Places to Visit in Ethiopia

Ethiopia packs more variety into one country than most regions manage across a continent. At Drive Ethiopia we run trips to every destination on this page, and these guides are built from the questions travellers actually ask us.

In the north, the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, the castles of Gondar and the stelae of Axum trace 3,000 years of Christian and imperial history, while the Simien Mountains drop away in cliffs walked by gelada monkeys. Head east and the Danakil Depression bubbles with sulphur springs and salt caravans; head south and the Omo Valley remains home to communities whose customs long predate any modern border.

Every guide below answers the practical questions: how to get there from Addis Ababa, how many days to set aside, when to go, what it costs and what to pack.