DISCOVER ETHIOPIA BY HELICOPTER
There is so much to discover in Ethiopia and we are back exploring its incredible landscape. From the wilderness mountains of Bale and Simien, to rural towns with immense culture in Lalibela. To find out more please email safaris@tropicairkenya.com
ADDIS ABABA
Addis Ababa is the fourth largest city in Africa - a melting pot of cultures and a bizarre combination of past and present - Italian Fascist buildings sit alongside luxurious high rise hotels; priests in medieval robes mix with African bureaucrats and wandering ministers singing songs that are centuries old.
BALE MOUNTAINS
The Bale Mountains National Park is 2,200 square kms, it has an astounding range of habitats and a multitude of rare species, many endemic to Ethiopia and some found only within the park. A pristine wilderness with the world’s largest expanse of Afro-alpine moorland.
LALIBELA
The market town of Lalibela is set in the mountainous region of Amhara at 2,200 meters, where 80% of the people are engaged in subsistence farming.
St George is Ethiopia’s holiest city & center of pilgrimage, with 12th & 13th century monolithic churches.
Intended to be a ‘new Jerusalem’ following the capture of the Holy lands by Muslims, the rural town of Lalibela is an ancient world with medieval rock-hewn churches, hidden crypts and dimly lit passageways, carved from solid granite, a millennia ago. Today, it is not only the physical structures that remain frozen in time, but a place of pilgrimage for many of Ethiopia’s Orthodox Christians.
SIMIEN MOUNTAINS
Thousands of years of erosion has worn down the Ethiopian plateau and created one of the most spectacular landscapes in the world. At 4,543m, the Simien Mountains are Ethiopia’s highest range. These deep valleys are home to rare and endemic wildlife, including the Ethiopian wolf, Gelada Baboon and the Walia Ibec.
AIRBUS H130
Capacity: 6 passenger seats and 1 pilot
Passenger Configuration: 2 passengers - center and front right, 4 in the rear, forward facing
Cruise Speed: 130 knots
Endurance: 3.8 hours
The H130 is ideal for: Tourism and passenger transport, Medevac with stretcher patient
These helicopters are the best in their field, they are high performance, single engine helicopters. They are designed for maneuvering through the air with agility and speed, with superior abilities in extreme environments. They are perfectly suited for operations in high altitudes and hot temperatures, typical of east Africa.
They are the most amazing way to travel, reaching places that are inaccessible by any other form of transport, allowing a panoramic sight seeing of Ethiopia.
Tropic Air is based in Kenya, and offers a broad range of professional air services using helicopters and fixed wing aircraft, throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
Areas of operation: 16 African countries, covering more than 10 million square kilometers: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Congo, Chad, South Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Madagascar, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia.