2 Dagen Ethiopische Rift Valley Lakes Tour vanuit Addis Ababa

We found the tour company by looking on Viator but then booking directly with them, which is a cost effective way of doing it (Viator charge 25%). Muluken has been developing his tour guide business for 17 years now, having left his job in accountancy and trained for 2 years in the travel and tourism school in Addis. Although he employs other guides, we had Muluken as our guide, with Hawaryat as our driver. They served us very well, took our wishes into account, shared lots of local knowledge and took us to pretty places. The basic tour plan that we followed was a one-night stay at the Rift Valley lakes but we added a second night away by Lake Langano as we wanted a relaxing break. We did many things and it encapsulated an ‘African’ experience: a little walking safari where we saw gazelles and ostrich, a visit to a centuries old cemetery marked by standing stones; a visit to see the traditional preparation of an Oromo ‘pizza’; a boat trip on Lake Ziway to see islands full of birds; and several lovely viewpoints. We stayed at Rosetta Marina Beach resort, which overlooks Lake Langano and is in a beautiful location. We were almost the only guests there, but I guess it was low season. A big shout out to Hawaryat, our driver, for being so calm and steady, even when faced with potholes, goats, cows, sheep, camels, tuktuks, trucks, tankers, pedestrians, busses and more on the road. It was a rough road in places heading south, but our return to Addis on the new toll motorway was wonderfully smooth and quiet.

We gingen met het gezin op een tweedaagse reis naar de meren Lagano en Ziway. Onze gids Biruk samen met de chauffeur was perfect en zeer behulpzaam. We zagen een archeologische vindplaats, bezochten een lokale familie, zeilden op een meer en bewonderden nijlpaarden. Ze hielpen altijd als we fruit moesten kopen of moesten stoppen bij een termietenmierenhoop. Heel erg bedankt. Ik raad dit bureau ten zeerste aan.

We hadden een zeer interessante en geweldige tijd in de riffvallei. Dankzij de geweldige ervaring van onze gids kregen we een geweldig inzicht in de geschiedenis, cultuur en het dagelijkse leven van de Ethiopische bevolking.