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Best Time To Visit:
Ethiopia can visited any time 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 join.
Food and Drinks - The food and drink of Ethiopia
reflects the many different cultures. A typical dish is Wot, a hot
spicy stew of meat or vegetables, seasoned with a blend of Berbere
(chillie powder). It is made with Doro (chicken), and normally
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.
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Religion-
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.
Time; Ethiopia is in
the GMT + 3 hours time zone.
Ethiopian Calendar - Ethiopia still retain 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.
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 before departure.
Climate; there are two seasons: the dry season prevails
from October through May; the wet season runs from June to
September.
Topography; Ethiopia has an elevated central
plateau varying in height between 2,000 and 3,000 meters (6,560
and 9,840 feet). In the north and in the center of the country,
there are some 25 mountains whose peaks rise over 4000 meters
(13,120 feet).
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.
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Electric
Supply; Ethiopia uses
220 volts 50 cycles AC.
People; the population is estimated over 65 million, over
50 per cent are under 20 years old. The average number of
inhabitants per square kilometer is 49.
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', there are best available standard hotels. However, to
visit the remote and the people of the wilderness, our camping
equipments are of high standard.
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