Call our friendly team
Responsible Travel
Mountain Kingdoms distinctly different
Watch our videos
Read our blog: Travellers' Tales
Our grading system explained
- Gentle
- Gentle/Moderate
- Moderate
- Moderate/Vigorous
- Vigorous
- Vigorous/Strenuous
- Strenuous
- Expedition Grade
Ethiopia trekking holidays and tours
- Capital city: Addis Ababa
- Population: 86,613,986 est 2013
- Size of country: 1,104,300 sq km
- Currency: Birr
- Power supply: 2220-240v
- Sockets: Round-two pin European variety
- Language: English, Arabic, Amarigna (Amharic)
- Time difference: GMT +3 hours
- Visas: British nationals require a visa
- Religion: Orthodox Christian 43.5%, Muslim 33.9%, Protestant 18.6%, traditional 2.6%, Catholic 0.7%, other 0.7%
- Popular dishes: Wat (a thick stew), served on top of injera (a large sourdough flatbread)
- Popular drinks: Coffee
- Did you know: There are 13 months in the Ethiopian Calendar (which follows the ancient Coptic calendar). Each month has 30 days and the last month has only 5 or 6. New Year is celebrated on September 11th and they are almost eight years behind our western calendar.
- FCO advice: FCO travel advice
- World Travel Guide: World Travel Guide / Ethiopia