The fortified historic town of Harar is located in the eastern part of the country on a plateau with deep gorges surrounded by deserts and savannah. The walls surrounding this sacred Muslim city were built between the 13th and 16th centuries. Harar Jugol, said to be the fourth holiest city of Islam, numbers 82 mosques, […]
Gondar Castle is not just one castle but the name for an entire complex of palaces and castles in Gondar, Ethiopia. Known by the locals and the guidebooks as the Royal Enclosure. You will find it near the town center and easily located on foot or by tuk-tuk. You might also see it listed as […]
Bale Mountains National Park (BMNP) boasts a spectacularly diverse landscape mosaic comprised of distinct ecosystems and habitats and associated biodiversity. The property covers an area of 215,000Â hectares in the heart of the Bale-Arsi Massif in the south-eastern Ethiopian Highlands in Oromia National Regional State. Building upon much earlier efforts, the National Park has been legally […]
The original capital of Ethiopia, Axum was once a hugely influential city back in the days of the Axumite empire. Its glory days are long gone, but the relics that remain from that time are fascinating, and it’s one of the most culturally significant regions of Ethiopia. Axum is one of the most culturally significant […]
