The care and attention paid by the tour operator throughout the entire trip was most memorable as was the charm of the people we met and the time spent in the Simian mountains.

The trip we took specified 2 nights at the Simian Lodge and then one night in Debark – we paid a little more to cancel the night in Debark and remain in the Simian Lodge – we would recommend any one else doing ths trip to do the same.

The money we spent on the holiday remained in Ethiopian hands and the hotels guides etc were all Ethiopian.

Driving is the only way to get to some places so obviously there is an impact on the enviroment but the experience of truely seing the country and an appreciation of the lives of ordinary Ethiopians was really memorable.

Our driver, Yaret, is one of lifes gentlement, in particular who remained with us throughout our trip was unbelievably helpful as was the owner of the company who maintained regular contact with us during the trip.

Guides were organised in advance at every location and all had reasonable to good English and knowledge of the sites we visited. As an introduction to the African continent for me it was the best experience imaginable.