 Good evening to you all welcome back to the YouTube channel. It's your favorite village boy. Mr. Ghana baby right here I've never been tired this way man. I mean I've never seen a crazy itinerary like this before like We film in the morning with him in the afternoon from in the evening So we are here at a beautiful resort called and total park. I mean we just arrived it 8 p.m. Ethiopian time it looks so pretty even though I don't I've never seen anything yet But I can see the lightning and everything it looks so unique believe me It's evening already, but I want to tell you guys that I've never seen anything like this before just waiting to see where I'm gonna Sleep and then yeah Maybe before I go I'll show you a bit of what happens at night and we're gonna continue in the morning So I didn't come here alone. Yeah, I came with the Ethiopian ally Country manager for Nigeria, but she lives in Abuja. Yes. I'm there. Of course Exactly, I need to say Nigeria then I specify that I'll put you to be precise, you know, how I mean, is it your first time here? Yes, it's my first time you're Ethiopian and your first time here. Why yeah, because I've been it's Recently build Commodation really yes, it's recent It's beyond imagination. I love that beyond imagination This is what I wanted to say, but I couldn't get exact the right phrase to say Yeah, well, you know, I mean, this is the most talked about place, you know this above. I never knew that it's even recent Yeah So I finally got the key to my room The 207 we are walking in the middle of a forest I can't even see myself, but So pretty out here, man. I don't know if the camera can do justice to what my naked eyes is saying it's absolutely Stunning like See the lights and all here the trees The favorite village boy walking. Oh My god, it looks like tents. Oh Okay Wow, I don't know if you guys can see It's our tents Geez, oh Wow Look at that. Oh man, like 207 this It's me on my way to my room Geez, this is a whole forest, bro. Okay It's a tent Nice This is gonna be my first time sleeping in a tent. Oh my goodness But it's not gonna go cold at night Extremely cold But I think I have a here. Yeah. Oh, okay Nice, it's been so long since you see, okay Nice and this bicycle is after what? Riding riding inside a park Because it's fire to get all Okay, thank you so much. Yeah, my key. Thank you so I'm finally here. This is what I'm gonna spend the night Looks so good, but it's rather unfortunate. I'm gonna sleep here alone. Oh My goodness Yo, I mean coming here reminds me of Singapore, man Just look behind me man. Can you see it? Have you been to Gardens by the Bay in Singapore? This looks exactly like Gardens by the Bay in Singapore. I was there somewhere in Seeing this brings back a lot of memories. I was actually there with Trudy, but unfortunately, I'm here alone Come with me man. Like, geez Like, who is the brain behind this? I definitely to me the person the brain. Oh my god Yo, come on. I don't know if you guys can see what I'm seeing. Is that a de sababa right there? Whoa Can you can you all agree with me that the person behind this is genius? You're out here and you can see the entire de sababa over there God damn it. This place is Really spectacular. I don't even know the kind of voice that I need to describe it But if you've seen what I'm seeing, let me know the best word that you're gonna use to describe this place. I love it, man You know, I thought I'm gonna sleep tonight But I was told that you have dinner, you know, you need to eat Because I've been doing a lot so I need to eat tonight. So this is the restaurant. This is how it looks like. Oh my goodness like This place is on another level and it's so huge like I don't understand like I was at Crypto and the restaurant was extremely big and just like this one and you guys see it So big man. Look at that Come with me You want to eat with me? The only thing is that I don't like showing myself eating on camera but yeah I'm gonna have Dinner idea, but this architecture just looks exactly like the one that I was just before this video so Just gonna be out here Have dinner and we're good to go I've never slept for that long You know when I go here, I thought it's gonna be so cold that I won't be able to sleep But this is actually the longest time I've ever slept in a very long time It's 38 Wow I think it's because of this heater The heater was so helpful man. The heater actually reminds me of China When I drive right out you have to sleep with heaters. Oh My god, it's so tight So you come Turning it up. Oh My god Wow Good morning Look where I am In the middle of the forest Out here Jeez This is what is in front of me. Can you guys see it? We got a lot of tents right here So many Even though I don't know how many tents they have in here, but I definitely know that I'm gonna find someone in here to speak to So Like in front of me. Is this not a christmas tree? Looks like a christmas tree Let me know if Is that christmas tree? Look at that So Let's just Where I am Wow Last night Before I dozed off I actually heard the sound of um Highness or maybe wolves or something. I definitely need to ask if there are wild animals in here because This place is a forest, you know, it's a forest and that they built um, they left the trees and they they built within it They built within it. So I think There are still wild animals in here. I don't know but when I was about to sleep I heard like hyenas shouting Like something like that man. It was so scary that I had to doze off. Yeah Really scary that I had to doze off. So So Yeah This is how it is man. It feels so peaceful out here man. The trees So peaceful out here Um, can you guys see this? how they've put the water heater In between the trees Like they didn't cut down anything. They just build around the trees and It's amazing. Wow Look at that. There's another water heater right there I love it right here. Really love it. I want to cry I love being here. Oh my god Please If you ever come to Utopia Make sure you visit and toto park Yeah, because Especially those of you who love nature, you would definitely love this place if I love it. I know you will love it too You know, I thought in toto is owned by you Yeah, because they told me that the same person owns kerif too the same person owns and toto Which means we have kerif too in a toto park. Yeah as a subsection So who owns in toto park then? So it's a government park. It's a national park. Really? Yeah So it's a national park. It doesn't look like I know I've been to so many countries anything that is owned by a government people don't take care of it But this place looks neat looks clean. Everyone is preserving their park So I thought everything is owned by kerif too not my kerif too as it's in here No, which is how many results do you have how many kerif to do you have? We have four at the moment. So we're going to open up another one in two months Tell us something that we need to know about in toto park before we go to kerif too so then toto park There it's a basically a government initiative that was I think conceived towards the very end of 2019 That was when the idea came and then they approached a bunch of private investors that wanted to Operate businesses within this park because most of us understood the potential Because the proximity as you can see the city is right here. It's close to the city So this is like the ideal destination for families. It provides access to those who Would never gain access to things like this especially for people who can't leave the country It provides you with so many opportunities for activities that are now found in the park with no entrance fee whatsoever So students are free to come in walk. Enjoy the location It's truly a very monumental project and the reason why it's clean is because Everybody it's a one of the directives of the park is to make sure that you take care of your own area Even the the locals that have been employed inside this area to make sure that they Clean the the the road which is around 15 kilometers within the park So that's why it's has a good hygiene standard which means it's also creating employment for the people of utopia very true Even during the construction project alone. There was over a thousand people working in here To make sure that this project that was done So how many private sector is this thing here right now? um our adventure to say maybe 15 to 16 This consists of cafes activities restaurants There's even a clinic inside the location. Whoa governmental wise They have a art gallery inside the location. There's an amphitheater. That's about to be inaugurated next month That can host of 5 000 people. So a lot of concerts are going to happen there You have this telescopic view That showcases the whole entire city So there's quite a lot of things to do here Especially if we once we go into our section, you're going to see quite a lot of activities Can you help me clap for the utopian government? A round of applause because you know, I've always been saying that For Africa to work the government needs to know how to work with the private sector So that things will move forward on the continent. You know what since you've told me everything about this place Can we go into the park so that I know more about the place? Let's do it. Thank you One thing that I really love about this place is the road, the road connectivity within the park Down to what's supposed to be by the government. Yes. So they provided the the road infrastructure. Um, this is actually a A big project for them in terms of roads around 15 kilometers within the park They also build like parking all over the location Um, and just like the general like, you know, public facilities were constructed by them as well What does this sacrifice? So I think this was made for uh, COVID COVID? Yeah, because it has like the hospital sign And that's the COVID Vax, uh, uh, how do you call it? Like the virus the virus. Yeah. Yeah So it's kind of like a monument kind of like, uh, like to Encourage all the nurses and doctors that were pushing through They created this that's brilliant. Yeah This utopia and Utopia sign in here I know now it's become iconic because yeah place this actually near the palace as well Um, it's like a big spot for people to take photos. You have to like stretch out your arms and make a tea. Oh, okay Oh You have to stretch your arms to make a tea. Yeah, so you can complete the the foreword Amazing. Can you stretch your arms and make a tea? Thank you Yeah So now you are utopia. Yes, I'm a second This is the first glamping campsite inside Ethiopia the first the first Especially when you can see that it has like proper, uh, like Function and capabilities such as having like bathroom or proper bed You have your own hammock your own grill Comes with two mountain bikes Even there's a heated blanket as well. Yeah So we have 25 of these right now and then we're adding another 25 by december I want to ask you a question. Yeah, because I spent a night here. Yes, bro around 1 a.m Yeah, I had I don't know if it's hyenas or wolves or fox Like I was so scared, bro It's hyenas for sure hyenas. Yes There's a lot of hyenas that actually live inside this forest Not as many as before because there's a fence around the National park, but you can still see them at night time They've caused no harm to anybody, but they're just a really interesting tourist attraction as a whole But they do keep people up sometimes. I should have stepped out to see the hyenas I could have shake hands with the hyenas. Oh, hi. My name is Maya. Nice to meet you When you get to Kryfti resort inside and Totopak, it's not just about sleeping But there are so many activities that you're going to enjoy in here to make you stay memorable And the first one is go-karts You can also enjoy paintball if you want to And one of the things that I said never again was zipline And I finally broke my virginity about horse riding It's good to see you here. Thank you. I mean I'm meeting my subscribers everywhere. Yeah I just want to know is it your first time here? Yeah, I'm here for the first time Really? Yeah. How do you feel being here for the first time? Yeah, it's amazing the nature and the way they did it Walking and this skiddle car This was not here before? Yeah, it was not there before. It was just a jungle where women just collect fire It's nobody interested to come and invest in collecting fire So it's turned out to be a very nice park as you can see It's a pleasure man How are you doing man? Good. How are you? Good. It seems like you feel it here I mean I feel good to be here. This place is super beautiful But I just want to know how do you feel coming in here? I live in here You live here? Really? Wow. I can't believe it's my family name So you come here every day or what? No, just today Back in just today But I had this place is new Yeah, it is new I just came here the first time here And I enjoy it How do you feel having this in the country? You know like if I feel good and I want to be like more like Park and everything everywhere, you know, just our natural is really good. So All right, man It's a pleasure speaking with you, bro. It's like you don't cut down trees in here. No, thank you very much Now for us to strategically find these spots it took a quite some time Especially because there's a lot of mandates where we couldn't cut down trees Whenever we felt like it Especially because there's a lot of indigenous plants inside this forest Because the majority of the the plants inside this forest are actually eucalyptus plants In trees, but there's other ones like this one over here That are only found inside Ethiopia and there's very strict regulations on I don't want to know what really inspired this bro To be honest what inspired this was that we've been to many different glamping sites Some inside Kenya some inside South Africa And then we saw that there was a very strong need for this inside our own country Especially because it's a much more eco-friendly model for building resorts. Um, you can see it Blends in very well with the actual scenic environment Especially in this forest in particular And I think it's something that can really inspire other people to build in different areas inside Ethiopia Because there's a much quicker model for making a resort What was the major challenge when we started out this? Since it's our first time it's just like understanding the structure What works for our country in particular because there's not always a copy-paste way of doing things in other places So there's also figuring out how to deal with also the cold Climates inside this location. Yeah, because that's why we've added the the heaters We're going to add more heaters in the future based off of customer Feedback as a whole because for us without listening to to people who've actually stayed in the resorts There's no way for us to improve. But I think we have a good model at the moment And then we also can see you have your grills over here all from Weber So if you ever want to cook your own food, especially people want to come just for the weekend grill the steak make a burger Impress anybody to be honest And then you have your mountain bikes bed over here with the heated blanket You have your bathroom shower toilet Um, the only thing missing is the hyena That's funny Then you have your hammock over here as well. You can just take your time to read your book eat your breakfast relax over here To be honest, there's not much that can really disturb you here Yeah So this is the first and the largest restaurant that we have Inside the park. I had dinner here yesterday. Okay, and I was wondering that why do you guys build Like large Restaurant because the one at krypton is also big. Yes Your dad is a fan of big things maybe to be honest As you can see like this restaurant in particular It's supposed to be able to host large functions conferences banquets Birthday parties in Ethiopia wedding culture is very strong And we usually don't have under 500 people at a wedding Oh, okay. This is actually one of those venues that we have and on the weekend Saturdays and Sundays. This is completely fully booked Not a single spot. That's impressive. Yeah How many people works in here inside this park inside this park for career to resort career to in particular We have close to 300 people working here Because there are so many different Activities that we have here and we also want to make sure we have the the correct amount of staff And of course employing the local community is very Important for us Even another thing that is known about our company is that we employ 80 percent women Even our management team is 85 percent because women knows how to take care of things. Yes Now my sister actually moved back because she might be gunning for my job. So That looks like me though This statue is actually the first art piece that we placed in this area. We actually found it on the road It was actually scat. It was abandoned and then what we did was we added a little basket to it and put The the the vegetation inside there and a little bit of lights But this is the first thing That came that came to this area for the record at least why should someone choose proof to resort? um, I think it's because we're Not your regular brand. Um, it doesn't seem fabricated copy-paste everything is you know Standardized to a certain degree because a lot of this the ideas that flow through our company are very creative And our ceo and my father doesn't allow us to Think within a certain comfortable range. He always pushes us to come to the next level And this is a combination of not just his work my work But so many different parts of our organization down to the masonry work team to the woodwork team. So It's something that you can't really Predict which is why I think people would like to come to our locations I want to say thank you so much for taking me around. I really appreciate your time And uh, yeah, I'll see you at the other side man. Thank you. Thank you. Appreciate it