Plan a trip to Ethiopia

Places to see in Ethiopia

12 of the 138 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  Omo RiverUNESCO

  River

  The Omo River in southern Ethiopia is the largest Ethiopian river outside the Nile Basin. Its course is entirely contained within the boundaries of Ethiopia, and it empties into Lake Turkana on the border with Kenya.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bernard Gagnon (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Rock-Hewn ChurchesUNESCO

  ላሊበላ ውቅር አብያተ ክርስቲያናት

  Heritage site · Amhara Region

  The eleven Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela are monolithic churches located in the western Ethiopian Highlands near the town of Lalibela, named after the late-12th and early-13th century King Gebre Meskel Lalibela of the Zagwe dynasty, who commissioned the massive building project of 11 rock-hewn…

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Sailko (CC BY 3.0). Map

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  Church of Saint GeorgeUNESCO

  ቤተ ጊዮርጊስ

  Religious · Amhara Region

  The Church of Saint George is one of eleven rock-hewn monolithic churches in Lalibela, a town in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Sailko (CC BY 3.0). Map

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  Bale Mountains National ParkUNESCO

  Park & nature · Oromia Region

  Bale Mountains National Park is a national park in Ethiopia. The park encompasses an area of about 2,150 km2 (830 sq mi) in the Bale Mountains and Sanetti Plateau of the Ethiopian Highlands.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: AGoetzke (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  KaratiUNESCO

  Town · South Ethiopia Regional State

  Karati (Karat) is a town in south-western Ethiopia and the capital of the Konso Zone in the new South Ethiopia Regional State. Situated 20 km north of the Sagan River at an elevation of 1,650 metres (5,410 ft), it is also called Pakawle by some of the neighboring inhabitants.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bernard Gagnon (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Melka KuntureUNESCO

  Ruins · Oromia Region

  Melka Kunture is a Paleolithic site in the upper Awash Valley, Ethiopia. It is located 50 kilometers south of Addis Ababa by road, across the Awash River from the village of Melka Awash. Three waterfalls lie downstream of the bridge across the Awash here, which provides access south to Butajira.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Didier Descouens (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  TiyaUNESCO

  Tiya Megalithic Steles

  Ruins · Central Ethiopia Regional State

  Tiya is an archaeological site in central Ethiopia. It is located in the Soddo woreda, in the Gurage Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region south of Addis Ababa. It is best known for its archaeological site its large stone pillars, many of which bear some form of decoration.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Julien Demade (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Biete Medhane AlemUNESCO

  ቤተ መድኃኔ ዓለም

  Religious · Amhara Region

  Biete Medhane Alem is an Orthodox underground monolith rock-cut church located in Lalibela, Ethiopia. It was built during the Zagwe dynasty. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela. Biete Medhane Alem is home to the Lalibela Cross.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Sailko (CC BY 3.0). Map

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  Biete MaryamUNESCO

  ቤተ ማርያም

  Religious · Amhara Region

  Biete Maryam is one of the monolithic rock-cut Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bernard Gagnon (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Biete AmanuelUNESCO

  ቤተ አማኑኤል

  Religious · Amhara Region

  Biete Amanuel is an underground Ethiopian Orthodox monolith rock-cut church located in Lalibela, Ethiopia. The edifice was built during the Kingdom of Aksum. It is part of a World Heritage Site, the Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela. Biete Amanuel is possibly the former royal chapel.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Sailko (CC BY 3.0). Map

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  Biete Abba LibanosUNESCO

  ቤተ አባ ሊባኖስ

  Religious · Amhara Region

  Biete Abba Libanos is an underground rock-cut monolith Orthodox church located in Lalibela, Ethiopia. It was built during the Kingdom of Axum. It is part of UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bernard Gagnon (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Biete MeskelUNESCO

  ቤተ መስቀል

  Religious · Amhara Region

  Biete Meskel is an Orthodox underground monolith church carved into rock. It is located in Lalibela, Ethiopia.. It is part of UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Sailko (CC BY 3.0). Map