wildlife and nature
Trekking Ethiopia's Simien MountainsSep 22, 2016 • 4 min read
Ethiopia is a land of legends and mystery – the Queen of Sheba and the Ark of the Covenant to name but two. The landscape is also mesmerising. In the far…
Travel Stories
Ethiopia
artIn the beginning: EthiopiaNov 6, 2014 • 9 min read
Ethiopia is home to one of the world’s oldest strands of Christianity – a tradition that traces its origins to the time of the Old Testament. Explore the…
wildlife and natureForget the Big Five – visit Ethiopia's wonderful wildlife insteadSep 9, 2014 • 5 min read
It’s a long drive from Addis Ababa to Bale Mountains National Park. Long, but absolutely glorious – past donkeys, sunny fields, hills, plateaus, red dirt…
artEthiopia's unmissable sights for travellersMay 3, 2013 • 4 min read
Ethiopia has the ability to wow you day after day. This is truly a world apart; there are more than two millennia worth of ancient treasures scattered…
foodEthiopian food for beginnersJun 27, 2012 • 5 min read
This is an excerpt from the Food & Drink chapter of Lonely Planet's guide to Ethiopia & Eritrea.
artOnce upon a time in EthiopiaMay 30, 2012 • 3 min read
History and legend are so entwined in Ethiopia that it can be hard to know where one ends and another begins. No matter where you go in this land where…
ethiopian foodBati livestock marketNov 23, 2009 • 2 min read
Katharina Kane travelled to Ethiopia on assignment for Lonely Planet. You can follow her adventures on Lonely Planet: Roads Less Travelled, screening…
festivals and eventsThe Festival of Kristos SamraNov 10, 2009 • 2 min read
The pilgrims' walk from the shores of Lake Tana to Kristos Samra church is no more than a few hundred metres, yet feels like a 2000 year time-drop.