My husband and I have just returned from a tour of north and south Ethiopia organized by Temesgen (Tommy) and I agree with everything that has written above. Tommy organization was almost flawless, he was endlessly flexible, delightfully friendly and helpful, and he produced for us a truly memorable holiday. I would not hesitate to recommend him and his associate friends who working with him in Gondor, semine mountain, Lalibela, Axum and the Omo valley to anyone visiting Ethiopia

Temesgen is very knowledgeable of the history of his country and made all of our tours very special. We really got to see the 'inside' of Ethiopia. I could not have been more pleased."

I traveled to Ethiopia in January, 2013. Temesgen was my guide for 6 days in the north, and he was just wonderful! Besides being competent, reliable and organized, he was kind and caring. Temea went way beyond what I expected, taking so much extra time to give us a terrific experience. For example, in Bahir Dar, after a full day, he picked us up after dinner to take us on a walk around the town at night, stopping to have coffee with us at a special coffee shop. In Gondar, again he picked us up to take us to a dance club at night. On the drives from one town to another, he was always looking for good experiences for us. When we saw an animal market, he stopped and we all walked around the market, taking pictures. He looked for families along the road to stop and talk to, and farmers baling hay. And Temea was so kind, not only to us but to our driver. When we wanted to leave our hotel to eat dinner in town, he took us to lovely restaurants and made sure the driver, as well as himself, ate with us to keep us company. Temea really knows Ethiopia. He has been all over the country and he loves it. He told us that he loves his country and wants to help us love it as much as he does - and he did! By the time we left, we felt like he was not just a guide, but a friend. I am hoping to return to Ethiopia, and when I do, I will be using Temea again!

My husband and I had a great experience travelling with Temea in northern Ethiopia. We took a boat to the monasteries on islands ofLake Tana, and then drove on to Gondar then the magnificent Semien mountains to hike and see the Gelada Baboons. Timket festival brought us back to Gondar to experience this celebration. Temea had a great insight into what appeals to tourists along with thorough explanations of the local culture and history. He was kind and pleasant to all of the local guides plus our driver. I highly recommend Temea as a guide; as he is attentive to detail which includes not only careful planning but also a few surprises! We sensed he is caring and honest plus very pleasant to spend multiple days travelling with. We hope to someday return to Ethiopia and visit Temea.

Temesgen (Tommy) is amazing tour guide. He was verytalented, knowledgeable and competent guide in bahir dar of the ancient Lake Tana monasteries and the Blue Nile waterfall; actually we meet temesgen through another company b/c he works freelance.He offer us unique opportunities to meet local people and he help as to learn and know their culture history and natures, I know there are many other great guides in bahir dar but Temesgen (Tommy) is a warm gentle person who loves his country! What I do understand from him! he highly gives consideration and more emphasis to treat his guests and find their safety, security and satisfactions! We enjoy and entertained a lot on his services in bahir dar and I do highly recommend his business!

We toured several African countries during March through June, 2013. In May, we decided to change our plans to include visiting Lalibela and the Simien Mountains, Ethiopia. We found recommendations for Temesgen or Tommy on the Internet, and contacted him very shortly before we wished to travel. He was easy to contact and very responsive to our requests, which included some last minute changes on flight arrangements. Young fellow Tommy arranged all of our flights and ground transportation within Ethiopia as well as our accommodations in Lalibela, bahir dar his permanent living place, Axum, tigray rock hewn church he do unforgettable things as professional he is the one who propose our trip to tigray rock hewn church to sow it and it was the most marvels place to see it for people who is strong to clip up the rocks to reach on top and see those fabulous rock hewn church but it is tuff and Gondar (the accommodations were very good). Tommy also arranged a three day trek in the Simien Mountains, for us, including guides, cook, pack animals, etc. Everyone involved was excellent to work with. Another thing which we found very helpful was his willingness to change money for us, which was very convenient. All in all, we found temesgen or Tommy to be easy to work with accommodating to our last minute changes, knowledgeable, organized and energetic. We recommend tommy and his associates without reservation.

My wife and I recently traveled in Ethiopia with a travel agency of bona fide Ethiopia tours. He has started his own tour business as he worked a guide for different company for more than 5 years; Temesgen (Tommy) is young but experienced. He went out of his way to fulfill our every wish. He has enthusiasm for his job and is well informed on Ethiopian history and culture. You could not travel with a better guide. I am sure that his prices would be more than competitive. I recommend that you at least consider him as your guide and best tour operator. My sister-in-law (my wife’s sister) is considering traveling to Ethiopia, perhaps with Tommy as her guide after in the New Year so there is a possibility that you could travel together and have your costs. As far as safety is concerned, we had no trouble whatsoever. We found the people very welcoming and friendly. We traveled for 12 days on the historic route, then across to the east to Harar (well worth the trip). If you were to choose Tommy as your guide, I’m sure you would be completely safe.

Hi! Temesgen was our guide last week (january 2014), when we spent one week tour in the north of the country (Addis - Lalibela - Debre Tabor - Gonder - Kossoyé - Bahir Dar - Addis). He was really helpful before we arrived there, to help us preparing our trip by email, giving good advice and helping with booking our hotels. First we have contacted him to rent a van. And then he has helped us to book the hotels we couldn't reach by phone. The van we got was perfect, large enough for 8 travelers (6 adults and 2 young children, 5 and 2 years old), and in good condition. We had a driver, Bayu, who was also really good, friendly, always happy to guide us, driving safely and Amharic speaker, which is so helpful!... And as he knew all the roads and paths, it was easy to move from one village to the other. Finally, we met Temesgen at the end of our road trip. He organized his planning to be with us for 2 days and guided us to visit the Blue Nile Falls. The last night, he invited us for a nice dinner on Lake Tana lakeshore, and to see a fantastic show in a bar. There were singers and traditional dancers, it was crazy!!! We had so much fun!... And for our last day in Addis, we asked him if possible to have a van for the day. It was not planned but he managed to find someone to drive us, and took care of everything!... So yes, we really advise everyone to choose Temesgen as guide! He is so professional and friendly!

Temesgen Agumas - an ideal guide for anyone who wishes to have a safe and wonderful trip across Ethiopia we just returned home, after nearly two weeks in Northern Ethiopia. Our guide Temesgen Agumas, from start to finish along with his driver Abdul gave us a great experience throughout our stay in Ethiopia. They were most helpful and clearly exceeded our expectations. They helped us plan our itinerary before our arrival and were extremely thorough, reliable, flexible and knowledgeable on every aspect of our trip. They are highly professional, prompt, responsive, easy to communicate with in English and were quite trust worthy. They were very focused on our comfort, preferences and interests. They took care of all big and small details, thus letting us get the most out of our visit. We feel that we certainly got full value for the fees we paid them and would highly recommend Temesgen and his team to anyone who wishes to have a quality experience in this beautiful country. You can search for Temesgen Agumas or visit his website: WWW.bona-fideethiopiatours.com Happy and enriching travels!!!

Hi! I recently visited my friend working in Ethiopia. After staying some days in Addis Ababa, we traveled to the north, via the Lake Tana (Bahir Dar). Here we met our fantastic tour Guide, temesgen (Tommy), who took us on a tour to the ancient monasteries of Lake Tana and the big air open market. It was magnificent! Tommy is an excellent guide, very knowledgeable (he loves to answer every question you may have about every aspect) and very friendly!! Actually, as Tommy told us he organizing tours and he works as a freelance guide for different companies and we could see it how he had gradual enrichment of himself with specialization and proficiency knowledge of the sites! It was an awesome tour and I am very glad that we found such a qualified guide. Thank you for the delightful time in Bahir dar!