Country Info
- Addis Ababa
- Capital
- Ethiopian Birr (ETB)
- Currency
- 65,891,874
- Population
- ET
- Country Code
Ethiopia Slideshow
Top Hotels in Ethiopia
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Lc Sheraton Addis Addis Ababa
162 reviews -
Addis Ababa Hilton
159 reviews -
Dimitri Hotel Addis Ababa
60 reviews -
Hotel de Leopol International Addis Ababa
9 reviews -
Radisson Blu Hotel, Addis Ababa
2 reviews
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Summerland Hotel Bahar Dar
27 reviews
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Lion Hotel Addis Ababa
2 reviews
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Hotel Intercontinental Addis Ababa
50 reviews
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Jerusalem Guest House Lalibela
34 reviews
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Faro Furnished Hotel Addis Ababa
1 review
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Atlas International Hotel Addis Ababa
8 reviews
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Roha Hotel Lalibela
24 reviews
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Adot-Tina Hotel Addis Ababa
56 reviews
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Kz Hotel Addis Ababa
24 reviews
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Seven Olives Hotel Lalibela
40 reviews
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Baro Hotel Addis Ababa
11 reviews
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Addis View Hotel Addis Ababa
12 reviews
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Lal Hotel Woldia Addis Ababa
3 reviews
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Tukul Village Lalibela
66 reviews
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Damu Hotel Addis Ababa
21 reviews
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Jupiter International Hotel Addis Ababa
81 reviews
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Fogera Hotel Gonder
13 reviews
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Yemereha Hotel Lalibela
13 reviews -
Dessalegn Hotel Addis Ababa
22 reviews
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Amanaya Guest House Addis Ababa
4 reviews
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Quara Hotel Gonder
15 reviews
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Mountain View Hotel Lalibela
74 reviews
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Finfine Restaurant And Hotel Addis Ababa
1 review
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Dagim Millenium Hotel Addis Ababa
3 reviews
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Goha Hotel Gonder
63 reviews
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Lal Hotel Lalibela
27 reviews
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Ghion Hotel Addis Ababa
66 reviews
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Ras Hotel Addis Ababa
18 reviews
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Lammergeyer Hotel Gonder
11 reviews
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Harar Ras Hotel
8 reviews
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New Fesica Hotel Gonder
1 review
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Belayneh Hotel Harar
5 reviews
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National Hotel Addis Ababa
9 reviews
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Harmony Hotel Addis Ababa
39 reviews
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Queens Hotel Gonder
5 reviews
Ethiopia
Travel Blogs from Ethiopia
Words of the True King
This is a top pick! "As noted in your agenda, you are to consider the problem of peace, because the world today is facing a great dilemma: the catastrophical weapons which are the result of human ingenuity, menace the world to the point of annihilation, ...
Jahful Greetings from Aethiopia
This is a top pick! ... Tanzania and Kenya wanted. Apparently Kenya will ask me for a new visa even though it says three months. They don't consider Ethiopia part of "East Afrika." I'll have just enough USD to make it through. I changed some travelers checks into Birr. They ...
Zion City
This is a top pick! ... land that resisted all of its invaders. Tolkien died two years before the throne was lost to "socialists." One thing that makes Ethiopia stand out is the spirituality of the people. They know they live in the place known as both Eden and Zion. This ...
Exploring the Highest Region
This is a top pick! Monday, I visited Ras Mweya, another contact from Christopher in NC. He produces righteous educational videos and comics about Ethiopia, Shashamane and His Majesty. He introduced me to sister Tibebwa, from Ireland, who is also trained in permaculture and ...
My Ethiopian Send-Off
This is a top pick! ... It was good mixed with ambo water, a locally bottled fizzy mineral spring water. I also got a full dose of chat my last night in Ethiopia. Bumzy asked me to write her report on the subject of design, so I chewed chat and wrote my heart out for a few ...
Gob smacked in Lalibella
This is a top pick! ... at the real price from a local shop - they are definately used to rich tourists here as the number one tourist destination in Ethiopia. The hike went to the Asheton Monastery that was carves out of a cliff face. Above the monastery we got some stupendous ...
Gonder part 2 - Christmas all over again
This is a top pick! ... and I was spared any further bruising! Met Steven and Nat that evening for a few beers and food. I think I mentioned before that Ethiopia is on a different calendar - well today (Jan 7th) is Christmas day! No turkey and stuffing but went to a ...
Bahir Dar - Pelican Central
This is a top pick! After about 24 hours and plenty of complementary London Pride on the BA flight I finally made it to Bahir Dar on the edge of Lake Tana. I tried to ignore the burned out plane just off the runway at Addis Ababa. The scenery was fantastic from Addis, a ...
Fleeced in Aksum
This is a top pick! ... government was recommending. Oh well we lived to tell another day. We stopped at Yeha on the way home, the site of Ethiopia's first capital build back in the 8th C BC! The remains of one building we amazingly still standing, its stones fitting ...
Bashment for His Majesty
This is a top pick! ... ) promotion at the Imperial Hotel to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Selassie's visit to Jamaica in April, 1966 (1958 Ethiopian time. Ethiopia had a different calendar and clock than the rest of the world. Sunrise is at 1 o'clock, sunset at 12. The have ...
Simien Mountains - Sure beats working!
This is a top pick! ... good job really as by the end of the trip the bus was packed to the rafters. Totally illegal of course as everyone in Ethiopia must have a seat! I had decided against the all inclusive package from Gonder and decided to go it alone. Debark was a bit of ...
What a difference a mile makes
This is a top pick! ... towards the border with Eritrea. Kassala, unique in that it is full of Eritrean refugees escaped from their country’s conflict with Ethiopia. Five roadblocks to get there. The final one requests a copy of the travel permit. None left. Force the bus ...
No, I can't get you work in England...
This is a top pick! ... cathinone, a natural amphetamine which produces a high after prolonged chewing. It is similar to Kenya's miraa. It originates from Ethiopia, and Harar is allegedly Tchat Central. This is probably due to Islam becoming the prominent religion as you head ...
When it rains, it pours
This is a top pick! ... sky was dramatic after the storm. We were joined by the girls for a while - we chatted about our respective views and experiences of Ethiopia, as well as where we were going next. They left us to observe the matron-like lady who seems to run the ...
Madman at the market
This is a top pick! ... problem, the bus tickets were - we were told just to rack up tomorrow morning early - and the internet is off all over Ethiopia apparently. We also checked out the market, which turned out to be very good, all muddy and authentic. We could have bought ...
To Lalibela
This is a top pick! ... . Tchat is a plant - the leaves are chewed into a paste and have an amphetamine-like effect. Our driver does runs across Ethiopia with his cargo and drives non-stop, surviving on tchat and very little else. He also had a cassette collection, which he ...
'Fuck you' kids and hyenas
This is a top pick! ... the bus station to acquire bus tickets to Nazret for tomorrow. When they are not in use as such, the bus stations in Ethiopia are often gathering grounds for hawkers and animals. Mainly goats, drawn to the piles of tchat leftovers. As we saw ...
Addis - back to normal
This is a top pick! ... with the goats on the roof. They were all clinging on for dear life. Something we had been warned about before coming to Ethiopia was stone-throwing. We've not had any problems - the only things Ethiopians seem to throw stones at are cows, goats and ...
Mercato in the rain
This is a top pick! ... about another route south. We don't want to stay in Shashemene, since it's meant to be one of the worst towns in Ethiopia for travellers. All the stone-throwing stories seem to originate here, and even Philip Briggs warns you off it. Instead we'll ...
Election mayhem
This is a top pick! ... pause and then the penny belatedly drops. "No, get lost!" It might be worth mentioning here that the link between Rastafarianism and Ethiopia is largely one-way. Weed is illegal. I didn't sleep well again - maybe it was due to the rock hard ...
Churches of Lalibela
This is a top pick! Day the Seventh - in which we eat, sleep and breathe churches. And then argue. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Oooh a lie in! Predictably, my throat is bad again. Up at 7am and off to the churches. Antoneh was our guide, saving us the hassle of getting one. We ...
Ethiopia Summary
This is a top pick! Distance travelled in Ethiopia and so far in Africa - 3415km We actually spent 19 whole days in Ethiopia. We spent, on average, 1.5 nights and less than 1 day in each place. We travelled an average of 180km per day, all on public ...
Gonder - Camelot of Africa
This is a top pick! ... and some cool black and white storks with bright orange beaks. Went to a church that was described as one of the treasures of Ethiopia for it's paintings, Debre Barhan Selassi Church. They didn't open when they should have. I arrived and I was alone, I ...
Addis Ababa - back to the big city
This is a top pick! ... impressive indeed, especially the Oryx, but most of these animals were from the south - I'm sure I'll see more once I leave Ethiopia. Botched up trying to speak with Erica on the phone. Hopefully tomorrow. Drowned my sorrows with a few beers on the ...
Yetale Abera bet?
This is a top pick! ... plantations - we actually think they are ensete plants - or false-bananas - since they are a particularly important staple in southwest Ethiopia. Lush bright green lined the road thickly for miles and miles. We arrived at the 'lower' part of town, ...
Nechisar National Park - bitten by a tsetse fly
This is a top pick! ... . What a wonderful morning! We thanked Abera profusely for such a good drive. I think this will be a definite highlight of both Ethiopia and our Africa trip as a whole. After sorting out our new accommodation - which as well as being cheaper is also ...
Welcome to Shashamane Land
This is a top pick! ... . I had to change some dollars into birr first. It took me all day because I had to use plastic. (Bring cash to Ethiopia. Most places have stayed out of crazy contracts with Amerikan corporations.) I told my hosts to go without me. I'd catch up with them ...
Feeling at Home
This is a top pick! ... they live on and the leaders who guide their daily dealings. I've officially decided to put off visiting the holy sites in northern Ethiopia. Due to a generous group discount, it's the same price for two people to fly around Ethiopia as it is for one. ...
Lake Tana and the Blue Nile Falls
This is a top pick! ... so how's he meant to know. The problem is not just that one tablet isn't the correct dose. The malaria in Africa, including Ethiopia, is chloroquine resistant. Again, how's he supposed to know? I did tell him that it's not likely to make him better. ...
Bahar Dar
This is a top pick! ... had developed thanks to a constant mist in the air generated by the falls. However, due to the excessive rains that Ethiopia experianced before I arrived there was too much water for the hydro plant and the waterfall was temporarilly restored to something ...