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Hello, my name is Tazebew “Taz” Wagnew.

I was born 1992 in one of the villages in the Simien Mountains National Park and have spent my whole life in this beautiful area. My village is near Gich called Ambaras, one of the mountain camps.

Family tradition

When I was 12 years old and I completed my elementary school I moved to Debark, now home to the National Park head office. 
I was very lucky that I moved to Debark as it gave me a great opportunity to go to the local secondary school.
Many of the mountain children don’t get this chance and I am forever thankful to my grand father Negash Wereta. He also played a great role for the Simien Mountains to be established and registered as World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

registered guide

After I graduated from high school the regional bureau of the tourism commission was holding guiding recruitment and I passed the entrance exam and began studying to be a mountain guide. As an experienced guide I have taken a lot of training about the Simien Mountains, including:

  • Birds
  • Mammals
  • Plants
  • Customer care
  • Mountaineering
  • Trekking arrangement
  • Ethiopian history
  • Guiding technique
  • First Aid
4 day trekk
Day 1: Drive from Gondar to the first campsite (Sankaber) in the Simien Mountains national park (2:30 hrs drive, 2-3 hrs). Camping at Sankaber (3250 m) Day 2: Walk to the second campsite Gich. On the way, sight Jinbahir water fall (450-500m). 5-6 hrs walk, camping at 3600m Day 3: Walk to the third camp Chenek (climb up two spectacular mountain peaks Imet Gogo (3926 m) and Inatye (4070 m), 7-8 hrs walk including break. Camping at 3600m Day 4: Climb up 800m to reach one of the highest mountain peaks in the Simien Mountains, Buwahit (4430m) and back down to chenek. It takes 5-6 hrs for both ways and then drive back to Gondar for overnight.
5 day trekk
Day 1: Drive from Gondar to the first campsite (Sankaber) in the Simien Mountains national park (2:30 hrs drive, 2-3 hrs). Camping at Sankaber (3250 m) Day 2: Walk to the second campsite Gich. On the way, sight Jinbahir water fall (450-500m). 5-6 hrs walk, camping at 3600m Day 3: Acclimatization day and walking around Gich, mainly to sight the three most spectacular view points (Imet Gogo, Seha, Kedadit). 4 hrs walk, Camping at Gich again Day 4: Walk from Gich to Chenek, through a mountain peak Inatye (4070m). (6-7 hrs walk including break). Camping at 3600m Day 5: Climb up 800m to reach one of the highest mountain peaks in the Simien Mountains, Buwahit (4430m) and back down to Chenek. It takes 5-6 hrs for both ways and then drive back to Gondar for overnight.

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