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the road to Mago. Simple safari tents on thatched-roof platforms are in a large patch of
green sloping down to the Neri River. Hot water is available mornings and evenings only,
but unlike at hotels in town you can count on it being available. A pool and spa are
planned.
John Lucy Campsite $
(campsites per tent Birr50; )
For now it's just a peaceful patch of green grass filled
with birdsong. But the friendly owner is in the process of landscaping and says he will
build a restaurant and lounge areas. It's west of the airstrip.
CAMPGROUND
Red Cross Pension $
(d Birr100;
PENSION
)
Ordinary rooms in the centre of town.
Tesfa Pension $
( 0467-750306; d without bathroom Birr70; )
Rooms are brighter and toilets less
aromatic than most of Jinka's many other shared-bath cheapies.
PENSION
Eating
Central Bar & Restaurant $
(mains Birr9-22)
This is the pick of the local eateries because the food is good, there's an
English menu and there's no
faranji
tax. Despite its name, it's not very central: walk 400m
out of town from the Goh Hotel, past the road to Key Afar.
ETHIOPIAN
Goh Hotel $
(mains Birr20-70)
A sound choice with salads, soup, rice and spaghetti. The Ethiopian
food is good, too.
EUROPEAN-ETHIOPIAN
Eco-Omo $
(mains Birr35-100)
If the novelty of
injera
and oily spaghetti gravy has worn thin, head
out to this Italian-owned lodge's Italian restaurant.
ITALIAN
