The story of coffee has its beginnings in Ethiopia, the original home of the coffee plant in a region of Kaffa , from which its name derives and which still grows wild in the forest of the highlands. A goatherd named Kaldi who one day noticed that his normally docile goats had suddenly become exceptionally lively. On closer investigation Kaldi...

Chencha is a mountainous village of the Dorze people. The Dorze people are well-known by their cotton weavers and whose tall beehive-shaped or like Elephant doweling are among the most distinctive traditional structures can not to be seen anywhere in Africa. The unique Dorze houses, that make Chencha worth for diversion and the remarkable extended domes measure up to 6-8meters...

Ethiopia still retains the Julian calendar, in which the year is divided into 12 months of 30 days each and a 13th month of 5 days and 6 days in leap year. The Ethiopian calendar is 8 years behind the Gregorian calendar from January to September and 7 years behind between September 11 and January 8.

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Harar is a fascinating, exotic town of considerable interest to visitors willing to make the 520km journey east from Addis Ababa. Forbidden to outsiders until 1887 when it became part of the Ethiopian empire. An enduring reputation for having the most beautiful women in Africa, and possibly Ethiopia's best coffee, adds to the allure of this intriguing destination....

The Karo (or Kara), with a population of about 1000 - 1500 live on the east banks of the Omo River in southern Nation and Nationalities regional State, Ethiopia. Their neighbors are the Hamar, Bana, Bashada, the famous Mursi and Nyangatom (on the other side of Omo River). They speak a south Omotic language.

The Karo grow sorghum,...

Bahir Dar

Bahir Dar is a small town set on the south - eastern shore of Lake Tana, where local fishermen still use papyrus boats, and just 30 km from the spectacular Tisisat Falls. Here the Blue Nile creates “Smoking Water" an awe-inspiring sight as it plunges into the gorge below. The...

Lalibela , a  medieval settlement in the Lasta area of Wallo, lies at the centre of an extensive complex of rock churches. Some can be reached by one or two hours'  drive, others are a full day's journey. Lalibela has 11 remarkable rock-hewn  monolithic churches, believed to have been built by King Lalibela in the late 12th or early 13th...

Lake Tana, the largest lake in Ethiopia is the source of the Blue Nile from where it starts its long journey to Khartoum and on to the Mediterranean. The 37 islands that are scattered about the surface of the Lake shelter fascinating churches and monasteries, some of which have histories dating back to the 13th Century. However, it should be...