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Off to Ethiopia Mar 6th to 26th!
I don't think there is any difference in safety between Wondo Genet and Langano. The current situation is stable again and since October nothing has happened. As my Ethiopian colleagues put it "the state of emergency is very good if you want to do field work, as nobody dares to do anything". How... -
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Off to Ethiopia Mar 6th to 26th!
I am also shocked by this, I heard tourist lodges at Lake Langano were attacked, but I imagined it would be the ones close to the main road, I did not expect this... Even your worst case scenario might not be feasible. 2 weeks ago many of the roads to and from Addis were blocked and an American... -
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Off to Ethiopia Mar 6th to 26th!
Sounds good. Wondo Genet has quite similar birding, the parrots are more difficult there thoug, but Half-collared kingfisher occurs. But Wondo Genet is a bit more degraded and the accomodation is also more degraded... I do not think that Skybus and the bigger companies pick people up all along... -
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Off to Ethiopia Mar 6th to 26th!
There are many options, skybus (and selam and golden bus) are the high-end options. But the matatu-style buses are much more common and they should leave throughout the day to at least Shashemene (so they could drop you at Negele or the junction). I do not think that you can get an Addis taxi... -
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Off to Ethiopia Mar 6th to 26th!
Finding Yellow-fronted parrots in Bishangari should not be any problem, especially in the early morning they are everywhere, especially in the forest outside the lodge grounds. The lovebirds are common as well and trogons are very easy to find too. The local guide at Bishangari charges 15 USD... -
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Off to Ethiopia Mar 6th to 26th!
Bishangari is in a region that is potentially unstable (just as Menegasha and everything else within easy reach of Addis, except Awash) and also the road towards Bishangari passes through several towns in which demonstrations have occured recently. The situation will remain unpredictable, though... -
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Off to Ethiopia Mar 6th to 26th!
I am currently in Ethiopia and have been so for the past 8 weeks. At the moment I would consider not going to Ethiopia at all. Protests in especially Amhara regions are still very much there and tensions are also high in Oromiya region. These two regions harbour the bulk of all good birding...