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SimienEcoTours
- Office In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2014)
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $80 to $350 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 Barbara & Martin | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A wonderful Most of Ethiopia-trip was provided by smart planning and experienced guides and drivers
Most of our original wishes "where to go" got true and the route was perfectly planned. The very experienced and cautious drivers are outstanding as well as the guides with one specialised on the cultural part in the North and the other one well-educated in birding for the East- and South-parts of Ethiopia, where we also visited some of the Southern Nations (tribes). We also made a trecking-tour in Bale Mountains National Parc at half time of our trip, which was physically asking, but a really good experience with plenty of flora and fauna to be seen during these four days. Very good local staff prepared delicious meals and transported our camping gear by mules.
At any time (except during the trecking) we were able to communicate with the CIOs at Gondar (which was not necessary) and vice versa were informed about latest changes (like a booking confirmed in the last moment, due to a fire). Flexibility was also high as we had some special wishes concerning our foster son and his fiance living at Addis Abeba and arranging a meeting at Lalibela.
We are very pleased that our wishes for camping in the NPs were realised, a fact not regular for providers of free-planned trips.
Just to be recommended!
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Email John Graham Tours | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Communication, Local Coordination, and Guides
I brought a group of clients to Ethiopia, and was very satisfied with my choice to work with Simien Eco Tours. We worked with several local guides, and in all locations our transportation was professionally organized, and our accommodation well chosen. The pre-tour communications were timely and direct, giving us just the information we needed. In short, this is a very professional organization, and I look forward to traveling to Ethiopia again with Simien Eco Tours.
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Email Gianni Zamarco | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A very professional and efficient tour operator for visiting Ethiopia
SimenEco Tours organized a tour of 5 days for me and my colleague in Ethiopia though Bahar Dir, Gondar and Lalibela, starting from and arriving at Addis Ababa. The communications were always on time and clear. The internal travels and transfers by flights and cars were perfectly organized. Same as to the local sightseeing tours, both by car, by boat, or by walking in the different visited towns and areas of Bahar Dir, Gondar and Lalibela, including the climbing excursion from Lalibela. The local guides Henock and Mas that accompanied us were very professional, polite and gave a lot of care to us. The hotel accomodations we experienced in our three visited sites were very good, the only one that could be improved is the one in Bahar Dir, as i had a problem with the bath tub in my room that was leaking water. Ultimately, the food that was included in our tour package was always very good. The rate of our Tour was reasonably correct and good value for money. I definetely would highly recommend SimienEco Tours as travel agency to anybody that would like to visit Ethiopa.
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Email Eduard | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Professional, experienced and they really care for their customers.
Really felt taken good care of from driving to guiding to food, everything was excellent. Loved the wildlife and scenery and Tefi my guide in the mountains could spot even the well camouflaged ibex.
Lalibela and Gonder were awesome too and the accomodation choices (Maribela Hotel/Lalibela and Chateau du Lodge/Gonder) lovely.
Enjoyed every minute of my trip! Thanks so much to Haile, my driver who made that possible and Marco for organizing it.
PS: Love the fact that the company is trying to be sustainable and helps the locals.
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Email Carlo | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Exploring Ethiopia beside the usual paths
I wanted to combine a business trip with a private tour in Ethiopia, together with a friend. The roundtrip of 5 days was fully organised by SimienEcoTours. We had a choice of various options. All was perfectly organised, starting from preliminary documentation, domestic flights, hotels and local guides. As a very experienced traveller, I was exited about the way we travelled through Ethiopia. The local guides were simply great in terms of knowledge and responding to our individual wishes, all this made our trip unforgettable. Atfter this visit, I have put Ethiopia on my personal "bucket-list" to go back and for sure, I will travel with SimienEcoTours again.
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Email Carola Bergelt | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Caring, reliable, attentive, well organised, very professional
We just returned from a 2weeks trip in Ethiopia. It was (again) a well organized trip by Simien Eco Tours. The trip was perfectly managed by our tourguide Yirga and the various drivers and other people we had with us. Our wishes regarding destinations were taken into account and there was still room for spontaneous things.
But not tnly this, we have been supported by stuff from SET already before we started the trip (Thank you again Zewditu!) and the guys were even reliable with unforeseen requests (thank you again Marco!)
We do appreciate your way to carry for tourists and to make a trip unforgettable.
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Email Aminatta | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Professional and well organised.
I traveled to the Danakil Desert/Depression with a friend in February/March. We are both experienced travellers and agreed this was one of the best trips we had undertaken. I had it on my horizon for two years, but because of the security situation in Tigray, it had not been possible to go. I took a lot of soundings before the trip and Marco was very helpful in answering our queries via WhatsApp. Our guide, Kedemkachew Asegad (251 94 409 7799) was knowledgeable, well-organised and considerate of our needs - we were two women travelling. The Afar is not an easy place to travel and visitors to Ethiopia certainly could not do it without a guide. Lots of negotiations with the locals. Kede took care of all of that. I'd like to give a shout out to our cook Fentahun, who could make delicious meals out of whatever was available. Bekele and Wondem, the drivers, were helpful and professional. Seyed, who provided security, made us all feel very safe. Some of the highlights of the trip were the Dallol hydrothermal system, the salt mountains and Gaete Ale, the active volcano. Just be warned that this is not an easy trip - we slept under canvas one night and in the open air two nights. There is no accommodation to speak of, bathrooms etc. And temperatures reach 43 degrees centigrade. Worth the discomfort though. Many thanks to Marco and the team!
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Email Marie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Wonderful trip with SimienEco Tours
We have just returned from 18 days in Ethiopia where we had an unforgettable stay thanks to the agency SimienEco Tours.
Marco Degasper had prepared an itinerary for us that combined cultural visits to the orthodox churches of Lake Tana and Lalibella with a very varied nature. The grandiose landscapes in the Bale Mountains, the beauty of the lakes and the Wenchi crater, the lush vegetation and the coffee culture with the visit of villages in Yergalem were the highlights of our exploration south of Addis Ababa.
Marco, very responsive and professional, immediately understood our wishes and directed us towards a trip adapted to our family with 3 teenagers including our intellectually disabled daughter.
This trip would not have been as perfect without our wonderful guide Milan. Marco had the concern to find us a young woman, passionate about her country and anxious to transmit to us as much as possible the history, the traditions, and all the richness of Ethiopia. Her kindness, her sensitivity, her special attention to each of us and especially to our daughter made our stay unforgettable.
We still have so much to discover in this country with its incredible resources. We will come back very soon and will not fail to ask Marco for the organisation and our precious Milan to guide us.
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Email Myriam & Erick | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent Service!
We have loved this trip in Ethiopia (itinerary: Lalibella, Afar / Dalol) as organized by Simien Eco Tours! A fantastic trip, organized by Lorenzo, and guided locally by Yirga and his team (driver, cook...).
During the prep, Lorenzo has been very attentive to all our wishes and requests, and has designed the itinerary as we wanted, despite the local constraints, + with lots of additional suggestions! Fully personalized: lodging, meals, itinerary/visits... We have been in constant contact, also during the trip itself (via Whatsapp), Lorenzo ensuring the trip was going to our satisfaction.
Locally, Yirga has been very caring, mindful of all our requests! Ultra flexible (e.g. when we wanted to go earlier to St Georges church, return to Lake Asalé etc.). And made us live unforgettable moments, e.g. in Lalibella (sunday mass), immersive experience in Hamed Ela village, nights under the stars (Lake Asalé, volcano...). All these, despite travel conditions that may pause challenges. He also loaned us a local SIM card so that we could keep in touch with our relatives home, and we've enjoyed a few local beers nicely together
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Email Sonia e Gianni | 50-65 years of age
Amazing experience! The Tour operator really have done a beautifull holliday, we’re two, well done!!
Good service, comunication, Good guide Elias. We’re Italian sorry for our bed English ! Ti was greate!