EthiopiaTour
EthiopiaTour
Discover the beauty of Ethiopia through images!
The world’s rarest canid, found only in the Bale Mountains. Bright reddish coat with white markings on ches and legs,long snout endangered.
Looks like a baboon but is unique to the Ethiopian Highlands. Famous for their “bleeding heart” chest patch.The live in large social groups called "Herds".Mainly found in the simen mountains
A wild goat species found only in the Simien Mountains. Incredible climbers on steep cliffs.
A rare antelope endemic to Ethiopian forests.
Rare wader bird restricted to the Ethiopian Highlands.Feeds ib grasses and aquatic plants, shy and mostly stays near water.
One of Africa’s largest snakes, found in wetlands and forests.
Rare antelope of southern highlands, shy and nocturnal, feeds on leaves and herbs.
A rare songbird with a beautiful call, found in forests.
The Church of St George, or Bete Giyorgis, is a monolithic rock-hewn church in Lalibela. Carved entirely from volcanic tuff in the late 12th or early 13th century, it is Ethiopia’s best-known and most visually striking example of medieval rock architecture and a centerpiece of the UNESCO-listed Lalibela complex.
The Tiya Stelae Field is an archaeological site in central Ethiopia, notable for its distinctive stone monoliths carved with enigmatic symbols and figures.
The Yeha Temple is an ancient pre-Aksumite sanctuary located in Yeha, in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region it is considered the oldest standing structure in Ethiopia and one of the most significant archaeological sites in the Horn of Africa.
Al-Nejashi Mosque, located near Wukro in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region, is regarded as one of the oldest mosques in the world and often cited as the first mosque in Africa.
The Sof Omar Caves are an extensive underground cave system located in the Bale Zone of Ethiopia’s Oromia Region.
Lake Tana is the largest lake in Ethiopia and the primary source of the Blue Nile River.
Lake Langano is a freshwater lake in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia, situated about 200 kilometers south of Addis Ababa in the Great Rift Valley.
The Blue Nile, known locally as the Abay River, is a major river originating in the Ethiopian Highlands of the Amhara Region.
The Tekeze River is a major waterway in northern Ethiopia and a tributary of the Atbarah River, which ultimately feeds the Nile. I
Addis Ababa (Amharic for “New Flower”) is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia, as well as the headquarters of the African Union and many international organizations.
Gondar is a historic city in northwestern Ethiopia’s Amhara Region, often called the “Camelot of Africa.” It served as Ethiopia’s imperial capital from the 17th to the mid-19th century
Harar (also spelled Hārer) is a historic walled city in eastern Ethiopia, located about 500 km east of Addis Ababa on a plateau in the Chercher Mountains. Often called the “fourth holiest city of Islam,”.
Mekelle is the capital and largest city of the Tigray Region in northern Ethiopia. Situated about 780 km north of Addis Ababa at roughly 2,100 m elevation, it serves as Tigray’s political, cultural, and economic center and as a gateway to the region’s rock-hewn churches and historical sites.
Hawassa (also spelled Awassa or Awasa) is a major city in southern Ethiopia and the capital of the Sidama Region.