This rock-hewn church is a 600-year-old sanctuary in the building tradition of the northern part of Ethiopia and marks the advent of Christianity in the southern part of Adadi Mariam, badly damaged by time, and has been strengthened and restored with the aid of Switzerland. Adadi Mariam Rock Church is located 66 km southwest of […]
Saint George church is located in the heart of Addis Ababa, in the place called Arada (that is why it is often referred as Arada Giorgis). Emperor Menelik II dealt a crushing defeat on the forces of Italy on St. George’s day in 1896 at Adowa. In gratitude to saint George, who has served as […]
The massive and ornate cathedral of the Holy Trinity church construction started in 1936 and finished in 1944, was built by Emperor Haile Selassie l. It is one of the architecturally decorated, spacious, splendid stained glass windows and well-designed churches in Ethiopia. As well as being the burial place for Haile Selassie and his wife […]
The Ethnological Museum, located on the main Sidist Kilo campus of Addis Ababa University (AAU), is a captivating institution dedicated to the preservation, study, and presentation of Ethiopia’s rich cultural heritage. The museum was established in 1955 with the intention of conserving the nation’s heritage, conducting pertinent research, and supporting the educational endeavors of the […]
Situated 510km south of Addis near the town of Arba Minch, in between Lakes Abaya and Chamo. A wide variety of plains game roams freely amongst 514m2 of savannah, dry bush and groundwater forest, which are also the habitat of 188 recorded species of birds. Animals to be seen are Bushbuck, Swayne’s Hartebeest, Burchell’s Zebra, […]
2,162 sq km, 770km southwest of Addis Ababa, on east bank of Omo river. 450-2,528m Highest point is Mount Mago. Mainly grass savannah, some forested areas around rivers. Conservation area for plains animals, 56 species of mammals: buffalo, giraffe, elephant, lelwel hartebeest, lion, cheetah, leopard, zebra, gerenuk, oryx.
