About Ethiopia

Ethiopia: The Land of Origins

With its fabulous 3000 years of history,diverse ethnic groups with their own language, cultures,and traditions as well as with its magnificent scenery embrace to the depth of the Danakil Depression, which is more than 100 meter below sea level and one of the lowest dry land point on Earth.

The abundance of natural beauty that blessed Ethiopia offers an astonishing varity of land escapes. Afro-Alpine highlands soaring to around 4300 meter, a chain of mountains, the splendors of the great Rift Valley,  white water rivers giant water falls, dense and lush jangle….. the list is end less.

In Ethiopia Nature,culture and history merge to form a time less appeal.this was the cradle of human kind, where humans first began to walk upright in- cluding our celebrated ancestors lusy,Selam and ardi found in Ethiopia and believed to be ancestors of every one on planet earth. Therefore, welcome to Ethiopia to walk on the foot print of your ancestors. In terms of history, Ethiopia is Old – old beyond all your imaginations. The Ax-umite kingdom was one of the great civilizations of ancient world  and has left behind the mystery of giant stalae found at Axum. In the late middle Ages great religious civilization flourish ed in many parts of the country particularly at Lal – i bela where churches hewn out of massive monolithic rock testify not only to great faith but also great architectural skills.  The walled city of Harrar ( Jugol)

Makes Ethiopia center of 4th holiest city of Islam next to meca, Medina and Jerusalem. The 17th century castles found in gondar speak of the same legacy.also the Ahmed Nejash mosque which is found in Tigray Region of Ethiopia Makes the country the first in Africa in pursuance of its foundation.

In terms of nature,Ethiopia is the fourth largest Bio- Diversity Zone in the world and has more unique species of flora than any other country in Africa. Among the different species 31 mammals, 17 Birds, 14 reptiles, 30 amphibians, 4 fish and about 1000 plant species are endemic to Ethiopia. There are 20 national park, 4 wildlife sanctuaries, 8 wildlife Reserves as well as 18 controlled hunting Areas  in the country.