AddisAdvisor writes: Two things have changed since you did the research for the 8th edition: It is no longer necessary to register your phone at Bole Airport (p139) The Ethiopian Airlines booking office inside the Radisson Blue Hotel is closed (p140)
Addis Advisor writes: The update below is from three visits to Bole Airport Terminal 2 Arrivals area Oct/Nov 2018 1. IMMIGRATION/VISAS As you arrive in this area from the landing floor above, there may be staff asking to see your passport and directing you into the correct queue. As below… A. To the right, Q … Continue reading Arrival at Bole Airport
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
