Event Planning & Organizing

Event Planning & Organizing, Addis Ababa being the capital of Africa, many events and conferences take place with the tailored services of Lalibela.

Why Choose Us

Lalibela Travel & Tours, a private limited company, since its inception is focused on the little details of the travel plans of its clients. At Lalibela, we strongly believe that our success is guaranteed by our clients satisfaction and comfort.

To attain satisfaction, we partner and affiliate with the best available facilities and insure to offer value for money.  With over two decades of experience in the travel and tourism industry under our belt, Lalibela Travel & Tours is the best choice for touring Ethiopia, be it for simple day trips and short excursions or longer complicated tours.  We offer a wide selection of Ethiopian tours to suit everyone’s need. We are specialists when it comes to custom made tours.  We also arrange special interest groups.

At Lalibela, we continuously seek and secure best fares from airlines for our flying clients with focus on details as to each clients travel needs including but not limited to available preferences, frequent flyer application and follow up on benefits, a full package information on visa, health, terminal changes, transit requirements are furnished to insure we carry the details of travel requirements for our clients to sit back and relax when planning their journeys.

Our fleet of latest vehicles and buses meets the standards and requirements of our clients. Please refer to the testimonies from our clients. Always striving for excellence.

Lalibela Travel and Tours, Indeed, Your travel Partner!  

Testimonies

January 2015

We made it home safe ... with all the nice memories of the trip. We enjoyed our trip very much and please find our feedback below :

1. The trip to Gondar and Semien.

We were very happy with the guide provided to us. He was very willing and everything was well organized. Goha was upgraded... new showers (rain shower), swimming pool... We had great time visiting Semien ... although it is short..  but could walk through big group of Galada...

2. The RTG trip to Lalibela

We had an exhausted group after participating at the Ethiopian Great Run but were overly happy about the whole tour....  well received in Lalibela.... good accommodation. The drive to Bahir Dar was also great. The stay in Kuriftu was welcoming for us to relax ....  

3.  Our trip to Jimma and Mizan Teferi

The Palace in Jimma is indeed worthwhile visiting..... and we walked the city ... the hotel is nice (very friendly staff !)... we also enjoyed the large (and clean !) swimming pool. MIZAN TEFERI we enjoyed really very much, what an environment!  Just walking the streets and visiting the market.... The trip to Bebeka, the coffee plantation and the waterfall is to be recommended! I never imagined Ethiopia could be this green. We really had great time!

4. Car rent to Mehure and Back

Although our driver is not much of a big talker, we loved to have him driving us as he is a very safe driver and always concerned about the wellbeing of the people he is attending.

So thanks very much for all the organized tours, it would not have been a great success without your detailed attention and input to our requests!  Very well done! And it looks as if we will be back next year to visit Bale Mountains.

December 2014

I want to tell you we had a WONDERFUL visit! I have to tell you, I was most impressed that not a single driver or guide was late at all. It made the trip so much more comfortable for our American family:=)

Our drivers and guides were AMAZING! The man who was our driver in Gondar and Bahir Dar was kind and we felt very safe with him. Our guide in Lalibela was very fun and knowledgeable. We really enjoyed him. The Roha and Goha Hotels were so beautiful. We felt so comfortable there.

I have already recommended Lalibela Travel and Tour to a bunch of contacts on a Facebook group I am part of, Ethiopia Homeland Travel. Thank you for setting up our trip and we look forward to the next time we can use your agency to travel around Ethiopia.

Thank you.

S.G.

Tips

• Land

Ethiopia, as large as France and Spain combined, has an area of 1,235,000 sq. k. About 65% of the land is arable, with 15% cultivated.

• 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. In the north and center of the country there are some 25 mountains whose peaks rise over 4,000 meters. The most famous Ethiopian river is the Blue Nile(or Abbay), Which runs a distance of 1,450 km from the source in Lake Tana, to join the white Nile at Khartoum.

• Transport

Roads: there are some 4,100 km of asphalt roads with a further 19,000 km of gravel and dry-weather roads.

Railways: A778 km long railway line links Addis Ababa with Djibouti, and carries both freight and passengers.

Air: Ethiopia Airlines has an extensive domestic network flying to 43 airfields and an additional 21 landing strips.

• Electric supply

About 90% of the population earns their living from the land, mainly as subsistence farms. Agriculture is the backbone of the national economy and the principle exports from this sector are coffee, oil seeds, pulses, flowers, vegetables, sugar and foodstuffs for animals. There is also a thriving livestock sector, exporting cattle on the hoof and hides and skinks.

• 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, Tigrigna and Oromigna. English is also widely spoken.

• Newspaper

There are several foreign-language newspapers published in Ethiopia including the dayily Ethiopian Herald, printed in English.

• Time

Ethiopia is in the GMT +3 hours’ time zone, Ethiopia follows the Julian Calendar, which consists of twelve months of 30 days each and a thirteenth month of five or six days.

• People

The population is estimated at 55 million, over 50% of who are under 20 years old. The average number of inhabitants per square kilometer is 49.

• 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 (on the appropriate blue colored form) is made to customs on arrival. Foreign currency may only be changed at authorized banks and hotels. The currency declaration form must be attained as this will be required by customs on departure, visitors, however, will be able to change back any excess Ethiopian birr to foreign currency at the airport, you must, in addition to the currency declaration from, bring with you all the receipts for exchange transaction.

• Customs

Duty-free import is permitted up to:

1. a)200 cigarettes, or 50 cigars, or ½ Ib of tobacco
2. b)1 litre of alcoholic beverages.
3. c)½ litre, or two bottles, of perfumes.
4. d)Visitors may export souvenirs with a value not exceeding ET. Birr 500, although some articles (such as animal skin and antiques) requires an expert permit.

• Taxi

The taxis are luxury Mercedes limousines. They are stationed outside all the major hotels and at the airport. They have fixed rates and a receipt is given for the fare.

• Health requirements

Prior to entry, visitors should be in possession of valid health certificate for yellow fever. Vaccination against cholera is also required for any person who has visited or transited a cholera-infected area within six days prior to arrival in Ethiopia.

• Visa and immigration requirements

Visa applications may be obtained at Ethiopians diplomatic missions overseas. However, nationals of 33 countries are now allowed to receive their tourist visas on arrival in Ethiopia at the regular charge. The list includes Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian federation, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom and United States of America.