Places to visit across Ethiopia, from Lalibela and the Simien Mountains to the Rift Valley lakes.
Ethiopia has a maginificent cultural heritage, seven of these are included in the world cultural heritage list: 1. The Simien National Park (North Gondar Zone) 2. The Rock-hewn churches of Lalibela (North Wollo Zone) 3. Castles of Gondar and other monuments of Gonder Style (Gondar) 4. Lower Valley of the Awash palaentological and prehistoric sites … Read more
It is an open secret that Ethiopia is endowed with some of the most unique sites on the African continent. Today, Ethiopia boasts of more UNESCO World Heritage Sites than any other country in Africa. The list of World Heritage Sites could further increase in the near future from the current nine sites, should Ethiopia … Read more
Location Ethiopia is Found in Eastern part of Africa, also called Horn of Africa. Ethiopia is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia, Somaliland to the southeast, Kenya to the south, and Sudan to the west. Ethiopia has a high central plateau that varies from 1,290 to 3,000 m (4,232 to … Read more
Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia and is strategically located in the Ethiopian highlands, with pleasant weather favorable for tourists and visitors. Significantly, the city is known for its unique array of international as well as local food with the best indigenous coffee worth drinking. Moreover, there are numerous places to visit once … Read more
Ethiopia is a land of wonder and enchantment; a country that boasts one of the richest histories on the African continent. Ethiopia is a land of full of contrasts, a land of remote and wild locations and a land that is home to cultured and friendly people. A people who are believed to have descended … Read more
The Bale Mountains (also known as the Urgoma Mountains), in the Oromia Region of southeast Ethiopia, south of the Awash River, are part of the Ethiopian Highlands. They include Tullu Demtu, the second-highest mountain in Ethiopia (4377 meters), and Mount Batu (4307 meters). The Weyib River, a tributary of the Jubba River, rises in these … Read more
The Afar Regional State is one of the nine regional states of Ethiopia, and is the homeland of the Afar people. Formerly known as Region 2, its new capital as of 2007 is the recently constructed city of Semera, which lies on the paved Awash–Assab highway. The Afar Triangle, the northern part of which is … Read more