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Testimonials
and Travel Experiences of Our Partners and Clients |
Amazing Ethiopia travel truly lives up to its name! March 2007 found me at the end of an assignment in Uganda. After seeing a friend’s photos of Lalibela, I was dying to go. But how would I find my way around? My online search turned up Amazing Ethiopia Travel along with several other local travel agencies.
I can’t say what the other companies might have been like, but Amazing Ethiopia Travel and Tour was just that, adapting the itinerary to my time, making all flight and hotel reservations, picking me up at airport and showing me the sights. All the hotels were very comfortable and the guides well informed. I felt safe and secure throughout the trip, even though I was traveling alone. The Historic Ethiopia tour was like a trip back in time, and I learned a lot. If you’re interested in visiting Ethiopia, this is the travel agency to go with!
Michelle Bashin
USA
March 2007 |
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Amazing
Ethiopia is a good description of the country and the tour company.
We did a 21-day tour of the north and south and thanks to Amazing
Ethiopia, it was probably the best holiday we have ever had.
The tour was extremely well organised and went without a single
hitch. Our driver and guide were very friendly, helpful and
professional. Ethiopia is a fascinating and beautiful country.
We would recommend anyone looking for adventure to visit Ethiopia
and to use Amazing Ethiopia who made our holiday such a memorable
and enjoyable experience”.
Steve and Kim,
UK
Jan 2007
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"Thank
you Amazing Ethiopia Tours for an incredible adventure that
was so well-organised and enjoyed by us all. We found the cultural
and historical tour to be a truly unique travel experience and
were particularly impressed by your flexibility with the changes
we needed to make to our original itinerary.
The accommodation, explanations given by your local guides in
each city and incredible places that we were able to experience
were unforgettable. I think our dinner on our last night at
the Crown Hotel where we were able to enjoy the local food and
dancing was a particular highlight!
A special thank you to Tsega'ab and Simeneh for all their efforts
and constantly being in communication with us throughout our
tour. I will be recommending Amazing Ethiopia Tours to all my
friends who are interested in visiting Ethiopia.
Thank you again.
Lucy Williams, Australia."
Dec,2006
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As
a veteran Africa traveler who prefers solo travel, I usually
stay far away from tour companies. However, because of limited
time, I contacted Amazing-Ethiopia Tours to assist a colleague
and me in working out a tour of Northern Ethiopia. I was absolutely
delighted that I did so as their guidance, assistance, efficiency
and overall hospitality was truly “amazing”! Simeneh proposed
an 8 day tour using air travel over the classic historic route.
The reservations were attended to; the hotels basic but as good
as available in the towns; and at each airport, we were met
by a local guide and driver. The guides were well-trained and
very informative as well as personable and open about Ethiopia
and its problems. When we had to leave a day early, Simeneh
obtained plane reservations for us even when the plane was full
– a miracle worker. Simeneh and Tsega’ab
took us for an Ethiopian meal with dance and music the first
night and it was a terrific introduction.
On
the last evening in Addis, we wanted Italian food, and they
arranged a dinner at a superb restaurant perched on a hill overlooking
the city and included a fine bottle of wine as their gift. During
our travel, we saw large tours of 40-50 people who traveled
together on buses, ate together and rarely interacted with any
Ethiopians. Since we were only two, we were grateful that we
had the opportunity to talk with many wonderful people who opened
up their hearts and their history. All of this was made available
to us at a very affordable cost.
Amazing-Ethiopia Tours is without question your best bet in
touring the richly complex country of Ethiopia!
March
1, 2006
Harvey M. Weinstein, MD, MPH
University of California, Berkeley
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I
have done some travel in the past few years - everything
from the "red velvet rope and private bus" tours
to backpacking by myself from Istanbul to Cairo - so I
have encountered a number of pleasures, surprises and
unexpected dilemmas during my travels. I have encountered
everything from carpet scams in Turkey and the agressive
touts in Tangier, Morocco, to the good-natured bargaining
with Masai wariors and the delight of being invited home
to a family's farm in the West Bakaa Valley. In all my
travels I can honestly say I have never met anyone as
honorable, kind and conscientious as Simeneh and his partner
.
I cannot recommend these two more highly. They both have
built good relationships (and reputations) with various
contacts throughout Ethiopia - I know because when I mentioned
their names I always heard them praised.
I
went to Ethiopia last fall and afer great frustration
trying to book my own accomodations, I finally contacted
Simeneh and asked for his assistance. His expertise allowed
me to relax and enjoy the trip. Ethiopia can be as trying
as it is beautiful and awe-inspiring - having someone
with Simeneh's expertise handling the arrangements eliminated
most of the travel-related stress.
Simeneh made suggestions, but never pressured me to accept
a more expensive accomodation or package tour - in fact
he suggested even cheaper accomodations when I assured
him that I was willing to bypass some of the comforts
to meet my budget. He would probably laugh if he were
to recall how my requirements varied dependant upon where
I was located - but as always he was patient with me.
I am sure that Simeneh will tailor your tour to suit the
style in which you choose to travel.
While I was scrambling to find a stateside travel agent
to book all my flights around East Africa, Simeneh quickly
booked my accomodations and other travel arrangements
and I never had to worry.
Ordinarily I like to do self-guided sightseeing at the
various attractions, but I really came to appreciate the
benefit of a guide in Ethiopia - not only for the insight
and historical and cultural detailing they can offer,
but also because they offer a buffer against some of the
more aggresive touts. I had the priviledge of "tailing"
Simeneh's partner in Axum and was truly happy not only
to hear his commentary, but also receive his advice on
how to manuever through this village. While in Addis Simeneh
squeezed in an extra tour just to make sure that my visit
was complete. My only regret is that I didn't ask Simeneh
to do the whole tour rahter than just allowing him to
do pieces of it.
I
know that it sounds like I am gushing - but I was quite
impressed with Simeneh's service. Additionally, Simeneh
and his partner are the nicest guys that you will ever
want to meet. If you were to make use of their services
and don't come home having made friends of the both of
them, I will be really surprised.
So, you can see that I recommend Simeneh most highly -
he and his business partner are genuinely considerate
and knowledgeable about travel in their country.
Phillip
T William
Virginia,USA
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