Gedamaytu tour  has full staff of experienced multi lingual tour guides and drivers to serve and show you this truth our overland tours are carried out using our Owen vehicles, which are in very good condition .Our off-road vehicles are Toyota Land cursers ,Mercedes Benz  as well as minibuses and buses.  Our guides, who speak fluent English, Italy, German, French and Spanish, are highly appreciated for their professionalism and warm nature as well as for their skills in helping visitors to enter in to the traditional and cultural atmosphere of their fascinating country.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tourism in Ethiopia accounted for 5.5% of the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2006, having barely increased 2% over the previous year. The government is proving its commitment and willingness to develop tourism through a number of initiatives. Tourism is a featured component of Ethiopia's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) that aims to combat poverty and encourage economic development.

Tourist destinations include Ethiopia's collection of National parks (which include the Semien Mountains National Park), and historic sites (which include the cities of Axum and Lalibela).

Developed in the 1960s, tourism declined greatly during the later 1970s and the 1980s under the Derg. Recovery began in the 1990s, but growth has been constrained by the lack of suitable hotels and other infrastructure, despite a boom in construction of small and medium-sized hotels and restaurants, and by the effects of drought and political instability.

One encouraging aspect is the growing popularity of ecotourism, with significant potential for growth in Ethiopia. Travel retail sales are expected to continue to grow, posting an increase of 7% in 2006 and with a forecast 5% increase in 2007. Sales are driven primarily by expanding interest in ecotourism packages, including adventure travel, trekking and walking safaris that are making up much of the tour operators' revenues.