Western Ethiopia
Coffee lovers will love this place and it should be possible to arrange a tour of the plantation by requesting through the Coffee Plantation Development…
Must-see attractions in Western Ethiopia
Western Ethiopia
The 93-sq-km Bebeka Coffee Plantation, 28km southwest of Mizan Tefari (an hour’s drive), is Ethiopia’s largest and oldest coffee farm. There are no longer…
Western Ethiopia
In Gambela's north is the Anuak market. Vendors sit in the shade of the trees selling cereals, firewood, large Nile perch and tobacco. To pass the time,…
Western Ethiopia
Ethiopia's first coffee museum sits in the heart of coffee country, and is part of the Kafa Biosphere Reserve. It provides an overview of the history of…
Western Ethiopia
The Nuer villages on the outskirts of Gambela, known collectively as New Land, are the easiest to get to, and can give a wonderful insight into the lives…
Western Ethiopia
Gambela National Park is Ethiopia's greatest wildlife show-in-waiting, and being difficult to get to doesn't change that. It has vast herds of migrating…
Western Ethiopia
Gazetted in 2011, the Gibe Sheleko National Park covers 360 sq km of upland plateau, parts of the Gibe River gorge area and patches of endemic forest. The…
Western Ethiopia
One of the prettiest stands of forest in Western Ethiopia, Menagesha National Forest is an easy day trip from Addis. Almost a dozen trails (up to 9km in…
Western Ethiopia
A worthwhile excursion from Metu is to the 20m-high Sor River Waterfalls, one of the most beautiful falls in Ethiopia. It lies close to the village of…
Western Ethiopia
Looking more out of America’s Wild West than the Kafa kingdom, the increasingly fragile Palace of Abba Jiffar looks as if a strong wind could blow it away…
Western Ethiopia
Built by the King of Wolega in the 1870s, the Kumsa Moroda Palace has only recently been opened to the public after long years of neglect. It sits 1km…
Western Ethiopia
Next to St Maryam Church, this museum displays some surprising finds for such a nondescript regional town: crowns and clothing belonging to Menelik and…
Western Ethiopia
Admission to the Muuziyemii Jimmaa includes a guided tour in English of the museum's seven small rooms. We don’t want to steal the guide’s thunder (such…
Western Ethiopia
The remains of an Italian military plane shot down by the Black Lion Patriots in 1935 proudly sits in front of the Wolega Museum. Inside, displays give a…
Western Ethiopia
Located 5km southeast of Jimma off the road to Addis, the dam has some good birdwatching opportunities, but take the locals’ claims of hippos with a hippo…
Western Ethiopia
According to local tradition, Mt Menagesha (2800) is where many Ethiopian kings’ coronations were held. It’s best accessed from the Ambo road between…
Western Ethiopia
St Maryam Church is Addis Alem's most interesting building. It stands out for its lavish decoration: the basilica’s exterior, as well as the maqdas (inner…
Western Ethiopia
About 1km from Guder on your way to Nekemte, after crossing the river, you’ll see a gate for Guder Falls. It isn’t spectacular, but is worth a peek in the…
Western Ethiopia
The Italians lorded it over Gambela for five years from 1936, long enough to build a fort; remnants of the fortifications can still be seen from the…
Western Ethiopia
An important landmark for the town's Orthodox Christian community, although it's a fairly standard modern Ethiopian church.
Western Ethiopia
Bedele is one of Ethiopia's most popular home-grown beers: visit the factory and ask for a taste or two.
Western Ethiopia
If you’re a connoisseur of Italian Fascist architecture, take a peek at Jimma's municipal buildings.
Western Ethiopia
Nekemte’s market is most active on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, and is well worth a visit.
Western Ethiopia
Sits on the main roundabout in the centre of town. It looks like, well, an Ethiopian coffee pot.
