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Ethiopia
10 destinationsHandcrafted African journeys & custom planning
Addis Ababa
Discover Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's high-altitude capital and diplomatic center of Africa. Explore ancestral hominid fossils at the National Museum, panoramic Mount Entoto vistas, sprawling craft markets, and authentic coffee ceremonies.
Afar (Danakil Depression)
Expedition into the Danakil Depression in northeastern Ethiopia. Plunging over 120 metres below sea level, this tectonic rift basin features bubbling hydrothermal springs at Dallol, expansive salt flats, and the volcanic crater of Erta Ale.
Axum Ancient Kingdom
Uncover the origins of Ethiopian civilization in Axum, the ancient capital of the Aksumite Empire in northern Ethiopia. Towering granite stelae, underground royal tombs, and sacred sanctuaries tell the story of a great commercial kingdom.
Bahir Dar & Lake Tana
Cruise the peaceful freshwater expanse of Lake Tana from palm-lined Bahir Dar. Ethiopia's largest lake shelters centuries-old island monasteries adorned with biblical frescoes, while the Blue Nile Falls tumble downstream.
Bale Mountains National Park
Journey into Bale Mountains National Park in southeastern Ethiopia. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, this afro-alpine wonderland protects the Sanetti Plateau, the misty Harenna Forest, and rare endemic species including the Ethiopian wolf and mountain nyala.
Gondar & Royal Enclosure
Discover the stone castles and imperial battlements of Gondar's Fasil Ghebbi, a seventeenth-century UNESCO World Heritage compound in northern Ethiopia where Solomonic emperors blended Aksumite, Portuguese, and Indian architectural traditions.
Harar Jugol
Step into Harar Jugol in eastern Ethiopia, an ancient walled Islamic city recognized by UNESCO. Wander through 368 narrow alleys lined with historic mosques, colorful townhouses, lively spice markets, and centuries-old living traditions.
Lalibela
Explore the rock-hewn monolithic churches of Lalibela in the Lasta mountains of northern Ethiopia. Chiseled from volcanic scoria in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, these eleven medieval sanctuaries remain living places of active Orthodox Christian worship.
Lower Omo Valley Communities & Cultural Heritage
Encounter the living cultural traditions and pastoral heritage of the Lower Omo Valley in southwestern Ethiopia, a UNESCO World Heritage region where diverse agro-pastoralist communities maintain ancestral ceremonies, arts, and languages.
Simien Mountains National Park
Trek through the dramatic afro-alpine highlands of Simien Mountains National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage landscape of volcanic escarpments, deep gorges, and endemic wildlife including geladas, Walia ibex, and the Ethiopian wolf.
