Testing, awe-inspiring and heartbreaking – a journey you’ll never forget. You don’t explore Ethiopia for a relaxing getaway, you venture here to be moved. And moved you shall be.
Wade through incense into a medieval world hewn from stone in Lalibela, and watch the line between past and present blur while taking part in striking Christian ceremonies that haven’t changed in 1000 years. Ethiopia’s storied and sovereign history has left its wide-ranging and fertile highlands laden with historical treasures, ranging from the ancient tombs and obelisks of Aksum to 17th-century castles and burnt-out Russian tanks. Many are more than a peek into the nation’s past; they are a giant two-footed leap. Ethiopia’s landscapes are no less dramatic, and range from the Simien Mountains National Park and Bale Mountains National Park, which proffer tremendous trekking and innumerable interactions with dozens of animals and birds seen nowhere else on earth, to the Danakil Depression in Northern Ethiopia, an enchanting and unforgivingly hostile environment offering extreme adventure. The remote lowlands in the sultry southwest are also home to untold adventures and house some of Africa’s most fascinating tribes.
Time GMT/UTC + 3
Population 74.8 million
Borders Kenya, Sudan, Djibouti, Somaliland
Seasons Wet season (mid-March to early October), very hot in lowlands (June to September)
Telephone Country code 251; international access code 00
ATMs None that accept foreign cards
Budget US$10 to US$50 a day
Capital Addis Ababa
Visa One-month visa US$20 at airport; Ethiopian embassies charge more
Languages Amharic, Tigrinya, Oromo
Area 1, 098, 000 sq km
Money Birr; US$1 = Birr8.8
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