About Ethiopia
ETHIOPIA...(Tourist paradise)
Ethiopia is located in the North eastern part of Africa commonly known as the horn of Africa. It is strategically proximate to the Middle East and Europe, together with its easy access to the major ports of the region, enhances its international trade. It's bordered by the Sudan in the west, Somalia and Djibouti in the east, Eritrea in the north and Kenya in the south. The country covers 1,112,000 square kilometer (472,000 square miles) making it roughly as large as France and Spain combined and is five times the size of the UK.
Ethiopia is the land of wonder and enchantment, a country with one of the richest histories on the African continent, a land of contrasts and surprises, of remote and wild places, home to cultured and friendly people who are descended from some of the world’s oldest civilizations.
This is the land of the fable Queen of Sheba, home of the Ark of the Covenant, the birth place of coffee. ’Lucy’, the world’s oldest known almost complete hominid skeleton, more than three million years old, was discovered here.
Ethiopia has so much to offer visitors: the Historic Route, covering the ancient town of Axum, with its amazing carved obelisks , Christians festivals and relics, including the Ark of the Covenant; Gondar, with its castles and palaces; Lalibela, with its remarkable rock-hewn churches; Negash, one of the earliest holy Muslim centre from the Prophet Muhammad Era with the Negash Amedin Mesgid; the walled Muslim city of Harar and Lega Oda, near Dire Dawa where you can see cave paintings considered to be thousands of years old.
Lake Tana, source of the Blue Nile, the largest lake with 37 islands and the Monasteries like Kibran Gebriel and Kidanemhiret dating back to 14th century. The Great Rift Valley lakes ,many with national parks, is home to a wealth of bird and animal-life. The high, rugged, Simien Mountains in the north and Bale mountains in the southeast are also home to some unique wildlife and rich flora, and are ideal for trekking, whilst some of Ethiopia’s fast-flowing rivers are becoming famous for white-water rafting.
There are eleven national parks and four sanctuaries where 277 species of wildlife and more than 850species of birds can be seen. The Simien Mountains National Park is registered by UNESCO as a world heritage site and is home to three of the endemic mammals, WALIA IBEX, GELADA BABOON AND ABYSSINIAN WOLF. Ras Dashen, the fourth highest peak in Africa with altitude of 4,620 meters, is also located within the National Park.
Other National Park includes Bale Mountains and Abijatta-Shalla in Oromia, Nechisar, Mago and Omo National Parks in the south and Yangudi Rasa in Afar, Gambella National park in Gambella, as well as Awash in both Oromia and Afar Regions.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s friendly and safe capital city has so much to offer, too, with its first-class hotels and restaurants, museums and palaces, and good shopping, which includes the Mercato – Africa’s largest open-air market.
Ethiopia is a mosaic of people with more than 80 languages, different lifestyles, costumes and cultural dances. People’s livelihoods vary from pastoralists and farmers to factory workers, business people and academics.
Ethiopia has been called ‘the land of thousand smiles’. Visit this wonder land with Sador Ethiopia Tours special services and tour packages, be sure of a great welcome, you will pass a memorable holiday, and the experience of a lifetime.