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Visa Requirement |
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Visas are required for
all visitors to Ethiopian with the exception of the nationals of Djibouti and Kenya.
Our agency, the CARAVAN travel Tour Agency can process the entry visa for you from
Ethiopia if you prefer it that way.
In addition national
from the following countries can obtain an entry visa upon arrival it is
believed that they are tourist generation countries.
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Argentina
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Germany
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Norway
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Australia
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Ireland
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Poland
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Austria
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Israel
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Portugal
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Belgium
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Italy
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Russian Federation
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Brazil
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Japan
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South Africa
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Canada
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Korean Republic
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Spain
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China
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Kuwait
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Sweden
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Denmark
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Luxembourg
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Switzerland
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Finland
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Mexico
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United Kingdom
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France
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Netherlands
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United states of
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Greece
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New Zealand
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America
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• Customs |
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Duty free import are
permitted for up to:
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200 cigarettes, or 50 cigars, or ½ Ib of tobacco
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1 liter of alcoholic
beverages
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½ liter, or two bottles,
or performance
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Visitors may export
souvenirs with a value not exceeding Birr 500.00, although some articles (such as
animals skins and antiques)
required a export permit.
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• Transport |
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Roads: There are some
4,100 Kilometers of asphalt road with a further 19,000 kilometers of gravel and
dry- weather road.
Railway: A 778 kilometers
long railway line links Addis Ababa with Djibouti, and carries both freight and
passengers.
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• Time |
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Ethiopian is in the
GMT +3 hour’s time zone. Ethiopian follows the Julian Calendar, which consists of
twelve months of 30 days each and 13th
month of 5 or 6 days in the leap year.
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• Currency |
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The local currency is
the Ethiopian Birr made up of 100 cents. Visitor may import an unlimited amount
of foreign currency, providing declaration of such currency is made to customs on
arrival. Foreign currency may be changed only at authorized bank and hotels. The
currency declaration form must be retained as this will be required by customs on
departure, visitors however, will be able to change back a excess Ethiopian Birr
to foreign currency at the airport before departure.
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• Climate |
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There are two seasons:
the dry seasons prevails from October through may; the west seasons runs from June
to September.
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• Topography |
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Ethiopian has an elevated
central
plateau varying in height between 2,000 and 3,000 meters.
In the north and center, of the country,
there are some, 2 mountain whose peaks rise over
4000 meters.
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• Economy |
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About 90 percent of
the population earns their living from the land, mainly as subsistence farmers,
Agriculture is the backbone of the national economy and the principal exports from
the sector are coffee oil seeds, pulses, flowers, vegetables, sugar and foodstuffs
for animals.
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• Language |
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Ethiopian a multi-ethnic
state with a great variety of language spoke in the country, of which there are
83 with 200 dialects. The main three languages are Amharic , Tigrigna and Oromigna.
English is also widely spoken.
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• Electric Supply |
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Ethiopian uses 220 volts
50 cycles AC.
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• People |
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The population is estimated
at 57 million, over 50 percent of who are under 20 years old. The average number
of inhabitants per square kilometer is 49.
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• Excursions |
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Excursions with in Ethiopian
whether for a day or for a month, may be organized by our Agency the Caravan Travel
and Tour Agency.
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• Hotels |
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Addis Ababa has hotels
for all pockets, from the luxurious Sheraton and Hilton hotels to the tourist class
hotels.
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