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Muluken Girma at the Blue Nile Falls, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Me at the Blue Nile Falls


Welcome all!


I'm Muluken. I am native Ethiopian born and grew up in Addis Ababa.

I spent all my life in Addis Ababa except for the years 2000 an 2001 when I was in Mekelle University studying Accounting.

After graduation and working for few months as an Accountant, I didn't find it my type (OK, maybe I wanted traveling around and have some fun myself). As I am a social person, I wanted to study Tour Operation Management and become a tour guide. Yes, I joined the Catering and Tourism Training Institute of Ethiopia (the only Tourism College in the country back then) in 2001, and studied Tourism Operation Management for two years and graduated in March 2004 in Diploma with "Distinctions" ranking.

From then on I worked at two of the best tour operating companies in Addis Ababa as a tour operator and tour guide to all parts of Ethiopia until August 2009.

Since then, I have been enjoying organizing and leading interesting private small group and individual tours all over Ethiopia. I specialize in tailor made private tour in and around Addis Ababa focusing on food tours, cultural tours, local experiences, and day tours from Addis Ababa.

I selected a logo carefully to identify myself and the service I provide. It is a typical Ethiopian coffee pot colored with the Ethiopian national colors. It is to reflect: -

 -      My originality of my services as Coffee is originally from Ethiopia

 -      My being welcoming host as Coffee is the first most offer Ethiopians invite for their guests

 -      My greatest value I give to make clients experiences with me as Coffee generates the greatest share of Ethiopia’s export

 -      Of course, it is decorated with the national colors of Ethiopia
Some of the reasons I believe I would be your perfect guide in Addis Ababa and around are: -
- I was born, and grew up in Addis Ababa
- I know Addis Ababa very well and I love it
- I enjoy visiting the local places of my city my self
- It gives me such a fulfilling feeling to enrich people's life in organizing personalized tour experience which stays in their memory for long time
- The professional education I got, and years of experience I learned a lot from made me to know what visitors would like to see and I know how to deliver it most satisfactorily
- Above all handling a private tour starting from the first email, to leading those tours myself, and making my clients my family is one of the things I can do best.


I run also my own tour operating company in Ethiopia - Merit Ethiopian Experience Tours - Check interesting tours in and around Addis Ababa

Contact me soon, and lets plan your best Tour of Addis Ababa and around now!!

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