Ethiopia is the land of origins, the land beyond your imaginations, a country with one of the richest histories in the continent, a home to unique culture and friendly people.
Ethiopia is an ancient country located in the northeastern part of Africa, or as it generally known, the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia lies between the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn. Its area is 1,112,000sq.kms. It is divided into climatic regions such as highlands, lowlands and majestic mountains, imposing peaks, alluring and glamorous gorges ravishing tablelands, verdant pasturelands and savannas, luxuriant tropical regions and the magnificent Rift valley are its physical features.
Ethiopia is anchored in an ancient, cultural society which comprises a mosaic of over 80 ethnic groups describing it as the museum of peoples, rich in all kinds of relics. There are magnificent monolithic stele, timeless monuments, prehistoric cave-paintings, exotic rock-hewn churches, monasteries, castles, mosques, temples and shrines which harbor all sorts of irreplaceable, irretrievable, priceless mementos.
Ethiopia is an exotic destination with so many diverse surprising tourist attractions, which combines history, culture and nature together. The extensive national parks, game reserves and sanctuaries shelter a variety of wildlife and bird species, most of whom are endemic to Ethiopia, while its history of 3000 years is attractive to tourists whose interests are on the other side. Its comprehensive and ample dynamism would classify Ethiopia in higher echelon in the tourism industry.