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Ethiopia is both breathtaking and extraordinary, a country perched on a high plateau in a region known as the Horn of Africa. This land of striking natural beauty, isolated by its geographical features for centuries, has culture and traditions which date back over 3000 years. Long known as Abyssinia, it stands between the cultures of the Mediterranean and the tribal people of the African heartland who inhabit areas that boast the origins of humankind.
The rich history of the county dates back to the Queen of Sheba and is visible today in ancient tombs rock-hewn churches, colourful festivals and near-stone age tribes. Ethiopia is a country of vast geogaphical contrast and covers an area as large as France and Spain combined. Spectacular mountains rise to over 4000 metres, downpours drench thick rainforests and where the forbidding Danakil Depression dips below sea level, temperatures soar to create one of the hottest places on earth.
It is a land of extremes and of remote and wild places. Much of the country remains inaccessible to all but the most adventurous travellers but the great rivers that dissect the country provide corridors to some of the least visited areas on the continent.
(Wild Frontiers have a variety of
tours available.)
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The Historical Route - 8 -16 Days
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| Highlights include Lake Tana, the source of the Blue Nile, Gondar and the Royal Enclosure and castles, Axum including the ancient stelae, Queen of Sheba's Baths, Ruins at Yeha, Lalibela famous for it's rock hewn churches dating back 600 years and the city of Addis Ababa. |
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Hiking the Simien Mountains - 8
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| Combination of hiking and use of mules. |
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Exploration of the lower Omo River
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| An exploration of the lower Omo River and encounters with the Bodi, Musi and Karo tribes of the lower Omo Valley. Approx 16 days - seasonal. |
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