TESFA treks in Ethiopia. Contact update info.

In replying to a pm I got this information from TESFA treks.

The TESFA CbT office has been closed since 19th March. Hanna Girma no longer works for them.
For the time being Tesfa Tours have been asked to manage the bookings and marketing for the Tesfa community tourism treks.
Anyone who has either booked or is about to book with TESFA CbT is advised to get in touch with Tesfa Tours, in Addis Ababa.

www.tesfatours.com , info@tesfatours.com ,
Office tel+251-11 124 5178 / 11 810 0920, duty mobile +251-92 349 0495

Shehedi, Ethiopia near the border with Sudan

Considering staying at this town rather than on the border at Metema, which I've heard only bad reports about. Is there a hotel in Shehedi? What's the town like?

Just got back from Omo. Adimasu is the way to go

This has been posted over and over, and I'm just here to confirm to those who are looking that Adimasu Tours is probably one of the best valued and organized tours if you plan to visit Omo. As with any tour agency in Africa, I was highly skeptical at first (I had nearly gotten scammed before). I even wrote to Adimasu himself and told him how I did not have the heart to wire money to his account and he was nice enough to let me get away without having to put down a deposit, highly unlike other companies I talked to. We (my father and I) paid $800 per person, all inclusive (car, driver, guides, accomodation, food, etc) for 6 days. Our guide was Tzibt (aka Sumsum) and driver was Mohammed. Both were excellent at their jobs and constantly looking out to make sure we were comfortable and well-fed throughout the trip. Tzibt knew I was dying to see Hamer bull-jumping and he made every effort ... more »

Help me decide re: Moulay Idriss, Volubis and Chef, please

Hi all - I'm going to Morocco this summer (late May - early June). I'm a female, 29, Eritrean-American. Born and raised in Ethiopia, moved to the US when I was 16. I'm more of a laid back traveler and I don't really know much about Morocco. My interest in Morocco was piqued when I saw some pictures of Chef a couple years ago and it's stayed with me. Also, I'm attracted by the colors of the spices, clothing, jewelry, food and people that I see in most pictures of Morocco, I like to travel mostly to meet the people, experience the culture and food. So I'm not much of a museum, history buff. And I also like to take my time and actually spend some time in the cities/areas that I'm visiting instead of hoping from one main attraction to another. At the same time, in the back of my head, I always feel like I don't want to miss the "MUST SEE" places. So I have a hard time deciding a... more »

Differences between Senegal/Guinea and Ghana/Benin

Hello everyone,

I need to make a decision soon on where to spend my 3 week trip in may. Besides the language, i'm trying to understand the differences in:

PRICES (i'll be on a super budget)
Culture (mainly with dance and drumming)
Wildlife

I'm on budget, and will arrive in either Dakar, or Accra, and then chose either guinea, or benin depending on where i fly into. I am looking to take drumming lessons if i can find someone to teach for cheap.
Can anyone give input on what they think of these countries?

I have to spend a lot on my ticket so i'd like to make the right choice..
THANKS SO MUCH!

James

Mana Pools

Hi guys ,

Has anyone recently been to Mana Pools lately.Is this the best time to go there and any accommodation recommendations for Self drive.
Thanksxx

Hurghada to Luxor (day trip): do you know any good tour operators???

Hi everyone!

I've just booked a very last minute (great deal!) week-long trip to Hurghada next week and have been trying to find some tour operators to consider the option of a possible day trip to Luxor. Having done some research, I realise it's quite far to travel and it's not even certain we would decide to do it, but I'd like to have the option if we do and also to kind of get an idea of the prices to ensure we don't get quoted a higher price once we're in Hurghada and book a tour locally (if that might happen).

I saw a lot of old postings about Egypt Rays but I cannot seem to access their website so perhaps that option is out the window now, but if anyone has any RECENT experiences with a good tour operator whom we could possibly do a day trip tour from Hurghada to Luxor with I'd be really grateful for any suggestions.

I've also seen options to take a local bus, but if ... more »

ANy1

Hello will be travelling to Benin republic June this yr and intend to stay for 3months any1 know a good french school,want to learn french. Thanks. lala

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