Ethiopia Travel Guide + Vlog | Addis Ababa and Awassa
What are the best things to do in Ethiopia? This travel guide slash vlog will show you everything I did during my two weeks there! From Addis Ababa to Awassa, I'll take you to two beautiful regions of the country and share some of my best travel tips.
I visited Ethiopia for work, so didn't get to do many typical touristy things like the churches in Lalibela, Danakil Depression or hiking the Simien Mountains. But my experiences were perhaps a little more local and authentic than your average guided tour, so I hope you'll take this video for what it is.
Have you ever been to Ethiopia? Did you just pass through the capital of Addis Ababa, or did you have time to go sightseeing? Let me know in a comment below, I'm so curious!
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Ethiopia Tourist Attractions: 11 Top Places to Visit
Planning to visit Ethiopia? Check out our Ethiopia Travel Guide video and see top most Tourist Attractions in Ethiopia.
Top Places to visit in Ethiopia:
Lake Tana, Simien Mountains National Park, Blue Nile Falls, National Museum of Ethiopia, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Awash National Park, Mago National Park, Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion, Ras Dashen Mountain, Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela, Great Ethiopian Run
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Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia in HD
The 11 medieval monolithic cave churches were built or rather carved from the rock by king Lalibela in the 13th century to create a 'New Jerusalem'. In the video: walk around the 11 Lalibela churches, beginning with a morning mass at Bet Giyorgis, and following with Bet Medhane Alem, Bet Maryam, Bet Danaghel, Bet Gabriel-Rafael, Bet Emanuel, Bet Abba Libanos. At the very end - Yemrehanna Kristos church, located in a natural cavern, 40 km from Lalibela, predating the Lalibela churches by a century. The Lalibela Rock Hewn churches are UNESCO World Heritage site.
Recorded March 2014 in HD with Panasonic TM900.
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Top 5 Reasons to Visit Ethiopia
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This country might not be on your bucket list, but it should be. Welcome to MojoTravels, and today we’ll be counting down our picks for the Top 5 Reasons to Visit Ethiopia.
For this list, we’ll be exploring some of the many reasons why this landlocked African nation of over 100 million people is deservedly garnering more attention from tourists.
5: It’s Where Life Began
4: Wildlife and Bird-Watching
3: Architecture and History
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2017 Top 10 Tourist Sites in Ethiopia : Must see Before You Die
Top 10 Tourist Sites Ethiopia Must see Before You Die
Ethiopia, in the Horn of Africa, is a rugged, landlocked country split by the Great Rift Valley. With archaeological finds dating back more than 3 million years, it’s a place of ancient culture. Among its important sites are Lalibela with its rock-cut Christian churches from the 12th–13th centuries. Aksum is the ruins of an ancient city with obelisks, tombs, castles and Our Lady Mary of Zion church.
Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela
The Sof Omar Cave
The Blue Nile Falls (Tisisat Falls)
Axum historical and archaeological sites
The Simien Mountain National Park
mago national park
awash national park ethiopia
National Museum of Ethiopia at Addis Ababa
The Rift Valley
The Omo National Park
The Danakil Depression
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Lalibela, Ethiopia (ላሊበላ) - Tour of the Incredible Rock Churches!
Lalibela, Ethiopia (ላሊበላ) is home to the incredible rock churches of Lalibela, carved from single blocks of stone. Here's my blog:
When I traveled to Ethiopia, I first stayed in Addis Ababa. I wasn't sure if I'd be able to get to Lalibela, a destination I had dreamed of visiting, because I didn't really have the time to take the bus, and I didn't think I could afford the flight. But one day, I decided to drop by the Ethiopian Airlines office in downtown Addis, and they gave me a quote for a roundtrip flight to Lalibela at just over $100. I took it, and I'm so glad I was able to visit this incredible little town.
Lalibela, Ethiopia (ላሊበላ) is one of the most important and holy cities in all of Ethiopia for followers of the Ethiopian orthodox church. Under control of King Lalibela, the goal was to turn the small town into a the second Jerusalem. Building rock churches and setting his holy city up in the same design and layout as that of Jerusalem, the King aimed to make his capital city a spiritual homeland.
The churches of Lalibela are on the list of UNESCO world heritage sites, with 11 of the churches qualifying. When you buy an entrance ticket, you can then tour all 11 of the churches. Many of them are connected and in there are three main clusters of churches. The first and ultimately most important of the churches in Lalibela (and show first in this video) is the Church of Saint George. This is the best preserved and it stands all alone, carved into the giant red stone. When I was there, it was a good morning because there was a small ceremony going on, and lots of local Ethiopian pilgrims had come to pay respect and worship at the church. To get down to the bottom of the church there's only a single entrance, through a trench leading to the bottom.
After walking around the Church of Saint George we proceeded on to the other churches of Lalibela including the House of Golgotha, House of Emanuel, and the House of the Saviour of the World, all of which were incredibly stunning. One of the most amazing aspects of the churches is that they are rock hewn, cut from single blocks of stone, and literally carved out by hand. So the builders had to begin from the roof, carving down until they had the shape of a church, and then start carving the church out to create a structure that could be used. After the construction of the rock churches of Lalibela, they were then decorated and painted with beautiful colors. Seeing the churches is such an impressive site!
If you have the chance to visit Ethiopia, definitely make a point to stop by the rock churches of Lalibela, especially if you enjoy either history or architecture. The attractions are still no overcrowded with foreign tourists, and mostly cater to local Ethiopian pilgrims.
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Travel Ethiopia - Visit Rock-Hewn Lalibela
Take a tour of Rock-Hewn Lalibela in Ethiopia -- part of the World's Greatest Attractions series by GeoBeats.
In Ethiopia- beneath its surface- are some of the most fascinating churches in the world.
These amazing tower-like constructs are cut out of the rock surrounding them.
The churches were likely commissioned by King Lalibela and built between 12th and 14th centuries.
According to one legend, angels helped in the work to speed up the construction.
The interior of the churches are filled with intricate carvings and beautiful tapestries of biblical scenes.
Because they are carved out of the mountains, the churches possess a striking natural beauty.
The Lalibela churches have been used continually throughout the years and still hold regular services.
Easter Midnight Mass in Lalibela, Ethiopia | Dolce Africa Episode Preview
The 800-year-old stone-hewn churches in Lalibela are a wonder to behold. David gets to experience the breathtaking beauty of the traditional Easter Midnight Mass among the devout Christians of Ethiopia.
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ETHIOPIA IS PROCLAIMED WORLD BEST TOURIST DESTINATION FOR 2015
On July 10, 2015 in Addis Abeba National Palace the festivity for WORLD BEST TOURISM DESTINATION FOR 2015 had taken place.
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The world tourism conference was chaired by H.E. Prime Minister of Ethiopia-Hailemariam Desalegn, European Council on Tourism and Trade President-Anton Caragea and Minister of Culture and Tourism-Amin Abdulkadir.
In attendence where the members of government of Ethiopia, the diplomatic corps accredited to Addis Abeba and the representatives of international organizations, diplomats, delegates of world tourism.
World Best Destination Award is carved by European Council on Tourism and Trade for destinations who promote their cultural and historical patrimony, who put their unique community and environment at the center of memorable tourism experiences; countries that put in place policies to use tourism to make them better places for people to live in and better places for people to visit.
Ethiopia has succeed to be nominated as WORLD BEST TOURISM DESTINATION FOR 2015 for encompassing a magisterial wealth of cultural patrimony with places like: the ancient city of Aksum, the city Gondar- the residence of the Ethiopian emperors during the 16th and 17th century, a total of 82 mosques, 102 shrines in the region of Harar, Lalibela- a holy site encompassing eleven medieval stone carved churches from the 13th century, Konso Cultural Landscape ,Lower Valley of the Awash-where humanity made his first steps and where was found the grandmother of humanity -Lucy fossil’s.
On the social sphere it was accepted by European Council on Tourism and Trade General meeting the ample plan drafted by the Government of Ethiopia-Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP).
Tourism as a tool for poverty eradication, for local community development and for economic independence is a successful strategy created by Ethiopia`s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn.
Other elements taken under consideration by European Council on Tourism and Trade on 25/26 June 2015 assembly where: the of protection of cultural, religious and historical shrines of the Republic of ETHIOPIA , the transformation of Lalibela into a historical and spiritual centre, offering to the visitors a glimpse into rich culture and heritage of peoples of ETHIOPIA.
Lalibela is today as a center of religious and faith significance equal to Jerusalem only in the world.
The preservation of outstanding historical and cultural heritage in the form of the former capital of the Kingdom of Ethiopia, the Gondar cultural complex , an ample palatial complex from the 13th Century, offering a pungent presence of one of the African greatest empire.
On 26 June 2015 European Council on Tourism and Trade decided that Ethiopia is responding to the criteria’s of World Best Destination Award, of recognizing places that inspire and promote responsible holiday experiences that celebrate and protect the best of their destination.
In unanimity the world tourism body had up-holded the decision and awarded ETHIOPIA as WORLD BEST TOURIST DESTINATION IN 2015 and FAVORITE CULTURAL DESTINATION FOR 2015
Photographing the world's most dangerous church - Lonely Planet travel videos
Photographer Philip Lee Harvey faces one of his biggest challenges yet: climbing 2500ft to photograph one of the most inaccessible churches in Ethiopia - if not the whole of Africa - Abuna Yemata.
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Contributors: Philip Lee Harvey & Oliver Smith
Editing: Seth Evans
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