We were lucky because the van actually brought us to Ndjolé without thrombosis, bruises or other injuries. At the market in Ndjolé, we had to accept the fact that there was no way how we could reach La Lopé by road on that very day, so we took a taxi to the train station a […]
Schlagwort: wildlife
Arba Minch & Nechisar National Park
South of Addis Ababa, the Rift Valley pervades Ethiopias mountain ranges all the way south to the border with Kenya. There are numerous lakes on the bottom of the Rift Valley, of which Lake Abbaye is the largest. The lake once had been even larger, but then volcanic eruptions created a land bridge between both […]
Bale mountains – Die Bale-Berge
The Bale mountains southeast of Shashemene rank among the most beautiful landscapes in the country. They are home to some decent peaks, including Mount Tulu Dimtu, with 4.377 m Ethiopia’s second highest mountain, rising out of the 4.000 m high Sanetti plateau, Africa’s largest area above 3.000 m. The lush montane rainforests on its slopes […]
Gambella
The city of Gambella as well as the eponymous region are oddities in Ethiopia, lacking the significant features of the rest of the country, especially the highland culture. The region is more linked to South Sudan because of the nearby border. The city has been established by Britain in 1907 as a port at Baro […]
Bahir Dar & Lake Tana – Bahir Dar & Der Tanasee
The region around Bahir Dar (1.880m) at Lake Tana in Ethiopia´s northeast is referred to as “Tuscany of Ethiopia” because of the warm climate as well as its idyllic location at the southern end of the country’s largest lake. More than half a million people are living in Bahir Dar today, making their living with […]
