Our team with groups in Lalibela
Senait Ethiopia Tours
- Office In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2008)
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $204 to $419 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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If preferred, you can contact the operator directly
Reviews
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Email Xenia | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent service! Exactly what you need while discovering new countries
We just finished our 12 days tour with Senait. We’ve visited volcanos in the northern part of Ethiopia, 7 tribes in Omo valley and Lalibela complex.
It was an amazing experience and I would recommend to visit all these sites. Guides and drivers were always there when you need them, always helpful.
Service during our adventitious trip was excellent and beyond expectations. Food from the chef was tasty and delicious, my special regards to Mr. Chef!
Yishak and Leul were great guides with a lot of patience and help when we need it.
For the next trip to Ethiopia we definitely have our choice with Senait!
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Email Jim Zuckerman | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The tour operator is supremely professional, pays attention to every detail, and totally honest.
I conduct photography tours all over the world. In Ethiopia, I use Senait Ethiopia Tours because they are the best. They are a pleasure to work with, they take care of every detail, and if there is a problem -- like a charter plane with mechanical issues -- they are on the phone taking care of the problem. A tour to Ethiopia for a group of photographers is quite complex. It involves multi-vehicle caravans, camping, charter flights, meal planning, commercial flights, relationships with tribal chiefs, and more. I've now completed two tours to Ethiopia using Senait, first with 14 people and then with 12 people, and each time everything worked like clockwork. All of our drivers, guides, and camp personnel couldn't have been nicer. Our primary guide, Gebre, stayed with us the entire trip and he was nothing less than phenomenal. The meals we had surprised my clients' expectations because they were so good, even when we camped for two nights in the Omo River Valley. You might find another company that is as good as Senait, but you won't find one that's better.
Email Barry | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great experience, everything was well organized from the initial communications to the trip itself.
Our experience with Senait tours was great - it was 5 of us, 3 adults and 2 kids. We reached out to the Managing Director, Taddese, who was very responsive from the initial request to use the company for our trip from Addis to Gondar and answered all of our follow up questions quickly. We let him know what hotel we wanted to stay at, as well as the places we wanted to visit - Senait took care of the hotel booking and provided a thorough itinerary for our trip. The only thing we had to book was our flights in and out of Gondar. It was very helpful to not have to worry about any of the coordinating of the trip itself, and all fees for the Gondar itinerary aside from tips and eating out were covered in the price of the trip we paid to Senait.
We were greeted at the airport by our driver Kidus, who was very friendly and a very good/safe driver. He drove us in a very nice, clean van for every part of the trip and was very knowledgeable about the area. The two main visits on our trip were to the Simien Mountain which was a day trip, and then another day we toured Faciles castle as well as a few other churches/destination points within Gondar.
We were very pleased with our experience with Senait tours, and would definitely recommend using them for any tours within Ethiopia.
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Email Jana Cpt | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Awesome! Excellent! Profesional! Dedicated!
I have been TL for a small group of Romanians along Etiopia for nine days!Tadesse is a special person, taking care for every details of this trip from the very beginig! Good communication with Exact Travel in Bucharest and than great attention over our group, from Adis Ababa to Bahir Dar, Gondar, Lalibela!
The local guide Gabriel has been very good, helpfull, polite, knowledgeble and smileing always!
We all thank you very much!
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Email Ebony | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Exceptional
Ethiopia has been on my bucket list for years and choosing the right tour company was really important to me especially taking my Dad there for the first time. SENAIT Ethiopia Tours really understand customer service at the highest level. They looked after my Dad and I exceptionally well throughout the tour and each city we travelled we had a very knowledgeable and friendly local guide in Addis, Bahir Dar and Lalibela. We learnt so much and the beauty of Ethiopia should not be missed, we’ll be back to again in the future and would be happy to choose the same company again.
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Email Tony | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A well organised in-bound tour to beautiful Ethiopia
We have recently returned from a 22-day trip through Ethiopia (October 2023) that we booked through Senait Ethiopia Tours and must give a huge shout out to the team at Senait.
Firstly, and importantly, we doubt that you will find a more honest tour operator than the owner of Senait, Taddese Atlaw. We initially booked our tour in 2019, pre-Covid. A deposit was paid and then of course, out travel plans were disrupted for a few years. Taddese honoured our deposit for a trip we finally managed to take four years later. That is customer service!
The team Senait used are all to be commended. Every one of them gave generously of their local knowledge, opinions and guidance and happily answered the many, many questions we threw at them. The tour was extremely well organised and all vehicles and accommodation were of a high calibre. A couple of guides/drivers need particular mention. Mr. Meseret (Messi) (Barhi Dar-Gondor-Simian Mountains- Lalibela) whom we used for the first 10 days is our brother. A careful driver, a thoughtful and reflective person, and a lover of good music. Mr. Leul was our guide in Lalibela, and organised the cooking experience for us. Mr. Yacob Kedir both met us from the airport and delivered us back after a wonderful tour of the Rift and Omo Valleys.
The tour itinerary was well thought out. We hit almost all the highlights including hanging with the Gelada (grass eating monkeys) in the Simian Mountains, the famous hewn rock churches of Lalibela, overnighting under the stars in the spectacular Danakil Depression, and engaging with some of the highly varied tribespeople of the Omo Valley.
The cuisine of Ethiopia is very good, and we enjoyed learning how to cook traditional food in a local family’s back garden. We will definitely be trying this at home!
Security questions still hang over this beautiful country, but they are not as bad as western travellers are often led to believe by their Governmental agencies. Senait were always on top of any security concerns, and organised our trip to fly-over any state borders to avoid any potential conflict. They monitored our activities daily and forewarned us when there would likely be no internet. We didn’t get to Tigray, Somali or the Western States as Senait deemed them too uncertain from a security POV. That gives us an excuse for revisiting at some time in the future!
This was a well organised and fascinating tour. We experienced the culture, nature, cuisine, and various religions of the region. We have absolutely no hesitation recommending Senait Ethiopian Tours to our fellow travellers.
T&S-kiwisontour
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Email Emil Enchev | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Professionalist from the start to the end
We made a trip in Octomber 2023 with Senaith tour around Ethiopia in 3 parts:
I. Simien mountaion trek – The trekking team was helpful, the chef was perfect and the food was delicious. The guides were very good.
II. Gondar, Tana and Bahir dar – The transportation was comfortable, the hotels were perfect, as the overall organization and guide.
III. Afar region – Erta ale and Danakil – Again comfortable transportation, delicious food, cold dirnks and wine (!) and very good guide and drivers.
The guide Gabriel is a real professionalist!
I would definitely recommend Senaith! They know the country in details, so they are flexible and can improvise in every situation to give the clients the best possible experience!
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Email Lars | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The most helpful and service minded travel agency you Can find in Addis
We had a very Good driver (Bekele) on our tour to Langano and Awassa! He was service minded and very Good driver. We never felt that We were in any risky situation with Bekele as a driver!
The accomodation was great.
The program for four days was very Good!
Senait Ethiopia tours had long expirience and knowledge about What kind of program you Can visit on different part of the country!
We Are soo satisfied with Senait Ethiopia tours. We Will regimens them to our friends in Sweden who wants a secure travel in Ethiopia!
On a scale 1-10 Will give Senait Ethiopia tours a 10
Lars and his family
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Email Manod | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The best one for all.
I have used this company's services 2 times. I feel like we're friends, Senait Ethiopian Tour is more than just a tour company, good value and if I come back to Ethiopia again I still choose Senait. Thanks for all of things.
Senait Ethiopia Tours Is Simply The Best!!!
My trip / journey consisted of visiting several areas in Ethiopia:
Day 1 /2024: Arrival in Addis, transfer to hotel. After some rest you will start your Addis Ababa city tour. Overnight Swiss Inn Nexus Addis/ Similar
Day 2 /2024: Flight to Lalibela and visit the churches. Overnight Sora lodge/Similar
Day 3 /2024: Morning visit some churches and transfer to the airport for the flight back to Addis. On arrival transfer to the hotel. Overnight Swiss Inn Nexus Addis/ Similar
Day 4 /2024: Morning flight to Aksum, visit the church, archeological sites, stele park, etc. Overnight Atronus hotel (one of the best in Aksum right now).
Day 5 /2024: Drive to Hawzen and then visit Abune Yematah Guh church with climbing. It is challenging to climb but worthy. Overnight Vision hotel basic.
Day 6 /2024: Visit another Gheralta church and then proceed to Mekele airport to take the flight back to Addis, have farewell dinner, departure and end of the trip.
I chose what I wanted to accomplish in Ethiopia, Senait Ethiopia Tours put the scheduling together. I absolutely enjoyed every bit of this trip. The Tour guides are amazing (listen to the advice they give as well).
I felt very welcomed / comfortable in Ethiopia.