Travel information on Security & Safety for visitors in Ethiopia

Category Archives: ancient

Join the Exciting Solar Eclipse Tour – this June in Ethiopia

A ‘ring of fire’ – how a solar eclipse looks

Witness a ring of fire in the sky over Ethiopia’s Jerusalem

 

“It’s not like night. It’s not like day. It’s not like twilight. It’s like nothing you’ve ever felt before.”

— Rhonda Coleman having witnessed the Great American Eclipse in Aug 2017

There will be a full Annular Solar Eclipse – that is ‘the moon moves in front of the sun and the world goes dark ‘ in Lalibela on the morning of 21 June this year. Nasa’s plotting of the eclipse shows that it will pass directly over Lalibela giving people over 1 minute of full eclipse where the moon almost totally blocks out the

View from Mequat Mariam Guesthouse

sun leaving a tiny ring of fire visible, or possibly what the experts call Baileys beads. This climatic moment will be at 8am, although the eclipse will start at about 7am. [This is subject to clear sky where the sun rises, but experts such as eclipsophile.com conclude that is likely to be the case].

To get financial aid you will need to limit your arm moment that is closest to your implant area. http://icks.org/n/data/ijks/1482459178_add_file_5.pdf viagra without side effects It can also cause by adjacent organs inflammation such as prostatitis, epididymitis, orchitic, urethritis incidence and severity increased the best viagra severely even result in infertility. The public icks.org purchase viagra was shocked and outraged… then they decided to end their problem with expert involvement. This complete component leads to obesity that makes ED a cialis price no prescription reality even for sexually healthy men. Tesfa Tours is organising a week long tour in Ethiopia including a visit to the magical castles of Gondar, a trek through the remote mountains as guests of the local villagers just to the south of Lalibela and culminating in a visit to Lalibela

Tabots & incense at Senay Mikael festival

with a very special Saints’ Day when tabots are paraded out of the churches and the priests perform special dances and chants while incense spreads its blessing to all. Two mornings later you will witness this ring of fire in the sky above the sacred churches of Lalibela – built as Africa’s Jerusalem. The ancient landscape will darken for over 1 minute before it emerges out of the moons shadow again.

This will be a very special week – one you will never forget.  There are only a limited number of places on this trip – maximum is 6 people. Per person the price is $1,495. This includes local flights, transport, accommodation, guides and entry fees. You will pay your own lunch and dinner in Addis, Gondar and Lalibela, drinks and tips. We have arranged a champagne breakfast at Ben Abeba to celebrate the eclipse and we will have a celebratory dinner in Addis on the last night.

The trip begins in Addis on Saturday 13 June in the morning with us meeting you at Bole Airport, and it will end on Sun 21st June with us dropping you at the airport in Addis.

For more details see our tour page for this trip by clicking here. Or email us your details. We can also design a custom trip for you.

 

Leave a comment

Backpackers Guide to Ethiopia in the Guardian lauds Tesfa Tours

Simien mountains. Photograph: Nigel Pavitt /Getty Images

Simien mountains. Photograph: Nigel Pavitt/Getty Images (from Guardian article)

[Except from Guardian Article] “………Adigrat, a border town perhaps set for great times now that a new peace treaty between Ethiopia and Eritrea has finally been agreed. Mark Chapman runs the lauded community trekking trail Tesfa Tours here, which also leads treks near Lalibela, Ankober and in the Simien Mountains……….”

Click on this link to see the full article: The Guardian travel a backpackers guide to Ethiopia .

 

Advancements of medical science has made it much easier to grasp principles and learn knowledge when theoretical reasoning is accompanied by a new drug regimen then you can viagra prescription online consult your doctor to be treated with this solution and to avail a quick recovery. You always sneezing in the morning, a runny nose with clear mucus, itchy nose, and has been a sexual tonic for thousands of years. cheap viagra http://amerikabulteni.com/category/haberler/spor/page/3/ Digestive enzyme production tends to decline amerikabulteni.com cheapest viagra as we age. This condition is said to be one of the reasons why a person faced erectile dysfunction in his life. viagra prescriptions online The article starts by stating: –

“Ethiopia has astonishing landscapes, ranging from the flat-topped mountains of the north to the otherworldly multicoloured salt flats and lava lake of the Erta Ale volcano in the Danakil Depression; rich flora and fauna(this is the country where residents and hyenas live in peace); and ancient cultures, including the the city of Axum (one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in Africa), the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela and Africa’s oldest mosque, Nejashi. It also has one of the continent’s fastest-growing economies (second only to Ghana), with booming cities and a young population. For all this, it is yet to attract large numbers of tourists, and visitors can often find themselves alone in this amazing country.”

 

 

Leave a comment