点评:I’d like to share my experience and highly recommend Pure Love Ethiopia, their guide Anteneh, and the different local guides and collaborators I met during my trip.
I recently spent three weeks travelling solo through Ethiopia, following an itinerary covering the North, Centre and South of the country.
From the beginning, communication was smooth. My wishes and interests were taken into account when creating a personalised itinerary, and I was warned that some changes might be necessary along the way. It is obvious, but I appreciated the honesty and transparency. The agreed price was also consistent with the expenses incurred during the trip.
The guides
I spent 5 days with Anteneh and the rest of the trip with local guides.
At no point did I feel unsafe. Everyone was very attentive to my needs, and I felt well looked after throughout the journey.
📍 Lalibela – Deacon +251 91 382 8430
I cannot recommend Deacon highly enough. He is enthusiastic, patient and, above all, incredibly knowledgeable about the history and culture of Lalibela. I learned a lot thanks to him.
📍 Hawassa – Tesfaye (Fish), Paradise City Tours
A big recommendation for Tesfaye! Born and raised in Hawassa, he knows the city and its different communities extremely well. He was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and made the city tour one of the highlights of my trip. Hawassa is a really interesting city, and Tesfaye helped me understand it much better.
📍 Bale Mountains
I went trekking with a guide who has worked in the park for around 20 years, so needless to say, he knew the area extremely well. I absolutely loved hiking through the park and seeing the wildlife along the way.
📍 Omo Valley – Beri
berimudatadesse@yahoo.com was a fantastic guide and a very skilled negotiator in the local markets. During every visit to the different communities, he always made sure I had understood everything and took the time to explain the animals, landscapes and structures we saw along the road, as well as the relationships between the different communities in the region.
📍 Anteneh
Anteneh is a very good guide. Once he gets going, he has a lot to share and explains things very well. The two-day road trip towards the South, passing by seven of Ethiopia’s lakes, was extremely informative and was definitely among the best days of my trip.
Whenever there was a problem, even a minor one, he was responsive and helpful.
My only downside would be about communication and organisation.
I had not expected to be passed from one guide to another without my main guide accompanying me, and I was only informed the day before. Also, with the different collaborators, I occasionally had to remind the last guide in Addis Ababa of the itinerary we had originally planned.
That said, the different guides I met turned out to be some of the highlights of my trip, so this did not take away from the overall experience.
Overall, I would definitely recommend Pure Love Ethiopia if you are looking for a complete, personalised itinerary covering several regions of Ethiopia.
And if you are looking for a guide for a specific part of the country, I would also happily recommend the individual collaborators I mentioned above.
Three weeks, travelling solo, from North to South — and I came home with a lot of great memories, knowledge and wonderful encounters.
Thank you to Anteneh and all the guides who contributed to making this trip such a memorable experience!
翻译:我想分享一下自己的经历,并大力推荐“Pure Love Ethiopia”旅行社、他们的导游Anteneh,以及我在旅途中结识的其他当地导游和合作伙伴。
最近,我独自一人在埃塞俄比亚旅行了三周,行程涵盖了该国的北部、中部和南部地区。
从一开始,沟通就十分顺畅。在为我量身定制行程时,我的愿望与兴趣都得到了充分考虑。我事先得到提醒,过程中可能需要进行一些调整。虽然这是显而易见的,但我很欣赏这种坦诚与透明的态度。最终商定好的费用也与旅行期间产生的开支相符。
导游方面
前5天是由Anteneh陪同我,之后的行程则由当地导游负责。
在整个旅程中,我从未感到有任何不安全之处。每个人都十分关心我的需求,让我感觉处处都得到了贴心的照顾。📍 拉利贝拉 – Deacon,电话:+251 91 382 8430
我极力推荐Deacon!他热情耐心,最重要的是,他对拉利贝拉的历史与文化了如指掌。多亏了他,我学到了很多知识。
📍 哈瓦萨 – Tesfaye(专攻鱼类相关服务),Paradise City Tours
强烈推荐Tesfaye!他在哈瓦萨出生长大,对这座城市及其各个社区都极为熟悉。他热情又博学,这次城市游览也成了我此行中最难忘的体验之一。哈瓦萨是一座非常有趣的城市,泰斯法耶帮我更好地了解了这座城市。
📍 巴莱山脉
我跟随一位在公园里工作了约20年的向导进行徒步旅行,因此毫无疑问,他对这一带了如指掌。我非常喜欢在公园里徒步,欣赏沿途的野生动物。
📍 奥莫河谷——贝里
berimudatadesse@yahoo.com是一位出色的向导,也是当地市场上极其擅长谈判的人。每次带领我们探访各个部落时,他都能发挥重要作用。他总是确保我完全理解了所有内容,还会花时间向我们讲解沿途看到的动物、风景和各种建筑,以及该地区不同族群之间的关系。
📍 Anteneh
Anteneh是一位非常出色的向导。一旦开始讲解,他就有很多内容可以分享,而且解释得十分清晰。那次为期两天的南行之旅途径埃塞俄比亚的七个湖泊,让我学到了大量知识;这绝对是我此行中最美好的几天之一。每当出现问题,哪怕是很小的问题,他都会迅速回应并给予帮助。
我唯一觉得不足的地方就是沟通与组织方面。
我原本没料到会在没有主导游陪同的情况下被转交给其他导游,而且这一情况也是前一天才告知我的。此外,由于涉及多位合作人员,我偶尔还得提醒最后一位在亚的斯亚贝巴的导游我们最初制定的行程安排。
话虽如此,。我遇到的各位导游其实是我此行的亮点之一,因此他们并没有影响到我的整体旅行体验。
总的来说,如果你想要一份涵盖埃塞俄比亚多个地区的、量身定制的旅行行程,我绝对会推荐Pure Love Ethiopia。
而如果你需要在埃塞俄比亚某个特定地区找导游的话,我也会欣然推荐上面提到的那些合作导游。
独自旅行,为期三周。从北到南——这次旅行让我收获了无数美好的回忆、知识以及难忘的邂逅。
感谢Anteneh以及所有为这次旅程增色添彩的导游们!