Armaye Ethiopia Tours
Armaye Ethiopia Tours
- Office In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2015)
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $50 to $500 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
Your request will be sent directly to the operator
If preferred, you can contact the operator directly
Reviews
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Email Marta & Irek | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A great people with passion in the right place.
The Armaye Ethiopia Tours motto is YOU TRAVEL, WE CARE and it fully reflects how the company works. We spent an unforgettable 14 days travelling to the south of Ethiopia on a trip organized by Armayer. Before arriving in Ethiopia, we received a complete set of information, advices and answers to the questions asked, so the only thing left to do was to pack up and go for the adventure. The travel plan was prepared in such a way that it was possible to admire this unique and interesting country without haste.
Armaye put us in the hands of an exceptional guide / driver Kinfe, who made sure that the trip was comfortable and safe. We did the full program planned and the service was on the highest level. We could admire both the life of the Ethiopians and the wild nature that surrounded us. The cherry on the cake were the last two days in Bale Mountains, where Armayer took over the role of a guide.
There we had the opportunity to watch a lot of birds and mammals, including Ethiopian Wolves. After the holidays, we were left with great photos, many wonderful memories and a desire to return To Ethiopia again.
If you are going to Ethiopia, go ahead and choose Armaye Ethiopia Tours because it is a guarantee of great vacation.
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Email Heather | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Armaye made sure my visit to Ethiopia was the best it could be.
You will have the best time with Armaye in Ethiopia. We planned my trip together and he made adjustments as it came near so that I could maximize the variety of animals I could see. I saw numerous gelada monkeys, walia ibex and 99 species of birds. You will really enjoy touring with him.
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Email Mau | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Highly attentive and informed tour of the diverse Bale Mountains
Armaye was very communicable and attentive. Highly knowledgeable of (and passionate for) the country and its wildlife and culture.
The trip itself showed the diversity of the Bale Mountains. From the wolves on the plain to the Bale monkeys in the forest.
Good value for money, highly recommended!
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Email Balazs Szabo | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfect organizer, very friendly person who makes everything easy and gives the best for the guests!
We booked 3 tours with Armaye: 4 days Omo valley tour, visiting tribes, one day tour from Addis Ababa to Debre Libanos, and 6 days Bale Mountains trekking. Everything was just simple perfect: good organization, good accomodations, good food, and very friendly welcome. We had an amazing time and were happy to learn a lot about Ethiopean lifestyle and culture. Armaye is the most reliable and prepared tour guide I have met in the last 20 years of traveling, that's for sure! Best value for money by far!!
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Email Oliver Jankulovski | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing experience
Since booking Armaye was in constant contact with me updating me on anychanges and promptly answered all my questions! Awol was my guide for the tour to Bale Mountains for two day, he's an amazing guy and him and the driver were amazing wildlife spotters! I got to see all of the animals I wanted including 10+ wolves, hundreds of Mountain Nyalas, three troops of colobus and two troops of bale monkey, giant mole rats, feedbacks buskhbucks so many endemic birds and including the elusive giant forest big in harenna forest! And also some a.azing cultural experience twith the locals I had the best time ever and I cant recommend Armaye and his team enough! They have been absolute professionals, fun and most of all good friends after I had some incident in Kenya the previous week
Email Gellert | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Armaye tours is very professional and friendly business offering an all around service in Ethiopia
We've spent 2 weeks in Ethiopia visiting the Omo Valley tribes and hiking in the amazing Bale mountains.
Armaye organised everything for us with a great and flexible service.
We had the fortune to participate in a Bull Jumping ceremony at the Hammer Tribe and to see the rare Ethiopian wolves.
When I'll return to visit other gems in this amazing country, will only do it with him.
Thanks again for everything Armaye!!
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Email Cindy | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Set up a well-coordinated tour for us engaging knowledgeable and competent local drivers and guides.
Armaye Ethiopia Tours was the first of three agencies to respond to our request for a quote for a tour in northern Ethiopia and was extremely responsive in addressing questions and issues, and flexible in coordinating our tour. We enjoyed being able to converse with a knowledgeable local guide in each site we visited and were especially impressed with the smooth coordination among them as we traveled. Each site we visited was amazing in its own way. In one relatively short trip we were able to enjoy astounding landscapes, see a little of the way of life in different rural and urban areas, and learn about some of the rich history and culture in Ethiopia.
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Email Pree | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
They were extremely sweet.
I went for a day trip to Suba National forest with Armaye. Communication with them was very clear and I had a lovely time exploring Africa's oldest park. I'm really grateful for the experience and I wish them the best.
Email Aniket | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Very knowledgeable wildlife guide
I spent a week with Armaye visiting various parks, reserves and wetlands in November 2022, primarily looking for birds and mammals and taking photos. He was very professional, capable, a good communicator and able to spot and identify birds and mammals very well which made for a productive week. His English is excellent and his cook and driver were also excellent. Aside from wildlife, he has a broad knowledge of history, culture, politics, etc so and excellent all round guide.
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Email Clara | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Highlight of our trip to East Africa
My partner and I flew down from Addis for a four day, three night tour of Bale Mountains National Park with Armaye in November 2022. It was truly beautiful - a highlight of our trip to East Africa - and I’d highly recommend it.
The park is gorgeous and we saw several ecosystems and many different types of animals - so many birds, different monkeys, antelopes, warthogs, a mountain civet, many wolves, etc.
We went around the park by car rather than trekking/camping, and this worked very well for us. We still had lots of time during the day to do different walks, and ended up seeing more of the park than would have been possible just on foot. We did walks and drives near Dinsho, on the Sanetti Plateau, and in and around Rira / the Harenna forest (including one night at the beautiful Harenna Cultural Lodge).
Armaye and Mohammed, the driver he was working with, were both very kind and great company. Armaye knows a lot about the wildlife in the park and just generally is an easy-going person so it was a pleasure to spend a few days in his company. Everyone else we met (at the hotel, in Rira, etc.) was also very nice. In addition to the amazing wildlife, it was interesting to see a little bit of how people live there - for example horses are an important mode of transportation and families in the Harenna forest have many beehives high up in trees that they harvest once a year.
Some notes: it was chilly at times, but we were fine with some layers - I wore a thermal wool layer, a fleece, and a rain jacket and was fine in November. I also wore regular sneakers - some waterproof shoes would have definitely been better but I survived and was able to dry them by the fire at night.
