March 2011<\/p>\n
Visa<\/strong> ENTRY<\/strong> Costs Money change Process EXIT<\/strong> Costs<\/strong> Money<\/strong> Fuel<\/strong> Camping<\/strong> Car workshops<\/strong> Communications<\/strong> Useful GPS<\/strong> Debre Damo Tribes of Omo Valley: Hama market in Dimeka: Park at police station at GPS: N 5.174390, E 36.549528<\/p>\n Roads<\/strong><\/p>\n Debark to Axum: 153miles \/ 9.5hours. Debark to Shire: steep, winding dirt road. Very loose dirt in some road works. Shire to Axum: good tar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" March 2011 Visa USD20, single entry, valid for 2 months from date of issue. Obtained from the Ethiopian Embassy in Khartoum GPS: N 15.580400, E 32.541980 (not on T4A v10.05 or Google Maps) near SE corner of Farouq cemetery. Need: … Continue reading
\nUSD20, single entry, valid for 2 months from date of issue. Obtained from the Ethiopian Embassy in Khartoum GPS: N 15.580400, E 32.541980 (not on T4A v10.05 or Google Maps) near SE corner of Farouq cemetery. Need:
\n1 copy of passport
\n2 passport photos
\nIssued the same day if submitted early enough – 9am<\/p>\n
\nEntry point (from Sudan): Metema
\nTime taken: 1hour<\/p>\n
\nNone<\/p>\n
\nNone needed at border<\/p>\n
\nAfter immigration on the right, just before the boon, customs is on the opposite side. Letter<\/a> from our embassy\u00a0 for car needed. Declaration for with high value items needed.<\/p>\n
\nEntry point (to Kenya): Moyale
\nTime taken: 45mins
\nProcess straightforward.<\/p>\n
\nA tourism development fee (150 birr) asked for just before border. Didn’t pay, as this was unofficial. Otherwise, none.<\/p>\n
\nDashen bank in Gondar, Mekele and Addis has Visa ATMs, but requires searching around for a working machine. Also, was told that they accept Mastercard.<\/p>\n
\nDiesel: 16.5bir\/litre<\/p>\n
\nHarar: Heritage Hotel at GPS:\u00a0 N 9.306073, E 42.125100 \u2013 no access to showers though
\nKonso: Kanta Lodge at GPS: N 5.333917, E 37.430810 \u2013 access to excellent room for showers<\/p>\n
\nAdama: Moenco at GPS: N 8.552263, E 39.259087 is the most impressive Toyota workshop we have been to in East Africa. Professional, thorough and surprisingly very reasonably priced.<\/p>\n
\nOnly one company (ETC) but several non-GSM systems exist. Need to ensure that the correct GSM SIM is obtained,\u00a0 activated for internet, and language set to English at the ETC office \u2013 costs 85birr and requires copy of passport and two photos(!). Data is cheap but poor quality service.<\/p>\n
\nTigre Monasteries:
\nMedhane Alem Adi Kesho
\nTurn off from main road is at GPS: N 13.922502, E 39.596433, and Parking at GPS: N 13.946167, E 39.618380, from which it is 5minute walk up.<\/p>\n
\nTurn off from main road is at GPS: N 14.319195, E 39.268817 and parking at GPS: N 14.378633, E 39.293585<\/p>\n
![Letter<\/a> from our embassy\u00a0 for car needed. Declaration for with high value items needed.<\/p>\nEXIT<\/strong>\nEntry point (to Kenya): Moyale\nTime taken: 45mins\nProcess straightforward.<\/p>\nCosts<\/strong>\nA tourism development fee (150 birr) asked for just before border. Didn’t pay, as this was unofficial. Otherwise, none.<\/p>\nMoney<\/strong>\nDashen bank in Gondar, Mekele and Addis has Visa ATMs, but requires searching around for a working machine. Also, was told that they accept Mastercard.<\/p>\nFuel<\/strong>\nDiesel: 16.5bir\/litre<\/p>\nCamping<\/strong>\nHarar: Heritage Hotel at GPS:\u00a0 N 9.306073, E 42.125100 \u2013 no access to showers though\nKonso: Kanta Lodge at GPS: N 5.333917, E 37.430810 \u2013 access to excellent room for showers<\/p>\nCar workshops<\/strong>\nAdama: Moenco at GPS: N 8.552263, E 39.259087 is the most impressive Toyota workshop we have been to in East Africa. Professional, thorough and surprisingly very reasonably priced.<\/p>\nCommunications<\/strong>\nOnly one company (ETC) but several non-GSM systems exist. Need to ensure that the correct GSM SIM is obtained,\u00a0 activated for internet, and language set to English at the ETC office \u2013 costs 85birr and requires copy of passport and two photos(!). Data is cheap but poor quality service.<\/p>\nUseful GPS<\/strong>\nTigre Monasteries:\nMedhane Alem Adi Kesho\nTurn off from main road is at GPS: N 13.922502, E 39.596433, and Parking at GPS: N 13.946167, E 39.618380, from which it is 5minute walk up.<\/p>\nDebre Damo\nTurn off from main road is at GPS: N 14.319195, E 39.268817 and parking at GPS: N 14.378633, E 39.293585<\/p>\nTribes of Omo Valley: Hama market in Dimeka: Park at police station at GPS: N 5.174390, E 36.549528<\/p>\nRoads<\/strong><\/p>\nDebark to Axum: 153miles \/ 9.5hours. Debark to Shire: steep, winding dirt road. Very loose dirt in some road works. Shire to Axum: good tar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"March 2011 Visa USD20, single entry, valid for 2 months from date of issue. Obtained from the Ethiopian Embassy in Khartoum GPS: N 15.580400, E 32.541980 (not on T4A v10.05 or Google Maps) near SE corner of Farouq cemetery. Need: … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1159","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1159"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1159"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1161,"href":"https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1159\/revisions\/1161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"http:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ethiopia-car-British-embassy-letter.jpg\"){kind=link}