiopia Tours & Travel designed for us the whole trip. Our special request was to stay in Hamar tribe in Omo valley for 9 days - to have a real ethnographic experience. We got it top notch! Everything was organized on the same or even higher level higher than in European tour agencies (and I traveled a lot). Our guide - Shashi (Terry) was incredible, he reacted on all our requests and wishes, he found for us the village to stay. And it was not the place tourists come every day and influence the unique culture of the tribe. Instead, we went to the village where we were only the third tourists they saw. Aman Ethiopia found for us a super nice Hamar family to live with – we talked to the people, did the day tasks they did, they were more than open with us. We lived in a comfortable tent with the Chef of our own, who cooked great food three times a day from fresh and testy products. We had new Land Rover that we used every time we needed to go to the nearby city. We also got perfect translator - Ojta, who was himself from the tribe and was our guide to the customs and traditions, he was with us 24/7 always ready to help. Thanks to all crew of Aman Ethiopia who were with us in this trip we had unique and unforgettable trip. This is priceless and memories will be for all life. After ethnographic part of the trip, we went to the North and saw Lalibela and Danakil depression. This part was also organized on a very good. We had great guide in Lalibela who showed as all the churches. The trip to Afar was the most challenging part of our journey – this area just begins to recover after the war. But we were provided with guard. We slept under the sky on comfy beds, and this is also cool experience. It is always discussed that there are problems in Ethiopia with water and electricity, we faced them also, but when you are there, it is really doesn’t feel the same as at home. This is part of the experience, and it also helps to leave all gadgets behind and just enjoy the country. To summarize traveling with Aman Ethiopia, with Shashi, Noy, Hoyta, was not just trip to Ethiopia but unique opportunity to really feel the country. And to fall in love with it and with people who live there.