Timkat in pictures
The Epiphany in Ethiopia, Timkat, celebrates the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan river. During the festival, on 19th of January, tabots, models of the Ark of the Covenant, are taken out [...]
The Epiphany in Ethiopia, Timkat, celebrates the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan river. During the festival, on 19th of January, tabots, models of the Ark of the Covenant, are taken out [...]
Tigray and the areas surrouding Lalibela offer the opportunity not just to trek around breathtaking lanscapes and ancient rock-hewn churces, but also to get in contact with the local communities: small villages [...]
Millions of years ago, the Danakil was indeed covered by the sea—in its case, the Red Sea. But volcanic eruptions formed barriers of lava that isolated it from the ocean. What water [...]
A Thousand Suns tells the story of the Gamo Highlands of the African Rift Valley and the unique worldview held by the people of the region. This isolated area has remained remarkably [...]
Gambella - Ethiopia's wet western most region - shelters an important wildlife population. The Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority is responsible for the protection and management of the park. Gambella's National Park is [...]
Olympic distance runner Julia Bleasdale training in Ethiopia over the winter months gets in touch with the community life in the Simien Mountain National Park. She got the opportunity to visit a [...]
The range of terrain and climate make Ethiopia the fourth largest biodiversity zone on earth – with more unique species of flora than any other country in Africa – and a wildlife [...]
A comprehensive guide to Harar and surroundings has been published by Arada Books. Visiting the historic city of Harar – Unesco World Heritage Site – allows one to experience an entire civilization [...]
Discover the top five reasons to visit Ethiopia flying with the new Ethiopian Airlines airbus. Read more on the Telegraph article.
Five day trip along a road that goes north through the Ethiopian plateau where the big tributaries of the Blue Nile flow; among giant lobelias in the afroalpine environment of Guassa Plateas, [...]