Northern Ethiopia Historical Safari
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Safari Highlights: Blue Nile Gorge, Lake Tana, Blue Nile Falls, Fasilides’s Pool, Ras Gimb Palace, Simien Mountains, Lalibela, Na’akuto La’ab.Northern and Southern Ethiopia Explorer
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Safari Highlights: Zege Peninsula, Lake Tana, Gondar, Lalibela, Yimrehanne Kristos, Lake Chamo, Omo River, South Omo Museum, Lake Langano.Lalibela Safari
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Safari Highlights: Bet Medhane Alem, Bet Maryam, Bet Meskel, Bet Danaghel, Bet Mikael, Bet Golgotha, Bet Gabriel-Rufael, Bet Merkorios, Bet Amanual, and Bet Abba Libanos.Eastern Ethiopia Safari
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Safari Highlights: Dire Dawa, Walled city of Harar, Babile, Valley of Marvels, Koremi, House of Rimbaud, Ras Tafari’s House, Ras Mekonnen’s Palace, The Hyena Man.Ethiopia Volcano Safari
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Safari Highlights: Danakil Depression, Lake Afdera, Erta Ale Volcano (descend into the caldera), Hamed Ila, Camel Caravans, Salt Lakes, Dallol (Lowest point in Africa).Simien Mountain Trekking
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Safari Highlights: Simien Mountains, Sankober, Gelada Baboons, Wazla River, Jinbar River Waterfalls, Peak of Imet Gogo at 3926m, Lammergeyers, Korbete Metia.Northern Ethiopia Fly-In Safari
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Safari Highlights: Lake Tana, Monasteries of Azuwa Maryam, Ura Kidane Mehret and Debre Maryam, Fasilides’s Pool, Lalibela, Gondar, Ras Gimb Palace, Queen of Sheba’s Palace.Omo Valley Safari
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Safari Highlights: Omo Valley, Mago National Park, Lake Langano, Senkele Wildlife Sanctuary, Tiya, Adadi Maryam and Melka Kunture.
The Town Of Axum
Getting to and from The Town Of Axumis best done via aircraft from any of the surrounding tourist destinations including Addis Ababa. The town is too far North for one to travel realistically here by vehicle from Addis Ababa. From Addis Ababa, by road will take you at least 2 full days whereas a flight is only about 80 minutes.
Blue Nile Falls
The height of the falls is around the 40-metre mark and in full flood, they can span almost 700 metres. In full flood, I reckon these falls could compete with many of the more famous water falls in Africa. For those interested in birding, bring your big lenses with. The birdlife is simply amazing along the banks of this river.
St. Mary of Zion
Around 300AD the first St. Mary of Zion was built in the town of Axum by the first and largest Christian Kingdom outside of the Roman Empire. The church itself has been rebuilt several times over the past 1700 odd years, with the latest version (as you can see below) having been finished in 1964.
Lake Tana
Lake Tana is Ethiopia's largest lake and covers some 3673 square kilometres whilst being 85 Km long and 66 km at its widest but is rather shallow at a maximum depth of only 15 metres. The lake is also reported to be the source of the Blue Nile River which drains out of the lake near Bahir Dar.
Bet Giyorgis Church
Bet Giyorgis is the most famous of Lalibela's rock hewn churches and gets its name from the patron saint of Ethiopia, St George. The church lies uncovered unlike all the other churches and is accessible by a short walk from either of the clusters (often described as the "8th Wonder of the World").
Debre Birhan Selassie Church
Located in the heart of Gondar, is one of Ethiopia most beautiful churches, the famed Debre Birhan Selassie. As one enters the compound one first notices the stone wall surrounding the church grounds, again it is a good idea to walk the wall and take in those 12 amazing rock towers.