Ethiopia: conclusions and tips
21 days; lowest elevation 1.885m at Harar; highest elevation 3.250 at Sankaber, Simien Mountains; 1 domestic flight (Aksum – Addis Ababa); endless hours of bus; 1 trek; …
Category: Ethiopia
Visiting Lucy! (at Addis Ababa)
The first vestiges related to our origins can be found back to 5.3 – 4 Millions of years ago. The Paleontologist discoveries grow in number …
Looking for the Ark of the Covenant (at Aksum)
The Aksumite kingdom was born in the north of Ethiopia by the I century BC. Situated on an important trading crossroad, it quickly became a wealthy civilisation …
Ethiopian Food (and other local customs)
Tejj is the basis of Ethiopia’s diet. With this cereal Ethiopians prepare the Injera, a kind of tort which you will find everywhere accompanying all kind of meat …
Simien Mountains
The National Park of Simien Mountains is a great break during the Historical Route. Gorgeous valleys, canyons, rivers and mountains . . . at an average …
The Camelot of Africa
After Lalibela, my Ethiopian journey took me North to Gondar, in the Ahmara Region. In 1636 This small and secondary village was chosen by King …
Lalibela : second group of churches and Beta Giyorgis Church
On the following day, I visited the second group of churches. This complex includes Biet Abba Libanos, Biet Emmanuel, Biet Mercurios, Biet Lehem and Biet …
Lalibela Churches
The journey from Dahir Bahr to Lalibela (2.630m altitude) is an experience by itself. The holy town of Ethiopia was almost inaccessible for centuries, protected as …
Nile Outlets and Tis Isat Falls
On the skirts of Mount Gishe there is a small stream called Gilgel Abay (Small River in Ahmaric). The Ethiopian tradition considers this stream as the source …
Lake Tana Churches
Lake Tana is not only interesting for its natural beauties: its more than twenty islands were also the spiritual retirement of orthodox monks. Between XVI …