Cheap Flights to Dembi Dolo

Dembi Dollo is one of the oldest cities in Ethiopia and aslo one of the richest cities with its huge productions of coffee, sesame oil seeds and live stocks and farm products. It is located in the southwestern portion of Ethiopia and serves as the capital of Kelem Welega in the Oromia region and formerly known as Sayo.

There are several government infrastructures in the city and several projects are ongoing like the reconstruction of Dembi Dolo unpaved roads to Asphalt roads to minimize travel time to Dembi Dolo. The usual travel time to reach Dembi Dolo is about 8 hours via the Route 5 and with the upgrading of the Dembi Dolo -Nejo Road, the travel time from the city to Addis Ababa will be cut to six hours. The bus is the cheapest transportation for getting in and around the city but taking the Sky Bus which has routes to Dembi Dolo will dramatically cut your travel time.

Hotels in Dembi Dolo are located near Dembi Dolo airport that was closed as an effort to break any resistance seeds in the area. Many cheap flights to Dembi Dolo are now temporarily canceled while other cheap flights to Dembi Dolo are directed to other nearby airports. There is one hotel within Dembi Dolo that was billed by the Diaspora but it lacks the usual hotel stuff like hot water, continuous electricity supplies and swimming pools.

Dembi Dolo is close to the Sudanese borders and located in the remote part of Oromia Region. Many of its surrounding are composed of small houses on muddy land area. Dembi Dolo has roads with poor conditions making it difficult to travel and explore. However Dembi Dolo has vast land area with green surrounding making it as a beautiful city. Dembi Dolo is a fertile land that has been in the past part of the economic prosperity of Ethiopia. But with the recent political conflicts that leave devastating effects on Dembi Dolo and its people, this remote Ethiopian town needs to struggle first for its liberation from poverty, political conflicts and famine before any development for its tourism potential can be undertaken.