🇪🇹Ethiopia

Medieval churches carved downward into rock, a salt-crusted volcanic depression, and the trekking peaks of the Simien range.

Popular Places

Lalibela Rock-Hewn Churches

Lalibela

Eleven medieval churches carved directly downward out of solid volcanic rock, still active places of Ethiopian Orthodox worship and pilgrimage today.

Hotels from ~$30-100/night

Simien Mountains

Amhara Region

Jagged escarpments and deep valleys home to trekking routes and the gelada, a grass-grazing primate found nowhere else on Earth.

Hotels from ~$30-80/night

Danakil Depression

Afar Region

One of the hottest, lowest, and strangest places on the planet, with sulfur-yellow mineral formations and an active lava lake, visited only on guided multi-day expeditions.

Hotels from ~$100-300/night

Omo Valley

Southern Nations Region

Home to numerous distinct indigenous communities along the Omo River, with a way of life and cultural traditions found nowhere else in Africa.

Hotels from ~$40-120/night