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Ethiopia - A Whole Country to Discover (part 2, Gurage)

Posted by Marco on Fri November 24, 2023 in Community Tourism.

For those seeking a genuine experience, spectacular landscapes and the flares of authentic culture, look no further than Gurage. Over the last months we explored and designed tours specifically crafted to immerse visitors in the daily rhythms of Gurage communities, and this article tells you something about what expects you there.

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New Training Sessions for our Staff

Posted by Marco on Sun August 20, 2023 in Get inspired.

After successfully overcoming 2 crises like Covid-19 and the conflict in the Northern part of the country, we organized again the annual training for our internal staff and freelance tourism professionals. We found it important to bring together all these professionals after such long time - to reconnect, spend some valuable time together, improve our knowledge and fill the small gaps that this long time with few job opportunities inevitably created.

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Tigray reopens for tourism - and we have been there!

Posted by Marco on Thu May 4, 2023 in Get inspired.

Yes, we Ethiopians and Ethiopia-lovers are all victims of the Tigray conflict, it really affected the whole country and its people which all lost unconditionally. There is no beauty from war. The unconditional love, hospitality, and kindness of the Tigray people, the beautiful landscapes, the breath-taking views from every mountain, the spiritually rich churches and monasteries – it all planted roots deep in our hearts. Our absence from this region is just about three years, but it has a feeling of three centuries and more. What now matters most is the empowerment, courage and mental strength to reopen and restart – for us and more than all for the people in Tigray.

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SimienEcoTours gets Sustainability Certified

Posted by Marco on Fri March 3, 2023 in Sustainability.

We're happy to announce that after being pioneers among the Ethiopian tour operators for the partner level award we're also among the very first companies in Ethiopia certified by Travelife, confirming our excellence in sustainability and that we're officially recognized and in line with the criteria of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC).

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Ethiopia - A Whole Country to Discover!

Posted by Marco on Tue September 20, 2022 in Get inspired.

I planned to write a classical report about the hiking trip of last weekend, but when I thought about the title of this blog article, I changed plans and decided to put the focus on the endless possibilities to discover new places in Ethiopia.

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