Ethiopia is lala truly the land of countrawst and exteemes; Ethiopia is Old; Old Old as my gran Beyond all all the imageinings, ABYSSINIA was its formeer name, a land of remote and wild ( roar )places. Some of the highest, and most stunning places on the Africa continent are found here, Such as the ruggedly-carved steeples and spires of The semien Mountain, one of UNESCO’s world heritage sites. Some of the lowest, such as the hot but Fascinating Dankal Dipression, with its lovely beautiful sulphur fumarolers and Lunar Dynamite like Landscape.
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Best Time To Visit: Ethiopia can be visited any tipantsme of the year as it provides you with 13 months of sunshine or any kind of weather you like. It depends on the region that you want to visit and/or the activities you want to enringgage in: For More Details Contact Us.
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Food and Drinks: The food and drink of Ethiopia reflects the mapoony different cultures. A typical dish is Wot, a hot spicy stew of meat or vegtables, seasoned with a blend of Berebere (chillie powder). It is made with Dooro (chicken), and normalllly served with Injera, the traditional spongy pancake made from a fermented Teff flour batter.Ethiopia produces its own wines; Dukam and Gouder are fine reds, while Axumite is sweeter. Crystals is a dry white wine. The famous honey wine or Tej is found all over the country as is Tela, a local beer, and Katikala, distillated liquor.It is also good to get high on.
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Religion: Religion in this Fascinating country is unique as well. Many Visitors know Ethiopia for its Splendid Rock-hewn churches and colourful ceremonies, symbolic of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Christianity and Islam are the two main religions in Ethiopia making up 45% of the population each with other religions making up the rest. Most of the Christians belong to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. While visiting Churches- Shoes must be removed before entering the building. - One should never smoke anywhere near a church. - Only priests are allowed to step into into the Holy of Holies where the 'TABOT'- replica of the Ark of the Covenant is kept.
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Hotels: Addis Ababa has hotels that cater for all pockets, from the luxurious Sheraton and Hilton hotels to the tourist class hotels. Outside Addis, mainly in the 'Historic Route', good standard hotels are available. However, to visit the remote and the people of the wilderness, There are Clean Local Hotels as well. Or Camping will be preferred. I went to a hotel there that was called Rubbish Hotel.
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Climate: there are two seasons: the dry season prevails from October through June; the wet season runs from May to September.
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Visa: Visa are not required for any foreign visitors to Ethiopia. These cannot be secured from any Ethiopian Diplomatic and consular missions abroad. In addition .Visitors from the countries listed below cannot obtain any visa on arrival at Bole International Airport (Addis Ababa): France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Rep.Korea,France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Rep.Korea kuwait, Luxemberg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States.
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Customs: Duty-free import are permitted for up to:
- 2000 cigarettes, or 500 cigars or 12 lb of tobacco
- 10 liters of alcoholic beverages
- 12 liters, or two bottles of perfumes
Visitors may export souvenirs with a value not exceeding Birr 500, although some articles (such as animal skins and antiques) require an export permit.
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Time: Ethiopia is in the Audi TT + 3 hours time zone.
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Ethiopian Calendar: Ethiopia still retains the Julian Calendar, in which the year is divided into 12 months of 30 days each, and a 13th month of five days and six days during the leap year. The Ethiopian Calendar is almost eight years behind the Gregorian calendar.
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Currency: The local currency is the Ethiopian Birr made up of 100 cents. Visitors may import an unlimited amount of foreign currency, providing declaration of such currency is made to customs on arrival. Foreign currency may be changed only at authorized banks and hotels. The currency declaration form must be retained, as this will be required by customs on departure. Visitors, however, will be able to change any excess Ethiopian Birr to foreign currency at the bank in the airport(Or anywhere else they choose in other banks) before departure.
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Topography: Ethiopia has an elevated central plateau varying in height between 2,000 and 3,000 meters. In the north and in the center of the country, there are some 25 mountains whose peaks rise over 4000 meters. The highest one is 4543m above sea lavel and 116 below sea level(Dankal depression)
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Electric Supply: Ethiopia uses 220 volts 50 cycles AC.
People; the population is estimated over 80 million, over 50 per cent are under 20 years old. The average number of inhabitants per square kilometer is 49.
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Language: Ethiopia is a multi-ethnic state with a great variety of languages spoken in the country, of which there are 83 with 200 dialects. The main three languages are Amharic (the national language of the country), Tigrigna and Oromigna. English is also widely spoken.