Jan 26, 2025
Great experience in Eritrea, thanks to Adulis Travel - Amazing 8-day tour in Eritrea, a place mostly misunderstood by traditional western media. It was surprising to see how everything is different from the general idea of the country (for the better!).
Ruth (our guide) and Kebron (our driver) were an excellent company throughout the trip and besides all the interesting sites we've seen, we had a lot of fun traveling together. We usually are not fond of guided traveling but this time everything was so smooth that we felt everyday as we were traveling with friends.
On the last day, Angesom (the representative of Adulis Travel in Eritrea) opened the doors of his house to us for his son's birthday, so we could see a traditional coffee ceremony.
We would definitely endorse them for your Eritrea trip!
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Dec 27, 2024
Great time in Eritrea - We had an amazing time in Eritrea. The guide, Thomas was very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. Because of him we had a great time in Asmara, Keren and Massawa. Also, manager, Angesom did take care of us very well even though we had some problem on arrival. Crystal Hotel in Asmara and Sarina Hotel in Karen were pretty good. Hope we would come back again one day. Highty recoomend Adulis Travel for Eritrea arrangements.
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Dec 19, 2024
Unexpectedly Beautiful Eritrea - Our trip to Eritrea started with a very long wait to get our visa . 2 hours long on a late flight . I don’t think they are ready for tourist . We came a day earlier than our trip and left one day earlier due to problems with connection to Ethiopia . But our first day of the tour was very interesting . We witnessed how Eritreans recycled everything and how they processed their chilis and spices in the old central train station . Eye opening indeed . Many buildings from Italians are still existing ( some in bad condition and some renovated . First time I ate an engera with meat . Our guide showed us the proper way to eat them which I really enjoyed . I then tried goat and lamb with engera after that . Also visited the old Fiat car manufacturing area which look like an airplane and has an interesting history due to unusual construction of the building . This is still in my mind because I am a pilot . Keren : we went to the camel , sheeps , donkey market . so smelly but interestingly beautiful .Road trip to Massawa was beautiful and curvy roads . Our car accidentally hit a big rock and have to wait for a car replacement . This is when magic happens . A group of baboons came and see us . So beautiful . So wonderful to see them unexpectedly. We went to the coast Massawa and enjoyed another dinner with another tribe fish baked in a clay oven with freshly baked naan bread . Before we went on a boat ride we visited a very historical mosque that is facing Jerusalem . Only in Eritrea . Amazing !! Another exciting thing is breakfast in green island . We were the only group that was there and enjoyed a swim . Visited the historical and old building in the city . When we return to the city we also pass by a village which has the sweetest orange in the country . Our dinner in Asmara was the best ! decorated with full of Eritrean decor and painting of the different tribes of the country . My last meal with engera 😢.
Our trip was so good and exciting because of our tour Guide Selihom . She made the trip fabulous, exciting and beautifully executed . She has a lot is secret restaurants , insiders thoughts and places that made this trip memorable . She is very knowledgeable on different tribes , religions and customs . She Speaks English fluently . The manager I forgot his name because I lost his contact due to no internet access checks on us esp the first day when we were on our own . I appreciate the kindness . This company and Selihom are the best in the country .
Internet in the country is almost nothing ( some times there’s spotty connection in the hotels ) So prepare to be out of contact but in a necessary internet connection Selihom knows a place .
Again thanks for showing me and my partner an unexpectedly beautiful ERITREA.
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Oct 16, 2024
eritrea, a unique country in the world - amazing trip to eritrea with the help of amazing adulis travel, amazing tour manager angesom, guide yemani, great drivers. heard negative things about eritrea but when i got there witnessed awesome positive things. one needs to travel to see the truth! the most hospitable, kind, genuine people, great food, great italian architecture, great resistance movement to achieve independence. my fav towns were keren and massawa. so historical.
eritrea is a country where veggies and fruits are not poisoned with horrible pesticides like in the rest of the world, even the milk is so good making eritrean macchiato much better than any macchiato in italy. the same with eritrean cheese! university and health care are free for all, cycling is a national sport and many use bikes as transportation and are respected by car drivers who dont push them around. the streets are clean, air is clean, one can even see stars in the lovely capital city asmara. eritrea is unique. it is a debt-free country, self sufficient, who fought ethiopian occupation and now fights western powers’ imperialism. hope they manage to keep the country protected against big powers who always want to extract and control natural resources of vulnerable countries.
the challenge for eritrea is how to avoid so much brain drain and keep talented youth in, by giving them more freedom, access to full internet etc (as we know, with all good things, also many bad things enter the country). it is to be seen how the country will modernize without surrendering to big external powers’ domination, globalization and sameness junk that the rest of the world surrendered to.
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May 20, 2024
Great tour, great people: Eritrea is a jewel - The best trip of my life so far. Eritrea is a precious jewel to be discovered. Adulis Travel staff has been absolutely perfect. All of them. Always ready to adapt the tour to our last minute requests. They guided us for a full week tour in their beautiful country: Asmara, Keren, Massawa, Quoaito, Adi Kei, and a lot more in between. I was waiting for long time to go visit Eritrea and they have just made it the most unique experience for me and my friend. Eritrean people are kind, nice, smily, always ready to help. If I have to mention one place only I would say Asmara which is a unique modernist well preserved place where every corner is a discovery. And last but not least: the food is great. As an Italian I am quite demanding with food and in Eritrea you not only get delicious Eritrean food but also simply « wow » Italian food too!!
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Apr 29, 2024
Impressive country - The tour guides not only organised the trip, in accordance with what we had initially requested, they also made several suggestions, creating an unforgettable experience. Everything was taken care of, including transport and dealing with local currency.
Things not to miss: the impressive rock paintings marked on caves; prehistoric societies represented by million-year-old fossil of a homo erectus skull in the Massawa museum; Qohaito, built during the time of Queen Sheba; Asmara and Massawa with one of the world's best collections of exquisite architecture, beautiful coral reefs in the Red Sea; camel market in Keren; meeting extraordinary people and witnessing tolerance in religion and mutual respect between ethnic communities. Bear in mind: there is no internet or local sim cards, where you do find some, the applications do not work, but it’s a good way to disconnect.
For those who of you who have travelled to many countries and everything seems familiar (or nothing can surprise them), Eritrea is the place to go! Special thanks to our amazing and super knowledgeable guides Robel, Efrem and Tomi, as well as to Yonatan who prepared the program. Thanks also for suggesting to try the local yoghurt on our way to Massawa – it was delicious!
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Feb 13, 2024
Best travel agents ever !!! Tour run to perfection, including restaurants, best located hotels, and never any pressure - Report on Eritrea – Dec23-Jan24 – 9 days/8 nights
The solo tour was prepared together with Adulis Travel (thank you so much for the recommendation!). Yonathan is the person to get in touch with. He is ammmmmmmazing. Responsive, fast, listening, preparing a tour according to the wishes of the traveller, flexible, professional, and more. 10/10 to Yonathan! Thanks to him I (he) obtained my visa in about a week – no scary stories here, just swift, and easy. Even when last minute I asked him if he could accommodate a second passenger, the second visa was also obtained in less than a week, and just about to be boarding the plane. Yonathan remained flexible at all times, accommodating every whim of mine, and also when a second passenger came along. While penciling out the tour he found options that suited my budget. Once the second passenger came in, my other wish options got immediately back on the burner and the prices were adjusted accordingly. I have to say 10/10 to the service.
I visited Asmara, Keren, Massawa, Qohaito. 4x4 was provided with a driver continuously assigned to us. Very friendly chap that also did his best to accommodate our wishes. All the tours and extras were included as promised. I had the most fantastic trip and truly recommend to all to visit this beautiful country. Food was lovely (lots of pasta, pizza, and meat, and some fish while in Massawa). Coffee was second to none to Italy. Safest country and cities to wander. Combination of Italy, Middle East, and Ancient times. Loved visiting the first mosque ever in Massawa (facing Jerusalem), seeing the rock art in Qohaito, meddling with camels, goats, cows in Keren, swimming in the warm waters of the red sea, and walking about in the wonderful Asmara. While in Asmara, do not forget the Medebar Market, where metal workshops play the sounds of music, the Tank Graveyard, where relics from past wars show scars, and the Grain and vegetable market, with the smallest pop corn in the world. Art deco? Everywhere !!!
Yes, hotels were outdated but which are not after the ravages of Covid and more. Service was slow but who cares when time stops to live the present moment as Wi-Fi is almost non-existent. Most tourists I met were Italian and the markets where real, as only locals would shop on them. I encourage all to visit this country as it remains authentic.
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Jun 12, 2023
4 days trip - June 2023 - I had a wonderful experience with them. Lovely people who love their job. Thank you guys. Hugs from Italy. Tommi
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Mar 21, 2023
Tanks for a great trip! - Fascinating tour with our guide Yaffit around Asmara, Masawa and Keren. Perefect amount of time in each place and great insights into the history of Eritrea.
Personal highlight of mine was the Tank graveyard!!
Thanks for a great trip
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Mar 17, 2023
Reliable Travel Agency - Robel is a very knowledgeable and friendly guide. Agency will help process the visa on arrival authorisation. Eritrea is beautiful and people are friendly, warm and hospitable.
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