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By Aviation, Tourism, Travel and conservation news 6
july, 2013
ETHIOPIA'S VIEWPOINT LODGE
RETAINS TA'S CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE
VIEWPOINT LODGE ON
BABAGOYA LAKE RETAINS TOP TRIPADVISOR RATING
Too little is known really about
Ethiopia, even though Ethiopian Airlines
is Africa’s leading international
carrier, flying to North and South
America, Europe, the Middle East and
Asia, and of course, being the erstwhile
Pan African airline, across the
continent. Yet, most of their passengers
fly THROUGH Addis Ababa and too few, by
any standards, are actually coming to
Ethiopia to tour the country. It is
therefore always a pleasure to tell a
bit of good news about tourism
developments in that country, where
history, culture and even national parks
offer aplenty to those keen to learn
more about one of Africa’s hidden gems.
The Viewpoint Lodge, located just under
50 kilometres or about an hour’s drive
outside Addis Ababa, on Lake Babagoya,
is set on the rim of a crater lake,
overlooking the clear waters and
offering a vista of the Yerer volcano
and the Zequala mountain in the
distance. Some 360 species of bird have
been identified around the crater lake
and at least 50 are found with ease when
just walking within the grounds of the
lodge, which has 8 rooms available for
visitors. The lodge has for the second
year running now received the coveted TripAdvisor recognition
‘ Certificate
of Excellence’ and will
hopefully get a further boost in
popularity by telling the story about
it. Details on TA reviews are found here
for added information: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g1510664-d2042872-Reviews-The_Viewpoint_Lodge-Debre_Zeyit_Oromiya_Region.html
Owned and operated by a Belgian /
Ethiopian couple the lodge offers
kayaking on the lake, bicycle tours
around the crater, visits to the six
other lakes found in the vicinity of the
lodge, namely Hora, Bishoftu, Kilole,
Green Lake and the Cuban Lakes. Just two
and a half hours away is the Awash
National Park with its waterfalls and a
little further away is the Ethiopian
Rift Valley, to where the lodge owners
are happy to arrange 3 day / 2 night
trips.
So if you are flying with Ethiopian
Airlines ( www.ethiopianairlines.com)
to somewhere in Africa, perhaps this
would be the time to consider and plan
for a stopover in the country to explore
a bit, but at least to spend a few
nights at the Viewpoint Lodge.
VIEWPOINT LODGE ON
BABAGOYA LAKE RETAINS TOP TRIPADVISOR RATING
( 06th July 2013)
Too little is known really about Ethiopia,
even though Ethiopian Airlines is Africa’s
leading international carrier, flying to
North and South America, Europe, the Middle
East and Asia, and of course, being the
erstwhile Pan African airline, across the
continent. Yet, most of their passengers fly
THROUGH Addis Ababa and too few, by any
standards, are actually coming to Ethiopia
to tour the country. It is therefore always
a pleasure to tell a bit of good news about
tourism developments in that country, where
history, culture and even national parks
offer aplenty to those keen to learn more
about one of Africa’s hidden gems.
The Viewpoint Lodge, located just under 50
kilometres or about an hour’s drive outside
Addis Ababa, on Lake Babagoya, is set on the
rim of a crater lake, overlooking the clear
waters and offering a vista of the Yerer
volcano and the Zequala mountain in the
distance. Some 360 species of bird have been
identified around the crater lake and at
least 50 are found with ease when just
walking within the grounds of the lodge,
which has 8 rooms available for visitors.
The lodge has for the second year running
now received the coveted TripAdvisor recognition
‘ Certificate
of Excellence’ and will
hopefully get a further boost in popularity
by telling the story about it. Details on TA
reviews are found here for added
information: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g1510664-d2042872-Reviews-The_Viewpoint_Lodge-Debre_Zeyit_Oromiya_Region.html
Owned and operated by a Belgian / Ethiopian
couple the lodge offers kayaking on the
lake, bicycle tours around the crater,
visits to the six other lakes found in the
vicinity of the lodge, namely Hora, Bishoftu,
Kilole, Green Lake and the Cuban Lakes. Just
two and a half hours away is the Awash
National Park with its waterfalls and a
little further away is the Ethiopian Rift
Valley, to where the lodge owners are happy
to arrange 3 day / 2 night trips.
So if you are flying with Ethiopian Airlines
( www.ethiopianairlines.com)
to somewhere in Africa, perhaps this would
be the time to consider and plan for a
stopover in the country to explore a bit,
but at least to spend a few nights at the
Viewpoint Lodge.
National holidays
have always been a leading part of the
Ethiopia Scene, but never more important
than during this first year of the new
Millennium.
12
September - Ethiopian NEW
YEAR
28
September - The Finding of the True Cross
(Meskel)
*25
November - Ramadan (Id Al
Fater)
07
January - Ethiopian
Christmas
*20
January - Ethiopian
Epiphany
*01
February- Id Al Adha
(Arefa)
02
March - Victory of Adwa
Commemoration Day
*09
April - Ethiopian Good
Friday
*11
April - Ethiopian Easter
01 May
- International Labour Day
*02 May
- Birth of the Prophet Mohammed
(Mawled)
05 May
- Ethiopian Patriot's Victory
Day
28 May
- Overthrow of the Derge
Regime....
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