At South Ethiopia
Essence Ethiopia Tours
- Office In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2018)
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $56 to $561 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 Seven | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
★★★★★ Unforgettable 7 days in northern Ethiopia – Highly recommended!
We booked the 7-day tour of northern Ethiopia with Essence Ethiopia Tours and are absolutely thrilled! The trip offers the perfect blend of impressive culture, fascinating history, and breathtaking nature. The value for money is unbeatable, considering everything that is included.
Highlights of our trip:
Bahir Dar (with tour guide Tisaby and Lake Tana with guide Eyu): The boat trip to the historic monasteries on the Zege Peninsula and the visit to the Blue Nile were a fantastic start. Our guide did a wonderful job of introducing us to Orthodox traditions and the history behind the colorful murals.
Gondar: The imperial city completely enchanted us. The palaces of Fasil Ghebbi—and especially the ceiling of the Debre Berhan Selassie Church with its famous angel faces—are absolute must-sees.
Simien Mountains (with local guide Hailemariam): The absolute highlight of the tour! The landscape, with its deep gorges, is spectacular. The three-day trek was superbly organized. Huge praise to the camping team and our local guide: the food at the camp was delicious, the tents were excellent, and the up-close encounters with Gelada baboons were unforgettable.
Organization & Service:
Everything went smoothly, from the airport pickup in Addis Ababa to the domestic flights. The logistics were perfectly planned. At every moment, we felt safe, well looked after, and warmly welcomed. Both the mid-range hotels and the camping equipment exceeded our expectations.
A huge thank you to the entire Essence Ethiopia Tours team—especially tour guide Tsehaynew—for this dream trip. Anyone wanting to experience the real Ethiopia should definitely book this tour!
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Email Sraboni Sarkar | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful Ethiopia trip!
We had a wonderful trip in Ethiopia and covered several regions such as a Lalibela, Addis Ababa and Dallol. Essence was instrumental in helping us design the itinerary and supported us with excellent logistics and tour support. Our tour guides were very knowledgeable and friendly.
Also, essence travels changed our itinerary at the last minute based on security concerns we had.
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Email Ov. | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing city tour. Enjoyed it very much
Great service, the knowledge of the city was amazing. Above expected
Perfect and excellent!
EET is a very helpfully agency, at every time you can contact them and you will get response some minutes later. Thanks for that. The guides were very well educated, good english (better than mine ;-)) and very helpful and friendly. I will travel again with EET anytime. Thanks for the great trip!
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Email Stephan | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent performance in planning, executing and support! Highly recommended!
We have very good experience with EET in helping us to plan our trip to Ethiopia, organizing all local logistics, guides, accommodation etc. and being available, in case problems had occurred.
We have been in Addis Abeba, Lalibela, Gondar, Semien N.P., the Danakil area, Omo valley, Harar...
All went smoothely!
Tsehaynew was always available to help or giving advice!
We can highly recommend EET, if you plan a trip to Ethiopia!
Email Ming | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Like documentary
a special and eye-opening experience in Ethiopia. For a few days, it honestly felt like I was inside a documentary.
The itinerary was quite relaxed, so the trip never felt too rushed or exhausting.
my guide Reshid was super friendly and helpful, always helping with our bags and taking lots of photos for us.
The hotel was special but has management issues. Overall, I really enjoyed the trip .
Email Sebi | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent, reliable, and professionally organised, with knowledgeable guides and outstanding support
We booked our tour to Addis Ababa & City Tour, Gondar – Simien Mountains National Park, and Lalibela through Essence Ethiopia Tours, and they were excellent throughout.
From the knowledgeable tour guides to the overall organisation and constant monitoring of our trip, everything was handled very professionally and smoothly.
A big shout-out to Tsehaynew for the excellent coordination and support throughout our journey. We would highly recommend Essence Ethiopia Tours to anyone planning a trip to Ethiopia.
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Email Xavi | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
~Tsehaynew provided us with excellent service.
It was a great experience; everything was very well organized, and the agency provided a lot of personalized attention.
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Email Ali | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Commitment, cooperation, and ethics.
We took a half-day tour with Essence Ethiopia Tours; the service was excellent, the car was clean, and the driver was fantastic.
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Email Andy | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing tour of Lalibela churches!
Essence Ethiopia was amazing from start to finish, completely turnkey support from the airport to the hotel to an amazing tour guide to show us the incredible churches of Lalibela, with a deep understanding and appreciation of the history of them which was fascinating and deepened our appreciation.
Thank you!