Difference between revisions of "Ethiopia"

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The border with Djibouti through [[Galafi]] is at some point only accessible by hitching with the load of truckers doing the road between [[Djibouti City|Djibouti]] Harbour and [[Awash]], where a payment of about 150-200Birr (from [[Logiya]]) will be expected.
 
The border with Djibouti through [[Galafi]] is at some point only accessible by hitching with the load of truckers doing the road between [[Djibouti City|Djibouti]] Harbour and [[Awash]], where a payment of about 150-200Birr (from [[Logiya]]) will be expected.
  
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==Borders==
 
There are borders with:
 
There are borders with:
 
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* [[Eritrea]]: Border crossing is currently closed since the 1998 war
- [[Eritrea]]: Border crossing is currently closed since the 1998 war;
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* [[Djibouti]]: via [[Logiya]] and [[Galafi]] '''or''' via [[Dire Dawa]] and [[Gelille]]
 
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* [[Somalia]]/[[Somaliland]]: via [[Jijiga]] ''(to [[Somaliland]])''
- [[Djibouti]]: via [[Logiya]] and [[Galafi]] '''or''' via [[Dire Dawa]] and [[Gelille]];
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* [[Kenya]]: via [[Moyale]]
 
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* [[Sudan]]: via [[Metemat]], note that Visa are required in advance and take up to one month to obtain.
- [[Somalia]]/[[Somaliland]]: via [[Jijiga]] ''(to [[Somaliland]])'';
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- [[Kenya]]: via [[Moyale]];
 
 
 
- [[Sudan]]: via [[Metemat]], note that Visa are required in advance and take up to one month to obtain.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
 
* [[:digi:article763.html|My time in Ethiopia]], August 19, 2005 by Hologram
 
* [[:digi:article763.html|My time in Ethiopia]], August 19, 2005 by Hologram
 
* [[wikitravel:Ethiopia|''Ethiopia'' at Wikitravel]]
 
* [[wikitravel:Ethiopia|''Ethiopia'' at Wikitravel]]
 
* [[digi:world/Africa/Ethiopia|''Ethiopia'' on digihitch]]
 
* [[digi:world/Africa/Ethiopia|''Ethiopia'' on digihitch]]
 
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Revision as of 14:56, 7 August 2008

Hitchhiking in Ethiopia is a pretty impossible task. The country is extremely poor and hardly anyone has cars. As well, Ethiopians will most likely see a hitcher as having a robbery or banditry motive without forgetting that hitching is an unknown concept and usually only taxis will stop to pick you up. In rural areas 'faranji' might hitch with NGO's or some private cars when public transport is absent, but payment will be expected in matter to contribute with the high cost of fuel.

The border with Djibouti through Galafi is at some point only accessible by hitching with the load of truckers doing the road between Djibouti Harbour and Awash, where a payment of about 150-200Birr (from Logiya) will be expected.

Borders

There are borders with: