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Lower Omo Valley – Ethiopia Tour The area, in south west Ethiopia close to Lake Turkana, is another heaven of prehistoric finds which has been essential in the study of human evolution. Ancient tools and hominid fossils dating back 2.4 million years ago have been discovered there. The remote area is also home to a […]
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Travel Ethiopia and visit Arba Minch! The name means “Forty springs” and the town and hotels are perched on a hill overlooking the twin lakes Chamo and Abaya. Travel Ethiopia and enjoy one of Ethiopia’s most splendid panoramic views. The lakes are famous for the over 100kg of Nile Perch which draws the fisherman and […]
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Konso Ethiopia The Konso are southern Cushitic peoples that live in isolated region on basalt hills. A Konso village may be fortified by a stone wall used as a defensive measure. The corner stone of Konso culture, however, is highly specialized and successful agricultural economy that through terracing buttressed with stone, enable these people to […]
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The Mursi live in south west Ethiopia on the East side of the Omo river, a large river that goes into Lake Turkana in northern Kenya . The Mursi, are surrounded by many other groups of people, many of whom are traditionally enemies, with whom they may have war at any time, due to land […]
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What is the Tiya Stelae Tiya is among the most important of the roughly 160 archaeological sites discovered so far in the Soddo region, south of Addis Ababa. The site contains 36 monuments, including 32 carved stelae covered with symbols, most of which are difficult to decipher. They are the remains of an ancient Ethiopian […]
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Bahir Dar Ethiopia Tour Bahir Dar is a town set on the south-eastern shore of Lake Tana, where local fishermen still usepapyrus boats. It is situated 37 kms from Tisisat Falls. Here the Blue Nile creates “Smoking Water”an awe inspiring sight as it plunges into the gorge below.From Bahir Dar one must explore some of the […]
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Gondar Ethiopia Tour Gondar is north of Lake Tana and southwest of the Simien Mountains. The city has an elevation of 2133 meters above sea level and is nicknamed “The Camelot of Africa” due to the presence of a group of royal castles.[ Travel Ethiopia and visit this graceful city which was founded by Emperor Fasiledes in […]
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“Ethiopian Christmas is a public holiday in Ethiopia, and on the night of Christmas Eve (Christmas Eve is on January 6, Christmas on January 7), Christian priests carry a procession through town carrying umbrellas with fancy decorations. (Christmas is called Ganna in Ethiopia) Then the procession finally ends at local churches where Christmas mass is […]
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Travel Ethiopia and celebrate Fasika (Ethiopian Easter) Travel Ethiopia and celebrate Fasika (Ethiopian Easter) on 27 April. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church offers special daily prayers during the Fasika season. The church members and those who offer spiritual teachings in the church do not eat until 3 o’clock in the afternoon with the exception of Saturday […]
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