Yes Bro Dominiq, It was by oridinary bus that I travelled. I left early in the morning one day from Addis headed towards Bahir Dar; the bus drove into the evening stopping in a real small town that I would say was half way between Debre Markos and Bahir Dar, slept in a pretty run down joint, but right for the price. I reached Bahir Dar late the next morning, all kinds of hotels there. Went from Bahir Dar to Gondar in a day, and reached Gondar late afternoon, all kinds of hotels in Gondar too. From Gondar you can supposedly reach Axum in a day, but my bus was not that fortunate, it broke down in a major way in a small town called Adi Arkay, where I was stranded for two days until I could get on another bus headed for Axum. Maybe I should have said it takes four days from Addis, I will say this; the bus ride was rough, but a lot of fun too and the scenery blew my mind, those bus rides were such a great experience. As I think of it though, from Addis you could also go up to Dessie in a day by bus, from Dessie to Mekele in a day, and from Mekele to Axum, and that would be a pretty certain three days. There are a lot more paved roads on the latter route and it doesn't take such a toll on the bus. Either way the country is intensely beautiful. I did hear that there was a road that went from Gondar to Lalibella in the dry season, so maybe you could make the loop from Addis to Gondar over to Lalibella and back to Addis. I'm sure you'll have no problems with accomodation, I've never been anywhere in Ethiopia and had trouble finding somewhere to sleep, but I would arrive in a town a few days early for any festival, as the Ethiopian pilgrims turn out in big numbers. What a joy!!! Can't wait to go back.
SELAM
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