A group of over fifty participants have just returned to Addis Ababa at the end of a spectacular 5-day tour over the long Timkat (Ethiopian Epiphany) weekend in the breathtaking Jamma River gorge.
Ride The Rift has today announced plans for a special Timkat tour that allows cycling enthusiasts to enjoy some spectacular cycling in the awe-inspiring scenery of the Jamma River Gorge. The tour will take place over the long Timkat weekend (15-19 January 2021).
More than 60 cooks and guides across Ethiopia who have seen their incomes slashed by the COVID-19 pandemic will each receive around 7,500 birr as the result of a charity bike ride staged in North Showa Zone in Ethiopia last Saturday.
Ethio Cycling Holidays has partnered with three other Ethiopian tour operators in launching ‘Ride the Rift’, a charity bike ride taking place in Ethiopia on Saturday 21st November to support those individuals and families working in tourism across Ethiopia who have been most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic...
The Tigray Tourism Bureau, the government organ responsible for travel and tourism within the regional state of Tigray in northern Ethiopia, has announced that all quarantine requirements have been lifted for those arriving at Mekelle airport with evidence of a negative COVID-19 negative test taken within 5 days of arrival.
Respondents in a survey carried out by Ethio Cycling Holidays have cited international air travel - ahead of place of accommodation, restaurants or airports in Ethiopia - as their biggest concern regarding the risk of infection from COVID-19 when travelling on a cycling vacation to Ethiopia.
Ethiopian pro cyclist Tsgabu Grmay resumed his 2020 racing season by competing in the 2020 Gran Trittico Lombardo one-day race from Legnano to Varese earlier today, which took place in atrocious conditions and resulted in several crashes
Taking the lead from both national and regional governments in Ethiopia, Ethio Cycling Holidays has adopted a serious approach for addressing health and safety issues in the new COVID-19 era. Working with its airline and hotel partners the company has prepared a COVID-19 briefing paper for clients outlining measures that have been introduced...
The new sponsorship programme to support young Ethiopian cyclists has received great support from a range of international riders from around the world. Within weeks of launching the programme, offers of help to cover the cost of food, family support and English language lessons were received to cover six young cyclists...
Ethio Cycling Holidays has announced plans to incorporate a new cycling route to the Afar region into one of its cycling tours. The 132km ride starts at the junction of the main highway leading south from Mekelle with the road heading east past the wind turbines at Ashegoda...
