Ethiopia Travel Guide

Ethiopia Travel Guide | How to Get from Addis Ababa to Awasa 🏵️🧗‍♀️ 🎧 I heard about all sorts of dangers before coming here, but after actually experiencing it, Ethiopia is very safe. - Language: Amharic Exchange rate: 16.5 Phone card: Ethio Telecom📞 - 🚌 Transportation: Addis Ababa: If you're going to southern cities, like Awasa, buy your ticket at this bus station: Lamberet Menaharia🚗🏎️ The bus station outside the capital is quite run-down. Usually, at the bus station, someone will ask you which city you're going to. Just tell them the city name and they'll tell you which bus to get. Once you get on the bus, someone will help you buy your ticket. Alternatively, you can go to a ticket booth and buy your ticket yourself before boarding the bus.🌠🎑 - ⭕ There are Tongyu buses departing from the capital, while other small cities basically use buses or mini buses similar to public buses. The seats are very crowded. Also, when choosing a seat, choose the side without sunlight. 📽️ Minibuses are basically overloaded. Don't choose the last row. There will be 5 people sitting in the last row, and then there will be three people sitting in the middle, plus one person in the aisle. If there are too many people, one more person will be squeezed in the middle. It is best to choose the front passenger seat. The original seat is for two people, so no one will be squeezed in. 🧻🪮 - 🏠 Accommodation: After arriving at the station, open Google Maps to see where there are hotel signs near the station. See which one is close, walk over and see it, and decide whether to stay after viewing the room (booking and other things don't work well) 📬📈📧 There will also be many enthusiastic people asking you where you are going. Just say you are going to a hotel, and some people they know will tell you that they can take you there. They will also ask you whether you want a cheap or expensive place. Generally, you can just follow them. The places they recommend are pretty good. After all, some hotels are not shown on the map. If you are not satisfied after seeing them, you can also say you don’t want to stay. As for the price, they probably don’t take any kickbacks. Many of them are doing gold card southern tribe travel, and you can meet tour guides here. 📋 🍡 I am a girl traveling alone, and I followed them a few times. The hotels they helped me find were pretty good, but you still have to be careful. I always go with people based on their appearance. I usually go with people who speak English and dress well. 📕🖇️ - 🍔 Food: Most roadside restaurants are fine. Since you've come here, I believe your stomach has adapted to it. In addition, the water in the restaurant is natural water, unless you order bottled water. 🥗🍱 You can also go to better restaurants, but the prices are generally higher than roadside stalls, and there is an additional 15% tax. You don't need to tip, the restaurant will give you change, of course, you can tip if you want. 🥪🍛 - 💰 Reference for general restaurant prices: You can choose to have injera or bread with your main course. Pasta injera: 60-80 birr (you will usually be asked whether it comes with tomato sauce or vegetables) 🥗🥙 Special bean paste injera: 60-80 birr (available in dry and wet varieties) Avocado injera: 60-80 birr Coffee: 10-20 birr 2 liters of water: 35 birr Half a pound of beef: 180-200 birr Soft drinks: 35 birr Beer: 50 birr (available in 2.5° and 5°) 🍺 Juice: 50-80 birr (juice with natural water added directly) - If you go to a better restaurant, they usually have pizza, burgers and the like. Recently, the Orthodox Christians do not eat milk, eggs or meat for 55 days. 🍟 🍔 You can only eat meat in large restaurants or Muslim restaurants. 🥪 I attached pictures on purpose. I can't understand the menu in the local language and don't know how to order. I'll just give you pictures and ask if anyone has any. #Ethiopia