Eskinder,
How can we ever put into words our gratitude for your
assistance to us in Ethiopia?!! Even on the last airplane
ride, Faye turned to me and said exactly what was on my
heart. "I still find it hard to believe that I actually was
in Africa!"
It is our prayer that God would
somehow allow us to return the favor and have you someday
visit us in Canada. We wouldn't be doing coffee ceremonies
with you, but if you came in summer we would certainly host
a few barbeque suppers, which is the closest Canadian
tradition I can think of in comparison.
God was gracious to keep us healthy
and safe during our journey. The few stomach upsets and
insect bites were minor in comparison to the amazing
experience of seeing so much beauty and making many new
friends.
Charmaine Loewen
Brooks, AB, Canada
Places Visited Sept 27 - Oct 14, 2008:
Bahirdar - Lake Tana and Blue Nile Falls; Gonder; and
Lalibela
Ethiopia houses many diverse exotic vacation
spots with prolific attractions, rife endemism, mammals,
flora, amphibians, birds, reptiles, insects and even
fish.
Its wide range of ecosystems range from high
peaks and semitropical forest, to salt lakes and desert.
Ethiopia is a destination of fascinating
attractions and home for exotic vacation spots that are
exceptionally different from any other country on the
continent.
Its incredibly diverse topography spans the
highest peak of Ras Dashen (4,620m the fourth highest mountain
in Africa) to one of the lowest points on the Earth’s surface
‘the Danakil depression.’
Our exotic vacation packages are tailored to
ensure you have the experience of a lifetime.
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One tour will take you on a cultural journey to the wild
undisturbed and little visited Omo Valley.
This boasts not only remarkable wild life, but
is home to many diverse fascinating people and cultures.
Here among Ethiopia’s more exotic vacation
spots you will find an astonishing mix of small, contrasting
ethnic groups. Tribes like the Konso, Bume, Geleb, Mursi,
Surma, Arbore, Hamar, Karo and many others.
Each are known for their fascinating and
spectacular cultural beauties, like scarification for cosmetic
purposes, remarkable hairstyling and lip-plates.
Customs also involve stick fighting, body
painting, personal adornment and ornate hair styles, markets,
marital ceremonies and many other spectacles that you can see
as part of one of our exotic vacation packages.
The northern historic tour one of our exotic
vacation packages begins with Bahirdar - en route visiting the
magnificent Blue Nile Gorge, one of the most dramatic stretches
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Bahirdar as its name implies,
is a beautiful city siding Ethiopia’s largest
lake ‘Lake Tana’.
It is dotted with islands that
house many medieval monasteries.
The Blue Nile Falls 30 km from
the lake is spectacular and its showers can be
felt many kilometers away.
Gondar and Simien Mountains are the next exotic
vacation spots to Bahirdar. The medieval city Gondar is famous
and a breathtaking site for its Royal enclosure, castles, and
churches.
North of the city, other spectacular and exotic
vacation spots are the Simien Mountains. According to the
ancient philosopher Homer, ‘they were the play ground of the
Greek gods, who came here to play chess’. In fact they are the
most marvelous of all Ethiopian landscapes.
The exotic vacation spots of the northern
historic route end with the marvelous rock hewn churches
of Tigray, Axum Stelae, Yeha, Debre-Damo, and rock hewn
churches of Lalibela.
The remarkable monolithic stone obelisks of
Axum and Lalibela rock hewn churches are skillfully worked and
expertly carved.
They show that Ethiopia is a sanctuary of
exotic vacation spots and are symbols of the country’s past
greatness and cultural glory.