Tourist Attraction
Addis Ababa and Surrounding
Located on a well-watered plateau surrounded by hills and mountains, in the geographic centre of the country, Addis Ababa is one of the booming and fast-growing capital cities in Africa. Addis Ababa The city which nestled under the Entoto Mountains is the world’s third-highest capital city and has both an African and international feel. Called to be the diplomatic capital of Africa, Addis Ababa has served as the headquarters of the Organization of African Unity (now African Union) since its inception in 1963.
The North Historic and Semen Mountains
An ancient land of fertile well-watered mountains that form the main source of the Blue Nile, northern Ethiopia has long stood at the cultural crossroads of Africa, Arabia and the Mediterranean. These divergent influences have bequeathed the region a unique cultural and historical heritage epitomised by a quartet of unique and magnificent UNESCO World Heritage Sites – Aksum, Lalibela, Gondar and the Simien Mountains National Park – as well as a vast array of lesser-known but equally fascinating historical sites Lake Tana, The Blue Nile Falls, The town Of Al-Nejash, Gheralta.
The Rift Valley and the Cultural Mosaic of the South Route
Misty highland meadows and tall escarpment forests make up much of Southern Ethiopia, but the region is also incised by the gaping kilometer-deep tectonic scar we know as the Great Rift Valley, its acacia-swathed floor dotted with beautiful lakes renowned for their diverse profusion of birds. The ethnic diversity of this astonishing region embraces modern cities such as Hawassa and Arba Minch, but also the walled hilltop warrens of the Konso Cultural Village,
The Marvel East and the Bale mountains
Embracing the sweltering volcanoes of the Danakil Depression to the misty peaks of the Bale Mountains, eastern Ethiopia is also home to Harar, the world’s fourth-holiest Islamic city.
The Afar Triangle
In the north-eastern part of Ethiopia and western part of Djibouti at the juncture of the red sea and the Gulf of Eden lies a region known as the Afar triangle. It is a wild and rugged place featured by below sea level deserts, towering escarpments, fissures, volcanoes, salt lakes and craters. This Triangle in Ethiopia keeps one of the lowest points in Africa, the Danakil depression. The Awash River is the main water flow into the region. It runs dry during the annual dry season, and ends as a chain of saline lakes.
Landscape, the remote tribes of South Omo, the singing wells of the desert-dwelling Borena, towering Dorze homesteads and thousand-year-old island monasteries.
Abijatta-Shalla National Park
It is located in the Oromia Region and the Ethiopian Highlands region, 200 kilometers south of Addis Ababa, and east of the Ziway–Shashamane highway. It contains 887 square kilometers including the Rift Valley lakes of Abijatta and Shalla. The two lakes are separated by three kilometers of hilly land. situated between the two lakes.
Bale Mountain National Park
It is located in southeast Ethiopia with in the regional state of Oromia, about 430 km from Addis Ababa and 150 km from Shashemene. The park was registered in 2009 as a World Heritage Tentative List. The total area of the park is 2,150sq km and is visited annually by thousands of domestic and foreign tourists.
Semien Mountains National Park
It is located in the Amhara National Regional State, 860km from Addis Ababa, and 120km from Gondar. The total area of the park is currently 412 sq km, with annual visitor numbers more than 32,000 by 2019. Particular features of the park are fascinating scenery, with 8 different mountains above 4,000 meters high, including the tallest mountain peak Ras Dashen in Ethiopia.
Gheralta Mountains
These mountains are located in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia, with more than 30 rock hewn churches built in the sixth century. The churches including; Abuna Yemata Guh, Abuna Abraham Debre Tsion,Debre Maryam Korkor.
Erta Ale
The natural wonders of Ertale are in the Afar region, north-eastern Ethiopia. The unique features include the Danakil Depression, Hadar the recovering place of Lucy, the Erta-Ale active volcano, Afdera the Salt stock lake, and numerous hot springs.
Abaya and Chamo lakes, Arba Minch
Located 500 Km from Addis Ababa and it is two cities in one. The settlements of Shecha and Sikela, is separated by 3km of virtual no-man’s land. It is one of Ethiopia’s last great surviving wildernesses; Offers fantastic views over the volcanic lakes, Abaya and Chamo, are angles of paradise.
Wenchi Crater Lake
Wenchi is a highland area, situated in Oromia Regional state in South West Shewa Zone, 155 km west of Addis Ababa. The area is famed for its beautiful mountainous landscape, used partly as farmland and partly covered by natural forest. An old monastery with a church is situated on one of the lake islands. Other attractions included the hot mineral springs, waterfalls and dramatic valleys around the lake.
