The Best Time To Visit

Ethiopia, whose culture and civilization have never been corrupted by a foreign invasion since it was never colonized, is a country which is in East Africa. A high mountain plateau surrounded by deserts devices is the main geographical determinants of the country. Fresh areas of rainfall in June and in September of Ethiopia are one of the reservoirs of East Africa, but the weather may be incurred during this wet season. The dry season is between October and May with some occasional drizzles in March and April, to give fresh air at the beginning and the end of the day, and a warm temperature middle of the day which will make visits to several locations in the arid plains and dense forest. During this half of the year holidays are ideal for convenient and easy circuits in savannas, parks and mountains, however, the country is hosting throughout the year with 20 ° C as average temperature, even if a very high heat can be recorded along the east coast and generally in western countries.

Very rich culturally and historically, from having been the former site of religious stories and mythical sovereignties, Ethiopia is a vast country lying on some 1 130 000 km ² of its area with a population estimated at 72 million, divided into forty ethnic groups, with almost 70 different languages and nearly 200 dialects. Addis Ababa, the capital, in the middle of the country, houses the Museum Menelik and the Museum of Ethnology, keepers of the secrets of human history, one of 11 monuments and landmarks. Go through Aksum and its ancient city, the rock churches of Tigray, Lalibela, a World Heritage of Unesco and its eleven churches built on the rocks in the northern regions. The South you will save pictures in different houses and traditional clothing of every tribe, Hamer, Daasanach, Karo, Mursi, and Dorze boxes with their ogival shape, and an excursion on the track Sodo-Jima. The eastern part of the country is characterized by a desert which argued that of Alalobet, with temperatures reaching dizzying 50 ° C, which can appear brackish lakes, fumaroles ....

Do not miss also Awash and Mieso and peak road crests to reach Harar, a city holy to Islam in which a market is very lively and very trimmed, the Afar and their camels in search of rare that this liquid is water. Discover the Western Region, the cradle of Anuak and Nuer tribes, true conservative traditions centuries old. The former, with impressive size, are made up of nomads who at each flood, trying to find another place, and the latter are farmers and their associated rituals and their village.

The nature lovers can invest their time in the 9 national parks such as the Awash, Semien Mountains, the Bale Mountains, Mago, Omo and many others. Some places also offer wonders in nature as the forty sources to Arba Minch and the Danakil depression. Or just bird lovers breathtaking flora and fauna and endemic species will be well served. Similarly, for the thirsty crop ethnological or religious tours in all areas listed above or visit the Cathedral of Saint Mary of Zion, which according to rumor, would house the Ark without anyone being able to access, but where unique collections of bibles, crosses and crowns are exposed. In short, places to visit!

A stay in Ethiopia is not as expensive as one thinks, for a vacation at reasonable prices are possible. The hotel accommodation offers a wide range in quality and price in the following: at low cost, medium or higher, stays at four star or guest room is possible. Each scholarship will find not only the hotel but also the restoration that it is compatible. For residence formalities, it is best to check up with his travel agent for the grant of the visa, but Ethiopia is a country reached the border crossing is subject to any constraint, just to be in good standing at the paper.

During the visits, it is recommended not to mix with crowds and to refrain from attending places doubtful. In health, a successful trip requires some arrangements: the vaccine against yellow fever is mandatory, with an optimal delay of at least 10 days before departure, in addition to common vaccines such as those against hepatitis typhoid, diphtheria, tetanus, polio, meningitis and possibly against rabies. Remember to bring a box of pharmacy must include preventive and therapeutic drugs such as anti-malarials, analgesics and anti-inflammatories, antiseptics and dressings miscellaneous anti-parasitic and purification. But know that the best way to fight against disease is to adhere to a strict hygiene, water and food, and against the rays of sun as well.

Ethiopia is a destination that begins to take a certain place globally that several companies will work diligently to make daily or weekly flights such as Air France, British Airways or Lufthansa via Europe and Ethiopian Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines and Egypt Air Yemen Airways if it goes through other African countries. Being welcomed by the landing guidance given by the agency or the hotel when booking is the best way to ensure perfect security, if not, move individual taxi would be safer compared to the collective bus. If we opt for a rental vehicle, it is more convenient to do so in groups.