Category Drive Ethiopia

The classic northern circuit day by day: Bahir Dar, Gondar, the Simien, Axum and Lalibela, with driving times and what ten days adds over seven.

Seven days covers one half of Ethiopia, not both. What 5, 7, 10 and 14 days realistically buy you, and which itinerary fits each.

Three, five and eight day Simien routes compared on altitude, walking hours and difficulty, plus the scout and permit rules at Debark.

Who lives in the lower Omo, how village entry and photography payments actually work, which market days to plan around, and how to visit respectfully.

What a tour package usually includes, what it does not, and the eight questions to ask before you compare two quotes from different operators.

Ten steps in the order they actually need doing. Region before dates, the visa site that is not an agent, and the cash limit nobody mentions until the airport.

What each dish actually is, whether it is vegan, and how hot it will be. Plus the one word that gets you a mild version and why injera is not gluten-free.

Rock-hewn churches, the Ethiopian wolf, an active lava lake and the best vegan food in Africa. Twenty-five things to do, grouped by the kind of day.

Three completely different trips. A side-by-side table of what each actually is, how hard it is, how many days it needs and what drives the cost.

Three UNESCO sites almost nobody visits, plus places on Ethiopia's official Tentative List. What each one is, and exactly what reaching it takes.

January and February are the only months dry across all of Ethiopia. A month-by-month table of both rainy seasons, festival dates and what each suits.

Four Ethiopian traditions are on UNESCO's heritage list. The coffee ceremony step by step, Timkat and Meskel dates, and how to behave at both.