Addis Ababa is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. it is a highly developed and important cultural, artistic, and financial centre of Ethiopia. it holds many spectacular locations for visitors, here are some of the places to visit in Addis Ababa:
Mercato: The bustling market is now partially populated by brand new buildings creating one of the future east african malls.
Entoto: The place where the foundation of Addis as the capital of Ethiopia was established by Emperor Menelik and Empress Taitu. it also has a recently built attractive parks and other amusements.
National Museum of Ethiopia: This museum’s greatest treasure is the partial skeleton of "Lucy," a tiny human believed to have lived over three million years ago.
Holy Trinity Cathedral: This Cathedral represents the heart and soul of Catholic believes in Ethiopia and its filled with valuable history and pieces dating back more than 2 centuries.
Bahir Dar is the capital city of Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Bahir Dar is one of the leading tourist destinations in Ethiopia, with a variety of attractions in the nearby Lake Tana and Blue Nile river. The city is known for its wide avenues lined with palm trees and a variety of colorful flowers. In 2002, it was awarded the UNESCO Cities for Peace Prize for addressing the challenges of rapid urbanization. here are some of the places to visit in Bahir Dar:
Lake Tana Monasteries: take a trip into the vast lake tana and many ancient monasteries within the islands of 'Zege'.
Martyrs Memorial Monuments: cross the majestic Nile River and visit the memorial monuments for Amhara's People Martyr's museum.
Nile River Falls: travel to witness the beautiful falls and fountains of the majestic Nile river and joy with delight.
Gondar is a city in the northern part of Amhara Region in Ethiopia. specifically located in the North Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, Gondar is north of Lake Tana on the Lesser Angereb River and southwest of the Simien Mountains. As of 2016, Gondar has a population of 299,969. The city holds the remains of several royal castles, including those in the Fasil Ghebbi UNESCO World Heritage Site for which Gondar has been called the "Camelot of Africa". some of the places to visit in Gondar are below:
Fasil Ghebbi: In the 16th and 17th centuries, the fortress-city of Fasil Ghebbi was the residence of the Ethiopian emperor Fasilides and his successors.
Fasiledes Bath (Timket): A building surrounded by pool of water for the annual bathing celebration of Ethiopian christmas (Timket).
Kuskuam Church: A fortified retreat on a hill top overlooking Gondar and its castles in the distance.
Simien Mountains: The Simien Mountains National Park in Northern Ethiopia is an exotic setting with unique wildlife and breath-taking views on a landscape shaped by nature and traditional agriculture.
Axum or Aksum, is a town in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia with a population of 66,900 residents (as of 2015). It is the site of the historic capital of the Aksumite Empire, a naval and trading power that ruled the whole region from about 400 BCE into the 10th century. In 1980, UNESCO added Axum's archaeological sites to its list of World Heritage Sites due to their historic value. Axum is located in the Central Zone of the Tigray Region, near the base of the Adwa mountains. It has an elevation of 2,131 metres (6,991 feet) and is surrounded by La'ilay Maychew, a separately administered woreda of the Tigray region.some of the places to visit in Axum:
Axum Steles: These obelisks are around 1,700 years old and have become a symbol of the Ethiopian people's identity.
Church of Mary Zion:
is an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church which is claimed to contain the original Ark of the Covenant.
Tomb of King Caleb and Gebre Meskel:
Set on a small hill 1.8km northeast of the Northern Stelae Field and offering views of the jagged mountains of Adwa are these two tombs that local tradition attributes to the 6th-century King Kaleb and his son, King Gebre Meskel.
Harar is the capital city of the Harari Region. The city also serves as the administrative center of the East Hararghe Zone in the Oromia Region. The ancient city is located on a hilltop in the eastern part of the country and is about five hundred kilometers from the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa at an elevation of 1,885 metres (6,184 ft). For centuries, Harar has been a major commercial center, linked by the trade routes with the rest of Ethiopia, the entire Horn of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Asia, and through its ports, the outside world. Here are some of the places t visit in Harar:
Jegol Wall:
The walls surrounding this sacred Muslim city were built between the 13th and 16th centuries. Harar Jugol, said to be the fourth holiest city of Islam, numbers 82 mosques.
Harar Museum: Starting with the collection of Abdella Sherif, it contains early examples of Harar coins, bookbinding and other historical objects.
Feeding of Hyenas:
Amazing and Historical city in Ethiopia with unique attraction's including mouth to mouth feeding of Hyenas and Eagles.
Wollo was a historical province of northern Ethiopia that overlayed part of the present day Amhara, Afar, and Tigray regions. Dessie, the capital for Wollo region is located in the South Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region During the Middle Ages this region was known as Bete Amhara and had Amhara kings. Bete Amhara had an illustrious place in Ethiopian political and cultural history. It was the center of the Solomonic Dynasty established by Emperor Yekuno Amlak around Lake Hayq in 1270, the original center of Amhara people, whose territorial reach extended from Lake Hayq and the Beshillo River in the north, the Afar and Argobba lowlands in the east, the Abbay River in the West, and the Awash River just south of modern Addis Ababa. Some of the places to visit in Wollo:
Rock-Hewn Churches: The eleven Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela are monolithic churches located in the Western Ethiopian Highlands near the town of Lalibela, named after the late-12th and early-13th century King Gebre Mesqel Lalibela of the Zagwe Dynasty, who commissioned the massive building project of 11 rock-hewn churches to recreate the holy city of Jerusalem in his own kingdom.
Lake Hayk: is a freshwater lake of Ethiopia. It is located north of Dessie, in the Debub Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region. The town of Hayq is to the west of the lake.
