Aspire Ethiopia Tours

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Addis Ababa, Tito St, Mulugeta Commercial Center, 4th Floor, Office No 427 Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa 0000
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• M H

  19 June 2023

  I had a 14 hour layover in Addis Ababa between flights and was looking for a quick and fun way to see the city’s highlights. My tour guide Gashaw was excellent and very knowledgeable about the city and it’s history. In addition to hitting the major sites including the National Museum, St. George’s Cathedral and Entoto, we had a chance to explore more localized areas of the city that were highlights of the tour. Gashaw tailored the tour exactly to fit the layover of my schedule and it was a fantastic day exploring a new city to me. I highly recommend and will absolutely use again next time I am in Ethiopia.

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• Sadie Paschke

  08 June 2023

  I am a woman who often travels solo and a tour is a nice way to experience a city and meet someone new. This one did not disappoint! I saw so many amazing things and had wonderful conversation with the incredibly knowledgeable and engaged guide. This was not just another tour with a canned script, he was authentic and conversant in so many things including politics, history and even able to answer my random questions about cuneiform and recycling. He made me feel comfortable as a solo woman traveler walking around the market. If I could give him six stars I would!

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• LAURENCE SYMONDS

  23 May 2023

  Once I realised that my Ethiopian Airlines itinerary would involve a lengthy daytime stopover in Addis Ababa, I was keen to make use of the time to see what I could in and around the capital city and to get a flavour of local life and culture. After reading some very positive reviews of Aspire Ethiopia Tours, I established contact with founder & general manager Gashaw. His enthusiasm was infectious. We soon put together a tailored programme of sightseeing & activities. On the day itself, a member of Gashaw’s team - Beki - arrived at my hotel as arranged, together with a car and driver. I thoroughly enjoyed a stimulating guided tour of several of the city’s key attractions, ranging from everyday ‘street life’, local markets, the National Museum, to a fascinating visit to a family in a rural area, and the chance to experience traditional Ethiopian cuisine in a totally authentic setting (these latter two activities being my personal highlights !). As a keen amateur photographer, I was especially glad of the many photo opportunities throughout the tour. My time went all too quickly, but that has motivated me to revisit the country - and for a longer spell, rather than just a one-day stopover. If and when I hopefully do return, I need look no further than Aspire Ethiopia for all my travel arrangements, confident in the knowledge that they can provide a totally professional, personalised service (including prompt & efficient communication in advance of actual arrival in the country). My thanks once again to Gashaw and the team, whose services I can strongly recommend to other visitors to Addis Ababa.

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• Stephan Lidsba

  02 May 2023

  We booked a half-day guided city tour with Aspire. They picked us up from our house in a comfortable bus. The aspire team consisted of one driver and one guide. The guide knew his Addis Ababa & Ethiopia history. It was especially useful to have a guide when we visited St. Georges Church as we as foreigners wouldn’t know how to behave appropriately. Our guide took us inside and we were even allowed to witness some ceremonial chanting and praying that was going on at the time. Quite magic. Thanks for a lovely half day in Addis Ababa

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• Casey Tokeshi

  28 March 2023

  Fantastic tour! I got to experience so many things, from national monuments to local shops, across Addis. My tour was during an afternoon/evening stopover in Addis, so I was picked and dropped at the airport. I was traveling alone and this ended up being the perfect tour to really see Addis. My guide Gashaw is so knowledgeable, professional, and friendly. I’m grateful that I met him and hopefully will meet again for another tour in the future.

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