Ethio Backpacker Tours
- Office In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2010)
- Member Of:
- ASTA & ITAT
- Tour Types:
- Small & medium group tours (Budget & mid-range)
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $100 to $320 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Your request will be sent directly to the operator
If preferred, you can contact the operator directly
Reviews
Email Renee | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Gashew is an amazing person!
My mom, sister, and I spent about a week in Ethiopia. We toured the Omo Valley and saw and met some of the most unique tribes. Gele was an outstanding tour guide and we could not have had a better experience. We also visited the Debre Libanos Monastery and had an amazing trip there also. The entire trip was organized and prompt, and Gashaw was extremely understanding and flexible as we wanted to customize the tour along the way. If you are going to Ethiopia, THIS is the company you want to book with. As someone who has visited over 150 countries, and had many, many tour guides, I can honestly say that this is one of the best. You will not regret a trip with Gashew and his company!
DE
Email Gehrmann, Tatiana | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Ethiopia: A Journey of a Lifetime. Where Beauty Meets Kindness.
My trip to Ethiopia was truly unforgettable. In just ten days I experienced more adventures than in my entire life. The team works with amazing people, and I was delighted with everyone I met — organizers, guides, drivers, and hotel staff. Ethiopians are incredibly kind, open, smiling, attentive, and ready to help at any moment. The program was rich, diverse, and beautifully designed, giving me memories for a lifetime. I also appreciated your flexibility, care for clients, and ability to make every moment comfortable and enjoyable. Ethiopia has stunning nature, incredible history, and, above all, the most wonderful people.
SG
Email Li Yuan (Marcus) | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Extremely bad experience with the Tour Team's planning
Echoing some other travellers concerns, there were things several things that are terribly planned. If the owner (Gashaw) asks you if you wish to let him book your flight on your behalf, do NOT get him to book it for you. Both my guide and I suffered as we had to run in and out the domestic terminal security gates, rebook all the domestic tickets since he booked my Ethiopian flights using Ethiopian National, and he did not add my international Ethiopian airline flight in. In the end, I had to repay all the tickets.
Flights impacted: Addis -> Gondar, Gondar -> Addis, Addis -> Lalibela, Lalibela -> Addis, Addis -> Merkele, Mekele -> Addis (6 tickets)
When I contacted him to get him to pay my guide the money, he tried to feign ignorance and even not returning the call. There was a cancellation of Gondar -> Lalibela flight, causing a huge delay. Requested his assistance to provide the itinerary outline to me to claim against insurance, but no response for 2 months. Missed my flight from Mekele to Addis due to the domestic ticket issue and had to stay extra night incurring additional costs. This is an extremely unprofessional behavior as the issue was not rectified immediately from the 1st instance or 2nd instance. It continued to be an issue for 6 times. This whole delay caused me to miss my cross-continental international flight out of Addis as well.
Do NOT book this Tour, if it goes smoothly, it is luck, and the ill-planning by Gashaw has caused huge losses to me and guide, till now no response has been given.