Ethiopia tour & travel packages to the spectacular and grand attractions of Ethiopia. Our Ethiopia safari package covers a range of diverse fascinations, grouped into historic, cultural, nature and wildlife. The historic route of our Ethiopia tour heads to the northern part of Ethiopia and begins with Bahirdar, Lake Tana, and the Blue Nile Falls.The source of the Blue Nile River, Lake Tana, is dotted with island monasteries, housing treasures of medieval art.30 kilometers away, the river roars over the spectacular Tisissat Falls. Gondar, the famous medieval city known for its many castles and decoration of its churches is the next attraction of our Ethiopia holiday package.
After visiting the Royal enclosure and other attractions we head to the north to the Simien Mountains.These are the most beautiful mountain ranges in Africa.The spectacular scenery and the remarkable wild life include the endemic Gelada Baboon, and Walia. Also not to be missed highlights of the ethiopia tour historic and wildlife package.Ethiopia is the only country in Africa never to have been fully colonized (with the exception of a five-year occupation by Mussolini’s Italy). The 20th-century history of Ethiopia is dominated by the figure of Haile Selassie, who became emperor in 1930 and ruled until the military coup of 1974.
Ethiopia was occupied by the Italians between 1936 and 1941. In 1977, a further coup brought Lieutenant Colonel Mengistu to power. Agricultural backwardness was the country’s most urgent problem; all attempts at land reform were resisted. The government itself was perhaps too preoccupied with fighting secessionist movements in Tigray and Eritrea, and with occasional border clashes with Somalia (one of which escalated into full-scale war during 1977). This, along with severe drought, economic mismanagement and the mutual mistrust between the government and Western aid agencies contributed to the widespread and heavily-publicized 1983 famine. The civil war continued until May 1991, when President Mengistu fled the country for Zimbabwe.
In June 2001, after 10 separate attempts, the UN finally managed to broker a settlement between Ethiopia and Eritrea. A 4,000-strong peacekeeping force, UNMEE, holds the line between the two sides, but a final resolution of the conflict seems as distant as ever. This was a war that neither side could afford. Ethiopia has been in need of food aid for some years and distribution to the most needy and remote areas were disrupted by the fighting. Large imports of emergency aid were needed during the summer of 2003 to prevent a famine which might otherwise have affected up to 15 million people. In 2005, contested general elections led to more social unrest. Ethiopia can claim some of the highest and most stunning places on the African continent, such as the jaggedly carved Simien Mountains, and some of the lowest, such as the Danakil Depression, with its sulphur fumaroles and lunar-like landscape. Before traveling however, it is recommended that visitors check the latest travel advice.
Ethiopia is situated in northeast Africa, bordered by Eritrea, Sudan, Kenya, Somalia and Djibouti. It is about twice the size of France. The central area is a vast highland region of volcanic rock forming a watered, temperate zone surrounded by hot, arid, inhospitable desert. The Great Rift Valley, which starts in Palestine, runs down the Red Sea and diagonally southwest through Ethiopia, Kenya and Malawi. The escarpments on either side of the country are steepest in the north where the terrain is very rugged. To the south, the landscape is generally flatter and more suited to agriculture.
Scheduled and Tailor-Made Safaris: Ethiopia is Africa's hotbed of culture and history tours. Below you will find numerous small group safaris that African Safaris & Adventures runs in and around Ethiopia. You can join one of our scheduled camping or Ethiopia lodge safaris or if you'd like, one of our experienced Ethiopia travel consultants can tailor–make a private safari to meet your departure date, time period, group size and budget. A popular way of traveling around Ethiopia is via 4x4 vehicle where we tailor-make your itinerary for you.
Best Time to travel: Ethiopia has two main seasons, the dry season which lasts from mid-September to the end of May, and the rainy season which goes from June to August, with an average temperature of 25° C. The best time to visit Ethiopia is from September to May. We also offer Ethiopia cheap tour packages which accommodates the budget traveler as well as luxurious holiday seeker. Ethiopia's many national parks enable the visitor to enjoy the country's scenery and its wildlife, conserved in natural habitats, and offer opportunities for travel adventure unparalleled in Africa. The wildlife consists mainly of East African plains animals, but there are now no giraffe or buffalo. Oryx, bat-eared fox, caracal, aardvark and green monkeys and Hamadryads baboons, klipspringer, leopard, bushbuck, hippopotamus, gazelle, cheetah, lion, kudu and 450 species of bird all live within the park's 720 square kilometers
