Ethiopia Virtual Fam, North and South

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An overview of travel agent fam trip, April 2008, with Dinknesh Ethiopia.

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Getting to ADD

• Ethiopian Airlines, refuel stop in Rome only, direct from IAD

• Kenya Airways via NBO

• Egypt Air (11:30pm from Cairo, 3:30 am on return)

• Beautiful new-ish airport

Hotels in Addis

Getting Around North

• Ethiopian Airlines, scheduled

• Road, good

Bahir Dar

Gondar

Simien Mountains

Lalibela

Axum

Getting to the South

• Drive from Addis to Arba Minch– 500 kms overnight Arbma Minch, then drive

for 285 kms to Turmi - Buska Lodge

• Fly scheduled Addis to Arba Minch, then drive to Turmi. The drive is for 285 kms (145 asphalted and 140 offroad)

• Fly Charter Addis to Turmi (4km to Buska Lodge)

New Buska Lodge

• 20 rooms (11 twin and 9 single rooms)• En Suite, king size bed with mosquito net• Twelve rooms are with sunrise terraces• About $90 per night• On river about 1km from the main road to Turmi• Educating, training and employing 4 local people

to be managers per year

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