Rift Valley lakes

Ethiopia

Ethiopia is interesting for tourists not only for wonderful nature and distinctive tribes, but also for historical monuments of one of the oldest Christian states

 
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Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa is the capital of Ethiopia. It is often called the capital of Africa due to its historical, diplomatic and political significance for the continent. There are numerous museums, cathedrals and the largest in Africa open-air market

Arba Minch

Arba Minch received its name - "forty springs" - for the abundant local springs. The city consists of the uptown administrative centre of Shecha and 4 km away the downtown commercial and residential areas of Sikela

Awasa

The city of Awasa is famous for its university, market and fishing farms. The local population is engaged mainly in fishing at local lake

Axum

The city of Axum got its name after the Axum kingdom, which existed in North Africa until the early Middle Ages

Bahir Dar

Bahir Dar attracts tourists with the source of the Blue Nile, the magnificent waterfall, Lake Tana and numerous Christian monasteries

Gondar

Gondar is famous for its well-preserved medieval castles, Christian churches, and also for handicrafts

Jijiga

The city of Jijiga is known primarily for the fact that there grows Boswellia tree (Latin: Boswellia sacra), from which frankincense is produced

Lalibela

Sacred place of Ethiopia – the city of Lalibela attracts tourists with magnificent churches of XII-XIII centuries cut out of rocks

Awash National Park

Awash National Park is famous for an abundance of flora and fauna, hot springs and magnificent waterfalls

Bale Mountains National Park

In the Bale Mountains National Park you will see alpine landscapes, the diversity of mammals, birds and reptiles, and if lucky, even Ethiopian wolf

Dorze tribe

Highland tribe Dorze, one of multinational Ethiopia tribes, consists of about 20 thousand of people. Dorze houses, resembling huge bee hives, are built of bamboo and reach a height of 12 m

Ethiopia, populations

Ethiopia has no colonial past and so, there is no long-standing resentment against newcomers – local people are very friendly

 
Ethiopia's Kristos Samra Festival

 
Feeding Hyenas in Ethiopia

Lake Chamo

At the Lake Chamo one can see swans, flamingos, pelicans, hippos and crocodiles, catch huge Nile perch and predatory tiger-fish

Lake Langano

The Langano Lake is a favorite vacation spot of the Ethiopians. For tourists there are a lot of hotels with a high level of service

Nechisar National Park

Nechisar National Park is rich in forests and lakes. Here are many monkeys, zebras, gazelles, antelopes, hippos and crocodiles

Omo River

The Omo River is located in East Africa, in the southernmost region of Ethiopia. It flows south into Lake Turkana in Kenya. It is a great place for rafting on raft or canoe

Omo Valley

The Omo Valley is home to over twenty of African tribes. Excursions to their villages are real adventure for tourists

Semien Mountains National Park

A huge territory of Semien Mountains National Park is rich in flora and fauna. There is an abundance of Ethiopian jackals, Nubian goats, servals, leopards and a great variety of monkeys and birds

Sodere Hot Springs

Lush evergreen vegetation of Sodere Hot Springs resort is inhabited by monkeys, and its coastal area is chosen by crocodiles and hippos. The resort is very popular due to hot springs, which have great healing effect

Sof Omar Caves

Sof Omar Caves - a huge cave system – is the former religious center, a sacred place. Now it is open for tourists

Tis Isat Falls

The Tis Isat Falls, which means 'smoking fire', is the second largest in Africa. Virtually dry in June, by September it swells tenfold into a wall of water and mud over 400m (1,310ft) across