Once an icon of misery and suffering, Ethiopia is starting to display dashes of its former glory, and recent studies claim it was the cradle for the whole of humanity, and the point from which human beings populated the world.
Lucy, the oldest complete fossilised human skeleton was found here, but Ethiopia has plenty of treasures in its modern incarnation as well. Along the eastern borders the desert areas offer a contrast to the lush tropical forests in the south. Ethiopia also has extensive regions of Afromontane to its north and south-west, meaning that there are plenty of natural wonders to see and adventures to be found on a visit.
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This safari pushes out the frontiers of travel into the deepest reaches of southern Ethiopia. You can the Rift Valley lakes south by road into the lower Omo basin, just north of the Jade Sea (Lake Turkana). To give you some idea of just how remote...
Go for: Safari
1 experiences:
Southern Ethiopian Safari.
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Go for: Forts and Fortifications, Historic Cities &Towns, Castles & Palaces
2 experiences:
Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region, Gondar Castles.
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Go for: Riding, Museums
3 experiences:
Horse riding in Ethiopia, National Museum of Ethiopia.
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'The fortified historic town of Harar is located in the eastern part of the country on a plateau with deep gorges surrounded by deserts and savannah. The walls surrounding this sacred Muslim city were built between the 13th and 16th centuries. Harar...
Go for: Historic Cities &Towns
1 experiences:
Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town.
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During the 11th to 13th centuries the Ethiopian state manifested as the Christian Zagwe dynasty and the most notable of its rulers was King Lalibela...
Go for: Sacred Places, Churches & Abbeys
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The Hidar Zion festival celebrates the Church of St Mary, in which the arc of the covenant is supposedly housed, and is a festival specific to Axum. A...
Go for: Festivals
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The Mursi are cattle herders, instantly recognisable by the clay plates adorned by their women. Mursi people live in the River Omo Valley of...
Go for: Traditional Cultures
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This rural town is known around the world for its monolithic churches which play an important part in the history of rock-cut architecture. Though the...
Go for: Churches & Abbeys
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A prehistoric site near Lake Turkana, the lower valley of the Omo is renowned the world over. The discovery of many fossils there, especially Homo...
Go for: Archaeological Sites
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The major Aksumite monuments in the town are stelae; the largest number lie in the Northern Stelae Park, ranging up to the 33 metre-high Great Stele...
Go for: Tombs & Memorials
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Arba Minch'
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