Places to stay
Visitors to the area are spoilt for choice of places to stay in the future Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve.
Bahir Dar
The region’s capital Bahir Dar will be the first port of call for many travellers. Here is a list of hotels and guesthouses in the city:
Hotels in Bahir Dar | Website | Telephone | |
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1 | Kuriftu Resort and Spa | www.kurifturesortspa.com | +251(0)582264868 |
2 | Avanti Blue Nile Hotel | www.bluenileresorthotels.com | +251(0)582222206 |
3 | Bahir Dar Hotel No 2 | www.bahirdarhotel.com | +251(0)582206565 |
4 | Abay Minch Lodge | www.abayminchlodge.com | +251(0)582181039 |
5 | Alwaq Hotel | www.alwaqhotel.com | +251(0)582262263 |
6 | Blue Nile Hotel | www.bluenilehotel.com | +251(0)582202028 |
7 | Kitsel Hotel | www.kitselhotel.com | +251(0)582266300 |
8 | Dib Anbessa Hotel | www.dibanbessa.webs.com | +251(0)582201436 |
9 | Ethio Star Hotel | +251(0)582202026 | |
10 | Gasa Hotel | www.gasahotelbahirdar.com | +251(0)918340820 |
11 | Menon Hotel | +251(0)582202800 | |
12 | Homeland Hotel | www.homelandhotelbahirdar.com | +251(0)582204545 |
13 | Papyrus Hotel | www.papyrushotelethiopia.com | +251(0)582205100 |
14 | Summerland Hotel | +251(0)582200989 | |
15 | Addis Amba Hotel | www.addisambahotel.com | +251(0)582205353 |
16 | Ethioland Hotel | ||
17 | NGG Hotel | ngghotelbd@gmail | +251(0)582206363 |
18 | Rahnile Hotel | www.rahnilehotel.com | +251(0)582207478 |
19 | Jacaranda Hotel | www.jacarandahotel.com | +251(0)582209899 |
20 | Azewa Hotel | +251(0)918024659 | |
21 | Asinuara Hotel | www.asinuarahotelbahirdar.com | +251(0)582207296 |
22 | Bete Daniel Hotel | +251(0)918295266 | |
23 | Agar lodge | +251(0)918353421 | |
24 | Newaand hotel | +251(0)918341054 | |
25 | Grand Resort and SPA | www.grandresortspabahirdar.com | +251(0)582209225 |
26 | Ben mas hotel | +251(0)583201010 | |
27 | Delano Hotel | www.delanohotelbahirdar.com | +251 (0)582200622 |
28 | Palm Palace hotel | www.palmpalacehotel.com | +251 (0) 582201923 |
29 | Vistana Hotel | www.vistanahotel.com.et | +251 (0) 583203400 |
30 | Lakemark Hotel | www.lakemarkhotelbd.com | +251 (0) 582201211 |
31 | Waterfront Hotel | www.waterfronthotelbd.com | +251 (0) 583205056 |
Guesthouses in Bahir Dar | Telephone | |
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1 | Dera Pension | +251(0)913599813 |
2 | Palms Pension | +251(0)937356200 |
3 | Taddese Pension | +251(0)918341166 |
4 | Tsehaye Pension | +251(0)918763316 |
5 | Haile Pension | +251(0)918373898 |
6 | Kidus Yared Pension | +251(0)918764182 |
7 | Metasebya Pension | +251(0)582201384 |
8 | Wude Pension | +251(0)582200335 |
9 | Bahir Dar Hostel | +251(0)582200335 |
Gorgora
Tim & Kim Village offers six small solar-powered thatched cottages and a very warm welcome. Camping is possible in the grounds. Tel. +251 (0) 920-336671, www.timkimvillage.com
The Gorgora Port Hotel has beautiful gardens on the shores of the lake that allow some great bird watching. Tel. +251 (0) 583-467000
Further information on places to stay:
For a more detailed selection and current prices, we recommend consulting the following guide books:
Ethiopia (2009): Philip Briggs, Bradt Travel Guides (ISBN: 978 1 84162 284 2)
Ethiopia, Djibouti & Somaliland (2009): Jean-Bernard Carillet, Tim Bewer, Stuart Butler, Lonely Planet (ISBN: 978 1 74179 796 1)
Äthiopien (2013): Heiko Hooge, Iwanowski’s Reisebuchverlag (ISBN:978 3 86197 028 6)