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Wof Washa (meaning Bird Cave) forest blankets over 6,000 ha of the Rift Valley escarpment with natural forest. A mere 130km north east from Addis Ababa this forest extends from Ankober, seat of Menelik former palace, towards Debre Sina. At the highest levels (around 3,500 meters above seas level) the forest consists of Afro alpine […]
Tesfa Community Treks providing income to local villagers, and open the eyes of the guests. An increasing number of discerning tourists are looking to the Tesfa Community Treks where villagers host the tourists and benefits flow directly to the local hosts. For while the Simien Mountains and Bale Mountains have been drawing tourists for decades, […]
The Tesfa Calendar is the calendar you need on your wall or desk. Not only does it have stunning photos that will inspire you to make trips to the mountains, but it shows the dates in the Ethiopian Calendar in a western grid (with western dates shown) Key saints days, feast days, fasts, national holidays […]
In Ethiopia, October kicks off with big celebrations. This Sunday (1st October) is Meskerem 21, is one of the biggest Mariam days in the year, commonly called Gishen Mariam after a church in Wollo, not far from Dessie on a cross shaped Amba properly called Gishen Debre Kerbe which holds its annual saint’s day on this […]
Flying on Ethiopian this week I was really happy to see a photograph of the Ethiopian Wolf on the cover page. The Ethiopian Wolf is a beautiful and now extremely rare and endangered animal, but we all must ensure its survival. Tesfa Tours would be happy to arrange a tour dedicated to spotting these rare […]
Would you like to get to see the Danakil before the peak season starts? We have places available on our trip leaving Mekele on Thu 28 Sep, returning to Mekele Sat 30 Sep. The price is $650 USD per person. Maximum group size will be 6-12 people with 2-3 landruisers for our guests and a […]
September is a wonderful time in Ethiopia and particularly the Ethiopian month of Meskerem that runs from 11th September -10th October marking the beginning of the Ethiopian year. The countryside is lit up with the masses of bright yellow ‘Meskal’ daisies and more sunshine flickering through the rain clouds, and it brings with it all […]
Tesfa Tours is running two Danakil trips in September. Each is a 2 night / 3 day adventure taking in the desert with the stunning mineral deposits and Erta Ale volcano with the active lava lake. The first departure date is 4 September from Mekele / returning on 6th September in the afternoon. The second […]
Whether you live in Ethiopia, or used to live here, or are planning a visit, this calendar is a must. Each month shows the main saints’ days, the fasts, and other holidays set into the western calendar. Ethiopian calendar dates and months are clearly shown too (allowing you to ‘translate’ dates from one calendar to […]
Last week the Government of Ethiopia lifted the State of Emergency that has been in place since last October. Since the State of Emergency was set in place, there have been no further disturbances and the country has been peaceful and safe to travel in. The lifting of this SoE on top of the lifting […]
Today Thursday 21 November is St Mikael’s day here in Ethiopia – Hedar (the month) Mikael. It’s one of numerous big saints days where the holy tabot is paraded out. But for this day there is a tradition to burn rubbish and that the smoke will take the evil away. For more details see this […]
The UK FCDO travel advice has just been changed to show all the core areas of Tigray (away from disputed territories and boundaries) as green. At Tesfa Tours we have been sending clients there to trek at community-owned guesthouses and see the wonders of the ancient city of Axum and there hidden rock churches of […]