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Ethiopia Edition
Tourism Minister
News Release .
Photo Archives
Millennium Celebration
I am Ethiopia
Personal Profiles
US- Ethiopia Trade
Advertisers Index

Ethiopia Index
Addis Ababa
Bahir Dar
Lalibela
Gondar
HarRar
Rift Valley
South Ethiopia
Arts and Crafts
Coffee History
Fashion Shows
Felasha Village
First Impressions
Holidays
Oldest Human
River Adventures
Royalty
Sheraton Addis
Thirteen Months
Tour Itinerary
USA- Ethiopia
Trade Missions
Wine & Roses

Transportation
Air Travel
Airports
Ethiopian Airlines
Railways

Websites
Culture and Tourism
Millennium (1)
Millennium (2)
Google Links

Flashback
Original ATA News Release
2007 Congress Agenda


Timkat (left) with a tour group from Travcoa. USA in the lobby of the Sheraton Addis Hotel.

Editor's Comments: At the Africa Travel Association 32nd World Congress in Addis Ababa, May 2007, we had the good fortune to renew our seven year friendship with one of the most gracious, respected and experienced travel tourism professionals in all of Africa. Being accompanied by such a shining example of true Ethiopian hospitality was a special honor. We were introduced to a variety of individuals, several of whom have now become our friends and business colleagues. Well known throughout Ethiopia, Timkat Wedajo has been a fountain of information for Associate Editor Muguette Goufrani and myself in compiling the stories and photos for the special Millennium Edition of Africa Travel Magazine. We are proud to call him friend. Knowing people like Timkat is another reason why myself and other ATA Chapter Presidents are so devoted to this worthy organization and the host countries who are the foundation of its membership.

Profile: Timkat Wedajo is a Senior Tour Guide, who is based in Addis Ababa and has been devoted to travel and tourism for most of his career, serving in locations throughout Ethiopia. Thanks to a growing friendship with Timkat we got to know many members of the Tour Operators Association in Addis Ababa and discovered that they share a common bond that is unknown in many other countries. Never have I seen competitors so willing to work together. We had an opportunity to read the comments from some of Timkat's customers and they confirmed our strong feelings about his loyalty and devotion to the cause. In the photos below are a few of the many tour groups hosted by Mr. Wedajo, who is an important member of the team at Rainbow Exclusive Car Rental and Tour Services, with three offices in Addis Ababa and others throughout the country. More information on Timkat Wedajo appear in this section of the web site. More photos . Ethiopia highlights.

Timkat's Renault still in prime condition after 40 years of service
See item on Timkat Wedajo of Rainbow Exclusive Car Rental and Tour Services of Addis Ababa on this web site. TLC and good maintenance are part of the key for this exceptional tour operator, a well respected leader in Ethiopia. We have known him since 2000 during our first event in Ethiopia. Read the Rainbow Corporate Story and Midroc Technology Group.

Timkat, third from right with group at Lake Tana, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, near the Blue Nile falls

Timkat (left) with a tour group outside the Hilton Hotel, Addis Ababa. More photos


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MIDROC OF ETHIOPIA
Front Cover
Introduction
Manpower
Management
Categories
Technology Group
Trans Nation Airways
Rainbow- Auto
Rainbow- Auto
Back Cover

About Rainbow
Tour Itinerary

Ethiopia Edition
Midroc - An Ethiopia Success Story Photo IndexMidroc - An Ethiopia Success StoryMidroc - An Ethiopia Success Story
Midroc - An Ethiopia Success Story

Links
Sheraton Addis Hotel
Dashen Bank
Ethiopian Airlines
Ethiopia Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Trans Nation Airlines

 


News Release .
I am Ethiopia
Ethiopia Millennium
US- Ethiopia
Trade
Advertisers Index

Ethiopia Index
Addis Ababa
Bahir Dar
Lalibela
Gondar
Harar
Rift Valley
South Ethiopia
Arts and Crafts
Coffee History
Fashion Shows
Felasha Village
First Impressions
Holidays
Oldest Human
River Adventures
Royalty
Sheraton Addis
Thirteen Months
Tour Itinerary
USA- Ethiopia
Trade Missions
Wine & Roses

Transportation
Air Travel
Airports
Ethiopian Airlines
Railways

Websites
Culture and Tourism
Millennium (1)
Millennium (2)
Google Links

 

 

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Rainbow Exclusive Car Rental & Tour Services
Rainbow- Corporate . Page (1) Page 2
Tour Itinerary - Ethiopia to Djibouti
Tour Itinerary - Historic Northern Route

 

Meet Rainbow's All Star Performance Team. Explore and Enjoy Ethiopia

The finest fleet in Ethiopia. We're ready to meet your needs for any occasion from tours to conventions - and more! Rainbow Exclusive Car Rental & Tour Services has meticulously selected the most up-to-date fleet of vehicles, which range from the VIP class Mercedes 200E luxury limousines to the comfortable Volvo, Opel, Toyota Corolla, sturdy Four Wheel Drives and Coaster buses for hire.

Rainbow proudly presents an expanded and greatly enhanced version of its official web site. This newly revised site will focus on our goal of "All Star Performance" from three convenient locations in the capital, Addis Ababa, including the prestigious Sheraton Addis Hotel. Other offices are strategically located throughout the country. We will support developing news about Rainbow Exclusive Car Rental & Tour Services with valuable travel, trade, financial and personal information for our many clients and potential customers in North American and worldwide.

As of this moment, fifteen new topics have been added - each of interest to specific readers and viewers. Watch for many more selections appearing on this site, plus event and trade show coverage, Ethiopian Millennium celebrations, interactive route maps, previews, radio-tv interviews, fam trips and an exciting Millennium "SuperTour" Program. More photos

Rainbow Exclusive Car Rental and Tour Services
tel. 251-11-551-3755 . fax 251-11-551-52-44 Plc.
Web site:
http://www.rainbowtravelplc.com/
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ETHIOPIA TOURISM INFORMATION
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Ethiopia lies between the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn. Its area is 1,112,000 square Kilometers. Most parts of it are elevated plateau rising from 2100 - 4400 meters. It is divided into climate regions marked as Depression" which at some points descends more than 90 meters below sea level. Majestic mountains, imposing peaks, alluring and glamorous gorges, ravishing tablelands, verdant pasturelands, luxuriant tropical regions and the magnificent Rift Valley are some of its physical formations.

Splendid landscapes sparsely wooded semi-desert tracts, tremendous and unfamiliar physical relief and the infrequent wilderness are some of the captivating, astonishing and outlandish attractions that Ethiopia offers. As a land of great physical contrast, its different territories are scenic and awe-inspiring. The innumerable, magnificent crater lakes characterized by their aquatic life, the alarming abysses, the interweaving rivers, the enticing and graceful waterfalls, the extraordinary Savannah, the unusual wild domains and the uncommon natural phenomena in some parts of this bounteous country are mystery-shrouded and bizarre.

Fascinating as the Ethiopian history might be, even more so is its less known pre-history. The discovery in Ethiopia in 1974 of a 3.3 million year fossilized skeleton of a distinct human being has confirmed the long-standing assumption that mankind originated in Africa (Ethiopia). It has also proved since 1994 that Ethiopia is the origin of man's earliest ancestry Ardipithecus Ramidus dating back to 4.4 million years. Scientists have confirmed that the skeleton was the remains of a woman whom they, somewhat romantically, christened as Lucy.

The cradle of mankind with a recorded history of 3000 years! Mosaic of unique cultures and home of the world's rarest animal and bird life. The history of Ethiopia, as the story of the interaction of diverse groups on one side and their collective response to an external challenge on the other has fascinated generations of scholars. A prominent Italian scholar, Conti Rossini, described Ethiopia as museo dei popoli, the museum of peoples or, as we say nowadays, "a land of nations and nationalities. More to come, including tour itineraries.