Lalibela Trips

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Sometimes You Need to Go Down To Go Up . . . | Dec 08 07'

by Four Explore a traveling as a family from Orinda, on vacation in Lalibela

By Dan. . . to Heaven, that is. Continuing our tour of Ethiopia’s Historical Circuit, our next stop was Lalibela, which is perhaps the star attract... Continue reading »
The Rock-Hewn churches of Lalibela | Feb 27 07'

by Niamh and Cathal a 34 year old traveling as a couple from London, on vacation in Lalibela

"The churches are a little difficult to describe, since they don't resemble anything that I've ever seen before."

After the last few bus journeys we'd decided to skip the next one, since it was likely to take three days to get to Lalibela from Axum. Inste... Continue reading »
An overlooked wonder of the world | Dec 20 07'

by The Sehrineau's a traveling as a couple from Toronto, on vacation in Lalibela

Our last stop on the "northern circuit" in Ethiopia was Lalibela. Lalibela is the historical highlight of Ethiopia, and one of the most fantastic s... Continue reading »
Bus journeys | Mar 29 06'

by Becs and Chris a traveling as a couple from London, on vacation in Lalibela

"Welcome to the Thunderdome!"

Having experienced a number of bus journeys in Ethiopia I think they should change the countries slogan from "13 months of sunshine" to "24hrs... Continue reading »
Ethiopia - Lalibela | Mar 31 06'

by Becs and Chris a traveling as a couple from London, on vacation in Lalibela

"In the name of the Father, Son and Holy vomit!"

Lalibela is one of the most sacred Christian sites in the world. It is approx 700km north of Addis Ababa and has a population of less than 10,000.... Continue reading »

Trips taken near Lalibela

"Mule"-tide Greetings from Ethiopia | Dec 14 08'

by Matt and Alisa a male traveling as a couple from Vancouver, on vacation in Gonder

"The three people surrounding Matt's seat all blew chunks during the trip"

Ethiopia is a country that doesn't like to conform. It is the only African country that wasn't colonized, it works on a 13 month calendar, it uses... Continue reading »
Castles and churches in Gonder | Feb 21 07'

by Niamh and Cathal a 34 year old traveling as a couple from London, on vacation in Gonder

"In Gonder the kids spat, threw stones and practically chased tourists down the street. Not great."

A minibus took us the short drive from Bahir Dar to Gonder. We arrived in the late morning but it took quite a long time to find somewhere to... Continue reading »
Monkeys with a Bleeding Heart | Dec 07 07'

by Four Explore a traveling as a family from Orinda, on vacation in Gonder

By GraysonWe started our quest for animals in the Simien Mountains. After staring at the gorgeous scenery, we hiked down a mountain trail to a clif... Continue reading »
Africa’s Camelot | Dec 06 07'

by Four Explore a traveling as a family from Orinda, on vacation in Gonder

By ChristinaPerched on the edge of the Simien Mountains (sometimes called the “Rooftop of Africa”) and sitting at an elevation of close to 8000 fee... Continue reading »
Africa's Camelot | Dec 14 07'

by The Sehrineau's a traveling as a couple from Toronto, on vacation in Gonder

From Bahar Dar we took a 3 hour minibus ride to Gonder. The ride was uneventful other than the fact that the driver treated it a personal socializi... Continue reading »