Many thanks to AddisAdvisor for a bang up-to-date overview of the options for visitors requiring a tourist visa for Ethiopia: Citizens of Kenya and Djibouti do not need visas, all others do need a visa. There are three ways in which you can get a tourist visa to enter Ethiopia.. 1. VISA on arrival. (referred … Continue reading Overview of tourist visa options
Thanks to AddisAdvisor for the following report on developments at Terminal 2 based on his latest visit there (June 2018): ATMs and BANK COUNTERS. It is usually better to use the ATMs and Forex counters in the baggage collection hall, rather than those next to the Immigration queues. Once you are through Immigration/Visa on … Continue reading Bole International, Terminal 2
As of 1 June 2018, E-visas are available to all nationalities through the official government website http://www.evisa.gov.et. For further information see https://newbusinessethiopia.com/ethiopia-opens-door-to-all-nationalities/ A regular visitor to Ethiopia, Addis Advisor also noted upon arriving back in Ethiopia in May 2018 that Terminal 2 customs now has red and green channels, just like elsewhere, and the e-visa procedure was … Continue reading E-visas now available to all nationalities
Jan writes: Ethiopian Airlines has started to fly 4 times in a week to Hawassa's new airport. Flights are on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. 750 birr single flight, 12.10 pm departure in Addis. 13.20 pm departure in Awassa . 40 minutes flight. Also, the construction of the multi-lane highway from Modjo to Awassa … Continue reading Flights to Hawassa
In the 7th edition of Bradt Ethiopia, we incorrectly state that passport-holders from all European Union countries can obtain a Visa on Arrival at Bole Airport. In fact the list of 'tourist-generating countries' eligible for Visa on Arrival excludes several member states that joined the EU in or after 2004. According to Ethiopian Airlines, the full list of … Continue reading Correction to 7th edition Visa on Arrival information
AddisAdvisor writes: Because of recent events in Paris and elsewhere, Bole Airport is protected by more Federal Police than ever before. And meet-and-greeters are NOT allowed into Terminal 2 unless they have a special permit from the Ministry of Tourism, which they wear around their neck... So: a. If you are being met by personal friends, or … Continue reading Arrival at Bole Terminal 2
As of early December 2014, a visa on arrival at Bole International Airport costs US$50 (or the pound or euro equivalent). This US$50 visa is valid for 30 days, which was the maximum period that the immigration authorities would stamp in your passport when I passed through Bole in early November 2014. We have heard that … Continue reading Visa on Arrival
