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AFRICA • ETHIOPIA<br />
Discover Ethiopia<br />
The only country on the continent to<br />
have never been colonised and rich in<br />
Orthodox Christian heritage, Ethiopia is an<br />
enthralling destination. It equals Morocco<br />
for the highest number of UNESCO World<br />
Heritage Sites of any African country –<br />
nine in total – and it is best known for its<br />
northern attractions, including the rockhewn<br />
medieval churches of Lalibela and the<br />
famed Simien Mountains. There are at<br />
least 74 different tribes within Ethiopia,<br />
each with a distinct language, music and<br />
dance form. Further exemplifying the<br />
country’s uniqueness, Ethiopians follow<br />
the Julian Calendar, have their own way<br />
of telling the time, and an unconventional<br />
naming system.<br />
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Addis Ababa<br />
Vibrant capital • Wide range of museums •<br />
Authentic Ethiopian cuisine<br />
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Meaning ‘New Flower’, Addis Ababa was<br />
founded by Emperor Menelik II in 1887, who<br />
selected the site because of its location within<br />
the Entoto Hills. It lies in the central highlands,<br />
rising to an altitude of 3,000m in parts, making<br />
it the third highest capital in the world.<br />
Addis Ababa is a pleasant and vibrant city,<br />
with wide avenues of jacaranda trees,<br />
interesting museums and one of the largest<br />
open-air markets in Africa. It is brimming<br />
with impressive monuments to historical<br />
architecture, which intersperse stretches of<br />
modest, sun-bleached shacks.<br />
Mercato, Addis Ababa<br />
The southern &<br />
Soddo regions<br />
Unique cultural experiences • Secluded<br />
UNESCO World Heritage Sites • The Omo Valley<br />
South-west of Addis Ababa lies Adadi Mariam,<br />
commissioned by King Lalibela circa the<br />
12th century and less frequented than the<br />
other rock-hewn churches further north. A<br />
little further south is the Tiya Stelae Field, a<br />
UNESCO World Heritage Site among the most<br />
important of the roughly 160 archaeological<br />
sites discovered so far in the Soddo region.<br />
The Omo River weaves south all the way to<br />
the Kenyan border and its valley is home to<br />
a diverse array of ancient tribal cultures, the<br />
most well-known of which are the Mursi, Karo,<br />
Benna and Hamer tribes. This area is best<br />
explored by 4x4 with an expert driver-guide.<br />
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Adadi Mariam procession<br />
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