Our Team

Who are the people behind SimienEcoTours and your holiday? We’re a well-balanced mixture of local and international tourism professionals profiting from our different backgrounds. Undoubtedly every one of us is strongly bound to Ethiopia.

MEET OUR TEAM MEMBERS

MARCO DEGASPER

GENERAL MANAGER
Passionate about Ethiopia, born in the Alps, runner, mountaineer & cyclist

Contacts
marco@simienecotours.com
Phone: +251 920 732527

FRANZISKA GERLING

OFFICE EUROPE & SALES GERMAN MARKETS
Lived and worked in Ethiopia, engaged in educational and environmental aid work

Contacts
franziska@simienecotours.com
Phone: +49 151 56046021

SOLOMON GIRMAY

SALES ANGLO MARKETS & TOUR GUIDE
Born in the Simien Mountains and engaged in local tourism developments

Contacts
solomon@simienecotours.com
Phone: +251 918 209259

TADELE MOLLA

TOUR OPERATION & TOUR GUIDE
When it comes to tour operation, he makes your trip smooth

Contacts
tadele@simienecotours.com
Phone: +251 920 501101

BIRHAN ASMAMAW

HEAD ACCOUNTING & TOUR GUIDE
Where ever he travels, he takes his camera to capture Ethiopia's breathtaking scenery

Contacts
birhan@simienecotours.com
Phone: +251 918 731724

YIRGA MEKURIAW

LOGISTICS & TOUR GUIDE
A true mountaineer, climbed the highest peak of Ethiopia already 100 times!

Contacts
yirga@simienecotours.com
Phone: +251 910 107166

LORENZO MAZZONI

OFFICE EUROPE & SALES ITALIAN MARKET
Lives and loves the Rastafarian culture of Ethiopia

Contacts
lorenzo@simienecotours.com
Phone: +39 340 8362206

ABEBU KOLIE

ACCOUNTING & RESERVATIONS
Enjoys extended weekend trips to Lake Tana with her family

Contacts
info@simienecotours.com
Phone: +251 58 2110044

HAYMANOT ZERAY

ACCOUNTING & RESERVATIONS
Brings into our team lots of experience from the hotel industry

Contacts
info@simienecotours.com
Phone: +251 978 009984

ABRARAW ADANE

DRIVER
Always up for a bumpy ride on Ethiopia's gravel roads

BEKELE URGE

DRIVER
Lots of experience and he definitly knows all the roads in Ethiopia

ABRAHAM TAKELE

DRIVER
Experienced and always interested in a chat with guests

HAILEMARIAM NEGASH

DRIVER
A person to love and laugh with and always smiling

ELYAS TAREKEGN

TOUR GUIDE
Fluent in German and English, one of our best mountain bike guides

TESFAYE SISAY

FREELANCE TOUR GUIDE
Fluent in English and with history as passion, the perfect companion for cultural tours

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MIHIRET AWDIE

FREELANCE TOUR GUIDE
Originally from Southern Ethiopia, fluent in English and several local languages

HAILEGEBRIEL ESHETU

FREELANCE TOUR GUIDE
Fluent in English, one of our best culture guides

MOHAMMED WALLU

FREELANCE TOUR GUIDE
Fluent in English & French, one of our best bird watching guides