At the end of Bole Road is a gateway to a myriad sought after destinations in Ethiopia, Africa and beyond, destinations that can be reached directly within a few hours, often with flights seven days a week.
BEACH ESCAPES: Mombassa and Zanzibar are just over a two-hour flight away, the Seychelles just over three and Nossi-be just over four.
CITY BREAKS: Nairobi is a short hop, taking just over two hours, Dubai and Cairo just over four. Should you have time to venture further afield, Istanbul and Athens are iconic cities at the end of a five-or-six-hour flight, Cape Town a bit longer.
ICONIC WILDLIFE, EXQUISITE NATIONAL PARKS, NATURAL WONDERS, ANCIENT SITES:
GORILLAS: Always wanted to trek and track gorillas? Kigali and Entebbe, starting points for such an adventure, are a mere couple of hours in the air away.
BIG FIVE: Desperate to see the Big Five and be touched forever by close up encounters with animals in the wild? Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa all offer breathtaking safaris.
LEMURS & WHALES: Fly direct to Madagascar, either Antananarivo or Nossi-be to seek out the country’s endemic lemurs. Nossi-be also offers impressive sightings of the migratory southern right or humpback whales, between June and October.
ADVENTURE ACTICITIES: Fancy something more energetic? Take a direct flight to Kilimanjaro for the epic climb, head off to Victoria Falls for a spot of white water rafting downstream from the awe-inspiring sight of one of the largest waterfalls in the world, or swim with whale sharks after the short trip to Djibouti. For kite surfing or diving, head to Zanzibar, or on slightly longer flights, to Mozambique or Doha.
Alternatively, Ethiopia itself offers breathtaking landscapes, historical sites and unique tribes that can be reached by short flights or longer drives.
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