TABLE OF CONTENTS | Page |
INTRODUCTION | |
THE ETHIOPIAN EXPERIENCE | 19 |
TRAVEL BRIEF and SOCIAL ADVISORY | 21 |
PART ONE: GEOGRAPHY AND PEOPLE |
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INTRODUCTION | 50 |
THE LAND | 55 |
THE PEOPLE | 66 |
PART TWO: PLACES AND TRAVEL |
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THE HISTORIC ROUTE: |
78 |
BAHAR DAR/BLUE NILE FALLS | 84 |
LAKE TANA | 85 |
GONDAR | 90 |
SIMIEN MOUNTAINS NAT. PARK | 94 |
AXUM | 99 |
MAKALE | 107 |
LALIBELLA | 111 |
THE NORTH-EAST: |
123 |
AWASH NATIONAL PARK | 127 |
YANGUDI-RASSA NAT. PARK | 148 |
THE EAST: |
137 |
DIRE DAWA | 137 |
HARAR | 140 |
THE SOUTH-EAST: |
146 |
BALE MOUNTAINS NAT. PARK | 148 |
SOF OMAR CAVES | 155 |
THE RIFT VALLEY: |
157 |
ABIJAATTA-SHALLA LAKES NAT. PK. | 162 |
NECHISAR NATIONAL PARK | 163 |
AWASSA | 167 |
SENKELLE SANCTUARY | 167 |
LAKES ABAYA AND CHAMO | 168 |
ARBA MINCH | 169 |
YABELLO SANCTUARY | 173 |
JINKA | 179 |
MAGO NATIONAL PARK | 180 |
OMO NATIONAL PARK | 184 |
THE WEST: |
186 |
ADDIS ALEM | 190 |
GAMBELLA NATIONAL PARK | 196 |
PART THREE: THE CAPITAL |
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ADDIS ABABA: THE LITTLE FLOWER | 210 |
EATING OUT IN ADDIS ABABA | 230 |
PART FOUR: SPECIAL FEATURES |
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WILDLIFE | 234 |
BIRD LIFE | 243 |
FLORA | 249 |
FISHING | 252 |
CAMPING | 254 |
TREKKING | 257 |
RAFTING | 262 |
SPORTING ETHIOPIA | 267 |
TRADITIONAL DRESS | 270 |
TASTES OF ETHIOPIA | |
TRADITIONAL DRESS | 270 |
TASTES OF ETHIOPIA | 274 |
COFFEE | 276 |
ARTS and CRAFTS | 278 |
MUSIC | 286 |
STAMPS | 288 |
COINS | 292 |
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES | 296 |
RELIGION | 298 |
THE ETHIOIPAN CROSS | 302 |
PART FIVE: BUSINESS ETHIOPIA |
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THE ECONOMY | 305 |
INVESTMENT | 307 |
OPPORTUNITIES | 308 |
INCENTIVES | 309 |
PART SIX: FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS |
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Visa and immigration requirements | 310 |
Health requirements | 310 |
International flights | 310 |
On arrival | |
Air fares | 310 |
Departure tax | 310 |
Overland arrival | 310 |
Customs | 311 |
Domestic flights | 311 |
Public transport | 311 |
Road services | 311 |
Car hire | 311 |
Climate | 311 |
Currency | 311 |
Currency regulations | 312 |
Banks | 312 |
Credit cards | 312 |
Government | 312 |
Language | 312 |
Religion | 312 |
Time | 312 |
Daylight | 312 |
Ethiopian calendar | 312 |
Business hours | 312 |
Security | 312 |
communications | 313 |
Media | 313 |
Electric power | 313 |
Medical services | 313 |
Insurance | 313 |
Chemists | 313 |
Liquor | 313 |
Tipping | 313 |
Clubs | 313 |
English-Amharic dictionary | 314 |
IN BRIEF |
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National parks and sanctuaries | 315 |
Animal checklist | 320 |
wildlife profile | 326 |
Bird life profile | 331 |
Demography | 336 |
Gazeteer | 337 |
Museums and historical sites | 341 |
festivals and public holidays | 344 |
LISTINGS |
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Airlines | 345 |
Air charter companies | 345 |
Airports | 345 |
Art galleries | 345 |
Banks | 345 |
Business associations | 345 |
Casinos | 345 |
Cinemas | 345 |
Ethiopian missions abroad | 345 |
Ethiopian tourist offices | 346 |
Ethiopian tourist offices abroad | 347 |
Foreign diplomatic missions | 347 |
Hospitals | 348 |
Hotels | 350 |
Libraries | 352 |
Museums | 353 |
Night clubs | 354 |
Public transport | 354 |
Theatres | 355 |
Travel, tour, safari agents, and car hire | 355 |
Bibliography | 357 |
Index | 359 |
MAPS |
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Ethiopia | 16 |
The Historic Route | 80 |
Simien Mountains National Park | 96 |
Awash National Park | 128 |
Bale Mountains National Park | 149 |
Abijatta-Shalla Lakes National Park | 162 |
Nechisar National Park | 164 |
Mago National Park | 180 |
Omo National Park | 185 |
Addis Ababa | 211 |
National Parks | 235 |