{"id":429,"date":"2008-11-13T18:28:53","date_gmt":"2008-11-13T16:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/guyshachar.com\/content\/?p=429"},"modified":"2016-07-27T20:35:13","modified_gmt":"2016-07-27T18:35:13","slug":"ethiopia-simien-mountains-logistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guyshachar.com\/en\/2008\/ethiopia-simien-mountains-logistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia &#8211; Simien Mountains &#8211; Logistics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Debark is the access town for trekking or hiking in the park, now with fair choice of accommodation, as well as market and local shops for preparations.<br \/>\nA dirt road branches from Debark into the park, serving the local villages and visitors.<br \/>\nThe Simien Mountains National Park headquarters are located in Debark.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The park has strict terms and regulations for visit:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Musts<\/h3>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<ul>\n<li>You must bring your own vehicle if you want to use the park road, and must not use the villagers&#8217; local transportation (which is based on Isuzu trucks). Not too environment friendly, but with the relatively low number of visitors, it is still applicable, and of course &#8211; supports the local tourism industry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>You must pay daily visit fee (in park headquarters)<\/li>\n<li>You must take a &#8220;scout&#8221; with you (through the park headquarters). The armed scout will accompany you throughout the visit, taking care of your safety.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Optional services the park provides<\/h3>\nngg_shortcode_1_placeholder\n<ul>\n<li>Hiring a guide (Scouts are familiar with the route, but rarely speak English)<\/li>\n<li>Hiring mules and mulemen to carry your luggage (Highly recommended. Can be arranged in Debark as well as in each of the camps)<\/li>\n<li>Hiring a cook<\/li>\n<li>Hiring basic equipment: Tent, Sleeping bag, Stove<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Transportation issues<\/h3>\nngg_shortcode_2_placeholder\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The dirt road that branches from Debark may help you get to\/from some of the camps along the trekking route, and is useful especially for those who are short in time (See the following map and itineraries).<\/p>\n<p>Up until Sankaber, minivans can climb the road in the dry season. From Sankaber onward, the road gets rough and is only suitable for 4&#215;4 high vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>It is still not easy to get good bargains for transportation in Debark, so it is better to arrange that through drivers \/ agents in Gonder. Note that if you finish the trek in Chenek, you have to arrange the car in advance, so it will pick you up in the designated time.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Equipment and Preparations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Since the nights are spent in outdoor camps, and temperatures may drop to freezing levels at night, it is essential to be well equipped. Good tent, camping mattress and a warm sleeping bag are essential, as well as warm clothes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Cooking gear, food supplies, cutlery and plates. You can buy fire wood on the camps for cooking, but better bring a stove.<\/li>\n<li>Water: can be filled in local water sources. It&#8217;s recommended to treat them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Arranging the whole package through travel agents<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In order to save all the trouble of park headquarters logistics, hiring mules and mule-men, buying supplies, cooking, etc.,<br \/>\nyou can pay a little more and get a full organized package from one of the travel agents in Gonder or Addis Ababa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ethiopia &#8211; Unknown Paradise &#8211; Simien Mountains Logistics &#8211; how to prepare for trekking or hiking in the area<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[78],"tags":[31,38],"class_list":["post-429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ethiopia","tag-hiking","tag-mountains"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/guyshachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/guyshachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/guyshachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guyshachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guyshachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=429"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/guyshachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4006,"href":"https:\/\/guyshachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429\/revisions\/4006"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guyshachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/guyshachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guyshachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guyshachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}