Ethiopia, more than three and a half times the size of California, is a nation of spectacular scenic and cultural variety, bound together by a deeply hospitable spirit, north and south, mountain to desert. It “confounds every expectation,” Philip Briggs writes in his Guide to Ethiopia. “It is the most welcoming, enjoyable and uplifting country I have ever visited.”
This brilliant combination of natural and human attractions makes Ethiopia a superb place for private travelers eager to step off the touristic treadmill into a unique, overlooked, heart- and mind-expanding destination.
Our team of experts is ready to create unique, personalized journeys highlighting Ethiopia's best, from Lalibela’s famed rock-hewn churches and the ancient monasteries of Bahir Dar Lake, to the glorious Semien Mountains (substantially higher than any peaks in California). Farther south we visit with the Mursi, Karo, and Hamer people, a handsome, stalwart folk little troubled by the gusts and dislocations of modernity. Their lives in the deserts, north of the great rift near lake Turkana, could hardly be more different from the lives of their fellow citizens in Ethiopia's capital city of Addis Ababa. We'll enjoy and explore both extremes, marveling at the country's stunning contrasts.
This brilliant combination of natural and human attractions makes Ethiopia a superb place for private travelers eager to step off the touristic treadmill into a unique, overlooked, heart- and mind-expanding destination.
Our team of experts is ready to create unique, personalized journeys highlighting Ethiopia's best, from Lalibela’s famed rock-hewn churches and the ancient monasteries of Bahir Dar Lake, to the glorious Semien Mountains (substantially higher than any peaks in California). Farther south we visit with the Mursi, Karo, and Hamer people, a handsome, stalwart folk little troubled by the gusts and dislocations of modernity. Their lives in the deserts, north of the great rift near lake Turkana, could hardly be more different from the lives of their fellow citizens in Ethiopia's capital city of Addis Ababa. We'll enjoy and explore both extremes, marveling at the country's stunning contrasts.
- Lalibela churches
- Addis art galleries
- Omo tribes
- Other Ethiopia Trips
- Other Custom Journeys
Best times to go:
Sept - Jan, June
Great Reading
- Ethiopia, the Unknown Land: A Cultural and Historical Guide, by Stuart Munro-Hay
- Notes from the Hyena’s Belly: An Ethiopian Boyhood, Nega Mezlekia
