Explore Ethiopia

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Amhara

Located in northwestern Éthiopie, Amhara is one of the country's federal regions. Known for its cultural, historical, and natural wealth, it plays an essential role in Ethiopian identity and history.

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South and Rift Lakes

From Ziway to Arba Minch, a valley of lakes inhabited by flamingos and pelicans, extended by plateaus at 4,000 meters in the Bale where the Abyssinian wolf lives.

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Harar and the East

Sixteenth-century fortified city, 80 mosques, Harerghe arabica coffee and hand-fed hyenas: eastern Éthiopie turned toward the Horn of Africa.

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Omo Valley

In the southwest, around fifteen pastoral peoples coexist between the Omo River and the foothills of the highlands, accessible by 4x4 over seven to ten days.

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Danakil Depression

A tectonic junction point 125 meters below sea level, where the lava lake of Erta Ale and the sulfurous deposits of Dallol are reached by 4x4 convoy from Mekele.

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Simien Massif

Basalt plateau carved by 1,500-meter cliffs north of Gondar, sanctuary of geladas and walia ibex, explored on treks lasting three to ten days to Ras Dashen.

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Historic North

The cradle of Christian Éthiopie on the high plateau: rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, castles of Gondar, monasteries of Lake Tana, between 1,800 and 3,000 meters.

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