gdlr_translate domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home2/themosa5/public_html/demo/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131Travelling is wonderful, but doing a bunch of research prior to the trip isn\u2019t so we figured we\u2019d help make the process a little easier for you with some tips on how to get the most out of your trip to Ethiopia while stay in our 4 star hotel ( your home away from home)<\/u><\/p>\n
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WHEN TO VISIT<\/strong><\/p>\n High Season in Ethiopia starts from mid October to January, when the rainy season end but the countryside is still luscious and green. This is the peak tourist season, so hotels and sites of interest tend to be busier than usual. It is well worth aiming to be in Lalibela or Gondar for Timkat (Ethiopian Epiphany), a wonderfully colourful celebration held on 19 January (except on leap years).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The late dry season, from February to May, is also a great time to visit, though the scenery tends to become dryer towards the end of this period, except in the far south where the first rains often fall as early as April.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The late rainy season, from September through to early October, is a lovely time of year. There\u2019s a significant drop in precipitation over this period, but the countryside is very green, and punctuated by yellow meskel wild flowers. On 27 September (a day later in leap years), Ethiopia erupts into festival mode to celebrate Meskel, which commemorates the finding of the True Cross more than 1600 years ago.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Low Season which is the also the rainy season starts around July and August in the central and northern highlands. Highland towns such as Gondar, Lalibela and Addis Ababa can be very damp and cool during the rains. The countryside is also very green and scenic during the rains, and you\u2019ll encounter fewer tourists at popular sites such as Lalibela.<\/p>\n .<\/p>\n WHERE TO STAY<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The Mosaic hotel is located in the heart of Addis Ababa just a few km from the Airport. Warm and friendly service, a comfortable bed, good food and entertainment, all at an affordable price! We love being a part of our guests\u2019 memories (and their insta feeds). Why don\u2019t you come and try us for yourself?<\/p>\n GETTING AROUND<\/strong><\/p>\n Ethiopian Airlines<\/a>\u00a0has a comprehensive domestic service and if you fly Ethiopian into the country, you can get some excellent discounts on your domestic flights. Scheduled flights include all destinations on the historical route — Axum, Bahr Dar, Gondar, and\u00a0LALIBELA. You can fly in between these destinations rather than heading back to\u00a0Addis Ababa<\/a>\u00a0for a connection. {p] Most other domestic flights originate from\u00a0Addis Ababa<\/a>\u00a0and include the following destinations: Arba Minch, GAMBELA, DIRE DAWA, JIGIGA, MEKELE, and DEBRE MARKOS. For more information, destinations and to book flights see the\u00a0Ethiopian Airlines\u00a0website<\/a>.<\/p>\n There are many bus companies in Ethiopia and between\u00a0them;\u00a0they cover all the major towns. All the long-distance buses will leave early in the morning. Plan to get to the bus station by\u00a06am. You can book your tickets in advance on most of the longer journeys. Otherwise, you can get your tickets on the day of departure, but beware of touts selling at inflated prices. Our concierge or front desk staff will be more than glad to help you plan your trip.<\/p>\n Minibuses\u00a0and taxis basically cover your transport within the bigger cities and towns, or for short distances between towns. You can recognize minibus taxis by their blue and white coloring scheme. Because\u00a0minibuses\u00a0ply a fixed route, the fare should be set. The conductor (woyola<\/em>) will shout out the final destination. Minibuses are the cheapest way to get around Addis.<\/p>\n Taxis are not metered and you’ll have to bargain for the right fare. Ask the concierge or front desk at the Mosaic hotel\u00a0what a reasonable fare should be before you set off. In addition, there is a new taxi hailing company similar to UBER called RIDE. Ask the concierge or front desk at the Mosaic hotel to assist you with this service.<\/p>\n Garis<\/em>\u00a0are horse-drawn carriages which\u00a0are\u00a0a great way to travel\u00a0in\u00a0the bigger towns and cities. The ride is cheap, but you’ll have to master the local language to get to where you want to go. A Gari typically holds two passengers.<\/p>\n Addis Ababa Light Rail<\/u> is a\u00a0light rail transportation system .It is the first light rail and\u00a0rapid transit system\u00a0in eastern and sub-Saharan Africa. Of the two line rail lines, the east-west line extends stretching from AYAT Village to TORHILOCH, and passing through Megenagna,\u00a0Meskel Square, Legehar<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Mexico Square<\/a>. The north-south line, passes through\u00a0Menelik II<\/a>\u00a0Square,\u00a0Merkato<\/a>,\u00a0Lideta<\/a>, Legehar,\u00a0Meskel Square<\/a>, Gotera and Kaliti. Trains on the north south line are blue and white, whilst on the east west line they are green and white. The Fares cost 2-6\u00a0BIRR.\u00a0Tickets are bought at orange coloured kiosks next to each station. You can visit the website for maps & details (http:\/\/www.erc.gov.et\/AddisAbaba-LRT<\/a>)<\/p>\n The Addis Ababa\u2013Djibouti Railway<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n The railway begins at the Sebeta Central Station. The city is served by two stations in the outskirts, at\u00a0Furi-Labu<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Indode<\/a>. The line then runs southeast to\u00a0Modjo<\/a>\u00a0and Adama, both towns located in the\u00a0Ethiopian Great Rift Valley<\/a><\/p>\n At Adama, the railway turns northeast towards Dire Dawa, where it turns and heads directly for Djibouti.<\/p>\n The couch section is divided into regular and VIP sections with regular couch rooms accommodating triple bunk beds namely the upper, middle and lower bunks each with varying fares.Accordingly, a regular seat from Addis Ababa to Adama will cost 68 birr while travelers to Dire Dawa, Elsabeh and Negad will have to pay 308 birr, 459 birr and 503 birr, respectively. Booking the upper bunk bed, one has to pay 91 birr to go to Adama, 410 birr to Dire Dawa, 612 birr to Elsabeh and 671 birr to Negad. For the same distance, commuters have to pay 125 birr, 564 birr, 841 birr and 922 birr to travel to Adama, Dire Dawa, Elsabeh and Negad, respectively, if they decide to book the middle bunk bed. The lower bunks are relatively pricy with 137 birr, 616 birr, 918 birr and 1,006 birr for Adama, Dire Dawa, Elsabeh and Negad, respectively.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n With regard to the VIP couch services, with each room accommodating two bunk beds, one has to pay 171 birr, 769 birr, 1,147 birr and 1,258 birr, correspondingly, to travel to Adama, Dire Dawa, Elsabeh and Negad in the upper bunk beds. The lower bunk beds as well cost 182 birr, 821 birr, 1,224 birr and 1,341 birr, respectively, for each of the above mentioned destinations.<\/p>\n Our team at the Mosaic hotel will be more than happy to provide assistance to plan your trip across Ethiopia.<\/p>\n Touring Ethiopia by car eliminates the lengthy bus journeys\u00a0somewhat\u00a0and allows you to see the beautiful scenery which you miss when you fly. Our team at the Mosaic hotel will be more than happy to provide assist you find the right car rental option.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n MONEY<\/strong><\/p>\n The national currency of Ethiopia is the Ethiopian Birr (ETB), with an exchange of 28 to the US$ \u00a0(October 2018). We advise you to bring most of your funds in cash. US Dollars, Sterling or Euros are all accepted. Visitors may import an unlimited amount of foreign currency but they need to declare amounts exceeding 10 000 USD at the customs upon arrival. At the airport it can be very slow to exchange money but the various banks in Addis Ababa are good options.\u00a0 US Dollars, Sterling or Euros should be clean and free from rips or marks. Travelers cheques issued either by Thomas Cook or American Express can also be changed at the airport, but they can be difficult to cash anywhere else. Outside of Addis Ababa, credit cards are not accepted in most establishments, so it\u2019s better to carry enough cash to last for a few days.<\/p>\n The Mosaic Hotel accepts major credit cards like visa, master card, union pay.<\/p>\n EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS<\/strong><\/p>\n Police<\/strong> <\/p>\n Information<\/strong> <\/p>\n Addis Ababa Ambulance Service<\/strong> <\/p>\n USEFUL Amharic WORDS<\/strong><\/p>\n \u12a5\u1295\u12b3\u1295 \u12f0\u1205\u1293 \u1218\u1323\u1205\u1362 (\u0259nkwan d\u00e4hna m\u00e4\u1e6d\u1e6dah) male Welcome<\/p>\n \u12a5\u1295\u12b3\u1295 \u12f0\u1205\u1293 \u1218\u1323\u123d\u1362 (\u0259nkwan d\u00e4hna m\u00e4\u1e6d\u1e6da\u0161) female Welcome<\/p>\n \u1230\u120b\u121d\u1362\u00a0(s\u00e4lam) Hello<\/p>\n \u12a5\u1295\u12f0\u121d\u1295 \u12a0\u1208\u1205(Endemn Aleh) for Male\u00a0 How are you?<\/p>\n \u12a5\u1295\u12f0\u121d\u1295 \u12a0\u1208\u123d(Endemn Alesh) for Female How are you<\/p>\n \u1235\u121d\u1205 \u121b\u1295 \u1290\u12cd\u1367\u00a0(s\u0259m\u0259h man n\u00e4w?) What\u2019s your name<\/p>\n \u1235\u121d\u123d \u121b\u1295 \u1290\u12cd\u1367\u00a0(s\u0259m\u0259\u0161 man n\u00e4w?) what\u2019s your name<\/p>\n \u12e8\u1294 \u1235\u121d… \u1290\u12cd\u00a0(y\u00e4ne s\u0259m … n\u00e4w) My Name is \u2013<\/p>\n \u12a8\u12e8\u1275 \u1290\u1205\u1367 (k\u00e4y\u00e4t n\u00e4h?) where are you from?<\/p>\n \u12a5\u1294 \u12a8 … \u1290\u129d\u1362\u00a0(\u0259ne k\u00e4 … n\u00e4\u0148) I am from<\/p>\n \u12a5\u1295\u12f0\u121d\u1295 \u12a0\u12f0\u122d\u12ad? (\u0259nd\u00e4m\u0259n add\u00e4rk?)Good Morning<\/p>\n \u12a5\u1295\u12f0\u121d\u1295 \u12cb\u120d\u12ad? (i’ndemin walik?) Good Afternoon<\/p>\n \u12a0\u1295\u12f0\u121d\u1295 \u12a0\u1218\u1238\u1205? (ind\u00e4m\u0259n am\u00e4\u0161\u0161\u00e4h?) Good Evening<\/p>\n \u12f0\u1205\u1293 \u12a5\u12f0\u122d (d\u00e4hna d\u00e4r) Good Night<\/p>\n \u127b\u12cd (chaw) Good Bye<\/p>\n \u1265\u120b (b\u0259la) Have a nice meal<\/p>\n \u1308\u1263\u129d (ga\u0308bban\u030c) I understand<\/p>\n \u12a0\u120d\u1308\u1263\u129d\u121d\u00a0(alga\u0308bban\u030cem) I don\u2019t understand<\/p>\n \u12a0\u120b\u12cd\u1245\u121d (alawq\u0259m) I don\u2019t know<\/p>\n \u12a5\u1263\u12ad\u1205 \u1240\u1235 \u1265\u1208\u1205 \u1270\u1293\u1308\u122d (\u0259bak\u0259h qa\u0308ss\u0259 b\u0259lla\u0308h ta\u0308naga\u0308r) Please speak slowly<\/p>\n \u12a5\u1263\u12ad\u1205\u00a0(\u0259bak\u0259h) Please<\/p>\n \u12a0\u1218\u1230\u130d\u1293\u1208\u1201\u00a0 (ama\u0308sa\u0308gga\u0308nalla\u0308hw) Thank you<\/p>\n \u123d\u1295\u1275 \u1264\u1275 \u12e8\u1275 \u1290\u12cd? (s\u030c\u0259nt\u0259 bet ya\u0308t\u0259 na\u0308w) where is the toilets<\/p>\n \u12a8\u1294 \u130b\u122d \u1218\u12f0\u1290\u1235 \u1275\u1348\u120d\u130b\u1208\u1205\u1362 (ka\u0308ne gar ma\u0308da\u0308na\u0308s t\u0259fa\u0308ll\u0259galla\u0308h?) would you like a dance with me?<\/p>\n \u12a0\u1348\u1245\u122d\u123b\u1208\u1201\u1362 (\u0259fa\u0308qr\u0259s\u030calla\u0308hw) I love you<\/p>\n \u1241\u121d! (qum) stop<\/p>\n \u1218\u12aa\u1293 (m\u00e4kina) \u201cCar\u201c<\/p>\n \u12a8\u1228\u121c\u120b (k\u00e4r\u00e4mela) \u201cSweets\u201c<\/p>\n \u12a0\u1293\u1293\u1235 (ananas) \u201cPineapple<\/p>\n \u1262\u122b (bira) \u201cBeer\u201c,<\/p>\n \u1264\u1275 (bet) The word for \u201cHouse<\/p>\n \u12f0\u1242\u1243 (d\u00e4k\u2019ik\u2019a) \u201cMinute<\/p>\n \u1230\u12d3\u1275 (s\u00e4’at) \u201cHour\u201c, \u201cWatch<\/p>\n \u1210\u1219\u1235 (hamus) \u201cThursday\u201c<\/p>\n \u12a5\u1211\u12f5 (\u00efhud) \u201cSunday<\/p>\n \u12a0\u1295\u1270 (ant\u00e4) \u201cYou\u201c (masculine<\/p>\n \u1245\u122d\u1265 (k\u2019\u00efrb)\u00a0 \u201cNear\u201c,<\/p>\n Hopefully you now feel a little less stressed and a lot more excited about your trip to ADDIS!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Travelling is wonderful, but doing a bunch of research prior to the trip isn\u2019t so we figured we\u2019d help make the process a little easier for you with some tips on how to get the most out of your trip to Ethiopia while stay in our 4 star hotel ( your home away from home)… <\/p>\nBy Air<\/h3>\n
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By Minibuses, Taxis, and\u00a0Garis\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/h3>\n
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\nEmergency 911
\nFederal police +251.11 5512744
\nAddis Ababa police +251.11 1559122
\nTraffic Police +251.11 5528222
\nPolice 991<\/p>\n
\n997 International 998<\/p>\n
\nMunicipality +251.11 1115348
\nRed Cross society 907<\/p>\n