6 Days tour Package (Simien Mountains, Lalibela, and Danakil Depression)

Group last minute. If you are uncomfortable traveling alone, but hate the standard tour group vibe then Ethio Travel and Tours is the company fo you. From the moment I Booked

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Disorganised, poor value for money, rude guide, long long journeys on rocky roads but amazing sights of the Danakil Depression were breathtaking. This tour is poor value for money! I paid £1,153.63 ($1500) plus, my internal flights which weren’t refunded, for the 6 day tour expecting a small group experience. For 3 days of the tour there were 11 people, none native English speaking. The schedule was disorganised, for example the first day of my tour I had to wait 3 hours in a roadside cafe for another guest to arrive which meant I was unable to do the hike on my itinerary in the Simien mountains which was hugely disappointing as we had made a 6 hour round trip to do this. Different people joined for different parts of the tour. On day 4 I was told to be ready to leave at 9:30am then at 8:30 told we were leaving at 9am. I didn’t get time for breakfast then We didn’t leave until 9:30 anyway. When we were on excursions it was very disorganised, running out of time so having to hike very fast in high temperatures to make up time. The itinerary completely changed for 10 people to accommodate a late arrival. The quality of accommodation is appalling. In the hotels in Gondar, Lalībela and overnight in Semera. Taps not working, wires hanging from the wall, in the bathroom there was a missing ceiling tile with a pipe sticking out which dripped water into a bucket on the floor, nearly overflowing. Camping was a mattress on the floor in the open air without a sleeping bag, pillow or toilet. Due to the poor organisation and communication I expressed my concerns about making it back for my 5:35pm flight on the last day as this was a 7 hour drive from where we were staying with the changed itinerary The guide publicly humiliated me and told me to stop interrupting her when I tried to establish what time we were leaving. The group leader in Semera was rarely present and did little effective communication or interaction with the group. When she did accompany the group She was more interested in having her photo taken than looking after guests, I heard her saying to everyone ‘ let me get front and centre as I’m the boss lady’ When we hiked up the mountain in the dark at sunrise she went so quickly I couldn’t follow her footsteps and fell over. I’m an experienced hiker and asked her several times to slow down and check in on the group. After a long day getting up at 5am We were supposed to have snacks in the late afternoon but they didn’t materialise and she disappeared. She seemed to prefer smoking and hanging out with the guides and drivers than looking after guests. Booking through viator I paid twice as much as others on the tour. I’ve booked many tours through viator which have all been excellent. This one was overpriced, disorganised. disappointing and the Semera guide rude. The drivers in Semera were excellent - very long drives on rocky precarious roads. The guide in Lalibela was also excellent. Very knowledgeable and courteous. The experience in Gondar was difficult and intimidating with different people jumping in and out of the vehicle at different points on the journey, shouting and arguing and at one point we forcefully had to close the door and drive off. You will find it normal to be accompanied by armed security but the sights in Lalibela and the Danakil Depression were worth the risk.