Geladas in the Simien Mountains
(photo by Awaze client, Paul Lackey)

Awaze Tours of Ethiopia

Awaze Tours is an Ethiopian Tour Operator offering a variety of tours that highlight the country’s indigenous cultures, fascinating history, and natural wonders.  Awaze Tours organizes custom tours for groups of any size and pre-set itineraries that individuals may join.
With friendly, safety-conscious drivers and multilingual, experienced guides, Awaze Tours is committed to giving you a better understanding of the Ethiopian people and Ethiopia's unique history and cultures.

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Ethiopia is Open!

Covid related requirements for entering Ethiopia
(This update is provided by the Ministry of Health as of 2 June, 2021)

• All travelers exiting, entering, or transiting through Ethiopia to all destinations shall be expected to present a digital negative COVID-19 certificate at all points of entry based on the African Union's Trusted Travel guidelines and the UNDP Global Haven Program. 
• Paper certificates shall cease to be accepted and only AU Trusted Travel or Global Haven COVID-19 test certificates shall be allowed for exit, transit, and entry from 1 July, 2021.
• Travelers wishing to exit Ethiopia must first visit an authorized laboratory to take an RT PCR COVID-19 test and be issued with Trusted Traveler codes that can be verified by airlines and Port Health authorities across the continent.  The travelers will receive a text message from PanaBIOS and an email from the testing laboratory with a link to activate their account on the Trusted Travel PanaBIOS website. 
• In Ethiopia, all authorised RT PCR COVID-19 testing laboratories have already been registered on the African Union TT system.  
•  The AU Trusted Travel requirement applies to all those traveling within Africa and those traveling from countries with laboratories integrated with the Trusted Travel system.​
• The Global Haven platform supports travelers arriving in Africa from places where labs have not yet integrated into the Trusted Travel system.  Travelers from such places will need to scan their test certificates and upload them into the system.
• The process of enforcement shall commence on 7 June, 2021 and the deadline for compliance is 1 July, 2021.  After 1 July, COVID-19 test certificates without an associated TT or TC code shall no longer be valid for exiting, transiting, or entering Ethiopia.
• The new measures come at no extra cost to travelers and have been designed to impose no inconvenience.

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St. George Church, Lalibela. Photo courtesy of Awaze Tours' client Adrian Whear.

The Ethiopian people are renowned for their generous hospitality and vibrant culture.  Awaze Tours’ priority is that every client experience this firsthand for a memorable tour.  

Tour Ethiopia and Discover

• Lalibela - churches carved out of solid rock
• Omo ValleyOmo Valley - indigenous tribes
• Harar - ancient walled Islamic city
• Danakil Depression - Erta Alle volcano
• Simien Mountains - the rooftop of Africa
• Rock Churches of Tigrai - beautiful and remote
• Bale Mountains - great trekking; endemic wildlife
• Axum - heart of an African empire
• Gondar - home to Ethiopian kings
• Lake Tana - source of the Blue Nile 
• . . . and injera, Timkat, shoulder-dancing, azmaris, coffee, kitty, hospitality, Rift Valley, gursha, tej,  . . .

"In terms of the sheer variety of fascinating destinations, no other place in Africa compares to Ethiopia" - Graham Hancock in forward to “African Ark”

Amazing Ethiopia

Venture off the beaten path and discover one of Africa's most fascinating and least visited destinations.  ​Medieval castles, churches hewn out of solid rock, ancient temples, and nine UNESCO World Heritage sites (more than any other African country) Ethiopia is the perfect holiday and tour destination for travelers of all ages.
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At the crossroad of ancient trade routes, and one of the world's oldest nations, Ethiopia was the only African nation never colonized.

Unique cultures, natural beauty, amazing history, wonderful people:  there are many reasons to visit Ethiopia.  Contact Awaze Tours and begin your adventure! ​

A man from the Oromo region dressed in ceremonial clothes.

Priest of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.

Children of the Dasenech tribe in the Omo Valley. More than 80 ethnic groups speaking 90 languages reside in Ethiopia.

The rare Ethiopian Wolf: Ethiopia's highlands are home to at least 20 species of mammals and 30 species of birds found nowhere else. (photo by Awaze client, Anne Sawvell)

Gondar's Royal Enclosure: the capital of Ethiopia's kings. Ethiopia has nine UNESCO World Heritage sites, the most of any African country.