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We had a super journey, very well organized. We have really enjoyed it! Ethiopia is a wonderful country.
- Arjen and Linda
Top Tour: Tribes and Lakes
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Een reis die begint in Addis Abeba, de op drie na hoogst gelegen hoofdstad ter wereld. Na een rondrit door de mooiste en leukste stadsdelen zet u de reis voort naar het zuiden van Ethiopië waar zich de Rift Valley, Zwai meer en Shalla kratermeer bevinden. Een prachtige route met vergezichten over de Omo vallei leidt naar Jinka, de Tsemai en Banna s...
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Ethiopia
Take some time to read more about magnificent and mysterious Ethiopia to get a good taste of the country!
- The South - Our home
- The North - The heart of Ethiopia's history and legends - the North
- Western Ethiopia, the homeland of coffee and a treasure of natural beauty
- East and North-East Ethiopia, from the mountains through the desert to the lowest place on Earth
- and Addis Ababa!
North Ethiopia
Northern Ethiopia, an open air museum in a magnificent landscape
Most people come to Afric
a for safari or to see primitive tribes. But, in the north of Ethiopia you will discover a completely different Africa with monuments that speak of an ancient civilization which can be compared with the Greek and Roman civilizations, 17th century castles where kings lived in excessive luxury, playing their political games and also innumerable rock hewn churches, hidden jewels in the rough landscape of Tigray.
Development projects
As a travel agency we like to show you the beautiful sides of Ethiopia but during our 10 years stay in Ethiopia we have not been blind for the needs around us, caused by poverty and poor health care. We have been involved in different small scale development projects for which we feel still concerned since we came to Holland. Hereunder you can find links to some of these projects where nearly all income is used for those who need help instead of using the gifts for paying big salaries to the helpers, office rent or expensive cars . The helpers do their work voluntary or for a small salary paid from donations and they do their work with great enthusiasm.
Ethiopia: the story of coffee
Although it might not be known, Ethiopia gave the gift of coffee to this world! Ancient legend tells the story of Kaldi, an Ethiopian herder who lived in the Kaffa-region, believed to be the first to discover the mythical properties of coffee.
He was so amazed at the dancing of his goats after they had eaten some berries from nearby shrubs where he decided to try some of the ripe, red "Cherries" for himself. After eating the cherries he felt as energetic as his goats and he told his discoverie to the monks of a nearby monastry. When the monks started to eat the cherries they found out that they could pray for hours without getting tired.
Coffee quickly evolved into a ceremonial religious drink keeping the monks awake during their long hours of prayer.
Historical route
The “Historical Route” is one of the most interesting roundtrips you can make in Ethiopia. On the Historical Route you will discover the rich past and
ages old civilization which was the foundation of nowadays Ethiopia.
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