Impossible to pinpoint any one individual part; the whole experience was memorable. History, culture, scenery, meeting the people – deliberately or accidentally – were highlights and if one person has to be named then it must be Eskinder, the master mind behind the whole operation.

Go with an open mind; don’t expect French cuisine, German motorways, North American customer service or British Health and Safety standards. Ethiopia is rich in rewards but a desperately poor country at the same time.

It is in need of external investment to improve things for its peoples and tourism is one way to help this. Strongly recommend the Bradt Travel Guide to Ethiopia – the best guide book we have ever used.