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…
The next morning we leave Tim and Kim Village and heading back on the gravel road. Roads are often washed away and you have to dodge around the area, this time we just have to pass a dry river bed.…
Soon the paved road goes over into a gravel road. But it is in good condition and we can drive comfortably with 60 km / h. After about an hour we reach Gorgora, from here it is about half an…
Our first Ethiopia impressions are mixed. Gallabat consists only of a few mud huts, and the customs officials sitting in a mud hut as well. We have heard a lot about Ethiopia from other travelers. Apparently a lot of people…