Aerial view of the cross-shaped Church of Saint George, Lalibela, Ethiopia

Lalibela Rock-Hewn Churches

YAMA ETHIOPIA TOURS

who we are | what we offer

Fleet of 4x4 safari vehicles parked under an acacia tree in Ethiopia

YAMA ETHIOPIA TOURS & TRAVEL

Yama Ethiopia Tours is Ethiopian local tour company established in 2009 with mission and vision to serve our clients with enhanced travel experience by providing high quality service and be the leading and recognized tour company for it’s excellence travel solution across Ethiopia.

We are also specialists in customized itineraries, group tours, family holidays, independent vacations, escorted tours, adventure holidays, cultural tours, logistical arrangements for filming, Photographic tours and so much more throughout the land of many wonders – Ethiopia and we are based in the capital city, Addis Ababa. We organize special package and tailor made tours to Axum, Lalibela, Gondar Castles, Bahir Dar & Lake Tana, Tigray Rock-Hewn Churches, the Danakil Depression and Omo valley.

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Holy Trinity Cathedral facade with statues and bell tower in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA & SURROUNDING

As a chartered city, Addis Ababa serves as the capital city of Ethiopia. It is where the African Union is headquartered and where its predecessor the Organization of African Unity (OAU) was based. It also hosts the headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), as well as various other continental and international organizations.

NORTHERN HISTORIC ROUTES

Northern Ethiopia can be divided into two geographical regions: the highlands to the west, and containing Ethiopia's highest peak at Ras Dashen, and the Afar lowlands to the east, containing the country's lowest point in the Danakil Depression. The Ethiopian Highlands are very different from what one might imagine when thinking of East Africa. The landscape is unique to this area.

Hamar tribe women in traditional dress and beadwork, Omo Valley, Ethiopia

SOUTHERN CULTURAL ROUTES

The Lower Omo River in south west Ethiopia is home to eight different tribes whose population is about 200,000 inhabitants. They have lived there for centuries. The Lower Omo Valley is a spectacularly beautiful area with diverse ecosystems including grasslands, volcanic outcrops, and one of the few remaining 'pristine' riverine forests in semi-arid Africa which supports a wide variety of wildlife.

Traditional ornate wooden house with stained-glass windows in Harar, Ethiopia

EASTERN ROUTES

It is some measure of the Danakil's geological activity that more than 30 active or dormant volcanoes-roughly one-quarter of the African total are listed by the Smithsonian Institute Global Volcanism Program. These volcanoes are all geological infants, having formed over the past million years, and a great many took their present shape within the last 10,000 years.

Pair of horned antelope standing in dry grassland, Ethiopia

ADVENTURAL & COFFEE TOURS

Mainly known for Rainforests & coffee plantations share the landscape with savannah grasslands and includes coffee areas like Limu Kaffa, Jimma, Illubabor, Wellega and others. There was previously some other washed coffees in Limu, where the state owned farm Kossa started with washed coffees about 30 years ago. It is also ideal place for coffee tours.

Jagged sandstone peaks at sunset in the Simien Mountains, Ethiopia

HIKING & TREKKING TOURS

These itineraries are special and custom made, Which intend for those who don't have time for Ras Dashen, to take advantage to the second peak of the park. This trip doesn`t mean that everyone can do it but as mentioned above, it needs a good level of physical fitness to accomplish or to get in to the Bwahit Ras 4440m asl ( second peak of the park).

Why Travel With Us

We are A local team that truly knows Ethiopia

Experience Ethiopia through personal, meaningful, and unforgettable journeys. As a locally owned company, we connect you to our homeland through authentic, tailor-made experiences.