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The next morning we leave the Omo region and Turmi and drive through a beautiful landscape. Our goal is the Kenyan border. From the border onwards on Kenyan side it is dangerous in many ways. On the one hand, the…

We hear about the weekly market in Turmi. On the way back, we still encounter a group of young warriors. They are full body painted with beautiful patterns. Again, we must pay. With mixed feelings we leave the area, knowing…

The next day we leave early for the Mursi tribe, because we want to go as far as possible, and the information about the road conditions are very vague. So we start in the morning and immediately are slowed down…

Despite many warnings we decide to go to the Mursi people, the plate lip people. It’s a pretty long distance and a very bad road, but we want to go there. But before we visit Nechisar National Park. We leave…

On a new bridge we cross over the Blue Nile and make the break after the bridge to enjoy the view of the Nile. The Blue Nile rises in the highlands of Ethiopia and during the rainy season from August…

We organize a boat trip to the Lake Tana island monasteries. In the morning we leave. In a nutshell, with a very nice boat man and three other participants, we start to the first island. Our first monastery is Entos…

Lalibela is our next destination. The animals and humans have not yet adapted to the higher speeds on tar, therefore, extreme care is necessary while driving. In the mountainous hinterland beyond Adigrat Bine and Bodo want to visit a rock…

The fallen stela was already broken at the time of its construction. Stelae are markers of tombs. Over time they have developed into high-rise buildings decorated with entrance door and floors, similar to the houses as they are found in…

The Ethiopian highlands are of rugged beauty, sparsely populated, averaging over 2,000 meters above sea level. Only a few roads go from north to south, little traffic, therefore gravel roads, only maintained rarely. Ethiopia spends little money for infrastructure, mountain…

Soon after Gondar begins one of the most breathtaking areas of Ethiopia. The area is becoming increasingly inhospitable and rough, the villages poorer, the Ethiopian roads worse. We have heard a lot about the North, boundless poverty coupled with wonderful…