The Danakil Depression is a sprawling desert found in the Afar region of northern Ethiopia, close to the country’s border with Eritrea. The best way to get to the Danakil Depression is via a domestic flight into the nearby town of Mekele, followed by a 3-4 hour drive into the desert. Visitors can choose to […]
More than 800 bird species are found in Ethiopia, of which 16 are endemic. A further 14 species are shared with Eritrea, which was part of Ethiopia until 1991. Ethiopia’s diverse habitats, highlands, lowlands, forests, lakes, wetlands, and riverine systems provide sites for wintering or passage birds. Important Bird Areas of Ethiopia, published by the […]
Bahir Dar, an attractive town, well lay out with tree lined avenues and with the blue of the lake in the background. Tana, Ethiopian largest lake, dotted with not less than 30 islands, on many of, which are found churches and monasteries. And the magnificent Blue Nile Fall is about 35-km /45min drive from the […]
Every year an event is celebrated by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church on the 10th of Tir, or 19th or 20th of January during a leap year of Georgian calendar called the Timket. Timket or Epiphany is an event which celebrated with great zeal, enthusiasm, and respect to commemorate the actual baptism of Jesus Christ in River Jordan. […]
Now registered with UNESCO as an element of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, Meskel (27 September) commemorates the alleged 4th-century discovery of the True Cross on which Jesus was crucified. The centerpiece of this uniquely Ethiopian festival is the burning of a massive conical pyre called a Damera. The largest ceremony takes place in […]
