Thanks to Andargachew Girma of Alligan Travel for alerting me to the revised schedule for the train service between Addis Ababa and Djibouti via Adama and Dire Dawa. International passenger trains from Lebu (outside Addis Ababa) to Nagad (Djibouti) leave on the 1st, 5th, 9th, 11th, 15th, 19th, 21st, 25th and 29th of every month … Continue reading Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway – new schedule
According to this BBC report (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37562177), the new electric Ethiopia-Djibouti railway, stopping among other places at Bishoftu, Adama, Awash and Dire Dawa, is finally operational as of 1 January 2018. After several delays since it officially opened in 2016, I'm not sure how definitive this is, but it would be worth checking if you are … Continue reading New Ethiopia-Djibouti railway
Harm Bouta writes: I would like to add some information regarding the Hippo-pool and crocodile watching near the Koka-Dam close to Adama/Nazret. This area has recently turned into quite a dangerous area. Last week my family and i have been violently robbed of practically all our belonging (a violent robbery of my bag and a break … Continue reading Safety at Koka Dam
I made a fifteen days trip with my wife and some other Dutch tourists, organized by a Dutch agency via the Ethiopian agency Greenland Tours. We started in Addis, flew to Harar, spend two nights there, then drove to the south, with overnight stops in Nazareth, Dinsho, Goba, Awassa, Konso, Jinka, Mago NP campsite, Turmi three … Continue reading Southern Ethiopia updates
I stayed at Safari lodge recently. the room was nice, but there was no hot water the night we were there and we only complained in the morning as we were leaving, so nothing they could really do about it. The food was good, dinner by the pool was lovely. The price was 491birr for … Continue reading Hotels in Nazret / Adama
I think you are very unfair on THIS PLACE. So in its defence – or an alternative view by an old Addis hand who has been to nearly all the new provincial lodges. What you call dark rooms are dark because of all the trees around them – Adama is hot and the shade is welcome when you … Continue reading Nazareth Safari Lodge
Ethiopia has the highest vehicle death rate in the world. It also has the highest road death rate, a definition which includes pedestrians on the road. As discouraging to travel as they may be, the hazards must be stated. Roads are by far your biggest threat when travelling in Ethiopia. Another statistic to hold on … Continue reading Road safety
