Upcoming Festivals: Timket – Gondar, Ethiopia
The Ethiopian Orthodox faithful celebrate Timket — or Epiphany, representing Jesus’ baptism in the Jordan River — all across Ethiopia...
Ethiopian Orthodox
A Trek Back in Time
Visiting Ethiopia’s secluded Saddique Amba monastery. Perched along the mountain’s ledge, a young Ethiopian Orthodox monk overlooks the vast Simien...
Hawassa, the Cozy Rift Valley
Hawassa, located 275Km away from Addis Abeba has pleasant and admirable high altitude climate. It is the capital city of...
Celebrating Timket
Ethiopia's most colorful holiday of the year. By Diane J. McDougall Timket celebration (Photos by Phil De Jong Jr.) I’m...
In Ethiopia, an adrenaline-filled act of faith
By Audrey Scott and Daniel Noll With their sheer cliffs, surreal rock formations and vertical spires, northern Ethiopia’s Gheralta Mountains...
Ethiopian Pilgrims’ Journey
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Thousands of years of strong connection and a strong bond that cannot be broken by wars...
Seeking refreshment among Lalibela’s rock-hewn history.
Story by Hewete Haileselassie.  Photos by Philip De Jong Jr. My friends and I had been planning a trip to...
International Adventure Guide 2013: Ethiopia: Addis Ababa And The Northern Circuit
Ethiopia is the rising star of the adventure travel scene. The country has a great deal to offer those who want to visit...

The myths and modernity 
of Northern Ethiopia
Thousands of years of history and some of the most important 
sites in Ethiopian Christianity sit alongside new buildings, roads...