Tigray Unveiled: Beyond the Rock-Hewn Churches

Discover the Heart of Ethiopia

Tigray, a region steeped in history and natural wonder, offers an unparalleled journey for intrepid explorers. While the region’s iconic rock-hewn churches are undoubtedly a highlight, there’s so much more to discover.

Unveil Tigray’s Rich Tapestry

From the towering stelae of Axum, a testament to an ancient civilization, to the rugged beauty of the Gueralta Mountains, Tigray offers a diverse landscape of experiences. Trek through the Gueralta Valley, where sandstone ridges and breathtaking vistas await. Challenge yourself with a climb to the historic Debre Damo Monastery (for male travelers) or explore the accessible rock-hewn churches of Abuna Yemata Gu or Maryam Korkor. Immerse yourself in the region’s rich cultural heritage, witness age-old farming practices, and encounter the region’s unique wildlife.

A Journey of Faith and History

For a unique perspective on Tigray’s past, explore the historic Al Nejashi Muslim settlement. This significant site offers a glimpse into the region’s diverse religious heritage.

Highlights of Your Tigray Adventure:

  • Axum: Marvel at the iconic stelae, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • Gueralta Mountains: Embark on a thrilling trek through stunning landscapes.
  • Rock-Hewn Churches: Explore ancient places of worship carved into the living rock.
  • Debre Damo Monastery: Challenge yourself with a daring climb (for male travelers).
  • Al Nejashi Muslim Settlement: Discover Tigray’s rich religious diversity.

Note: While Tigray offers unforgettable adventures, it’s essential to be aware of the region’s terrain and altitude. Proper preparation and physical fitness are recommended.

Camping Tours

Camping trips by GE

Most of the time when tourists go most remote sites like parks and pristine areas, they set up camps. But for recreation purpose camping in near areas especially at night with a campfire is so marvelous. in Ethiopia the Gheralta and Semien mountain in the northern part of the country and in the southern part Turmi area are the best camping sites which are suitable and safe for tourists

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Cultural Tours

Go Beyond Just Jungle Safaris

Although you might have heard it countless times let us remind you about the sophistication of Ethiopia that makes the country a must see of the planet. Ethiopia is truly full of wonderful and breathtaking places that you must see in lifetime says Jumia Travel.

Ethiopia imbeds cultural civilization from North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East allowing you to get several continent cross-cultural values in one place in the ancient country known as Ethiopia.

For history buffs, for hikers, for adventures and daring destinations explorers, the country has everything that perfectly suites and fulfills travelers demands. From its admirable warm season all year long to its exquisite sights it’s one of a kind destination that wows every expectation.

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Desert Tours

Desert Holidays by AET

Bubbling volcanoes light up the night sky, sulfurous mounds of yellow contort into other-worldly shapes, and mirages of camels cross lakes of salt. Lying 100m and more below sea level, the Danakil Depression (የደንከል በረሃ) is about the hottest and most inhospitable place on earth. In fact, it’s so surreal that it doesn’t feel like part of earth at all. If you want genuine, raw adventure, few corners of the globe can match this overwhelming wilderness. But come prepared because with temperatures frequently saying hello to 50°C and appalling ‘roads’, visiting this region is more an expedition than a tour.

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Historical Tours

Historic Travels to Ethiopia by AET

Details on the origins of all the peoples that make up the population of highland Ethiopia were still matters for research and debate in the early 1990s. Anthropologists believe that East Africa’s Great Rift Valley is the site of humankind’s origins. (The valley traverses Ethiopia from southwest to northeast.) In 1974 archaeologists excavating sites in the Awash River valley discovered 3.5-million-year- old fossil skeletons, which they named Australopithecus afarensis. These earliest known hominids stood upright, lived in groups, and had adapted to living in open areas rather than in forests.

Coming forward to the late Stone Age, recent research in historical linguistics–and increasingly in archaeology as well–has begun to clarify the broad outlines of the prehistoric populations of present-day Ethiopia. These populations spoke languages that belong to the Afro-Asiatic super-language family, a group of related languages that includes Omotic, Cushitic, and Semitic, all of which are found in Ethiopia today. Linguists postulate that the original home of the Afro-Asiatic cluster of languages was somewhere in northeastern Africa, possibly in the area between the Nile River and the Red Sea in modern Sudan. From here the major languages of the family gradually dispersed at different times and in different directions–these languages being ancestral to those spoken today in northern and northeastern Africa and far southwestern Asia.

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Trekking and Hiking Tours

Get Adventurous on the glorious mountains of Ethiopia

Hike Gheralta Mountainsthe Roof of Ancient Ethiopia. Dramatic sandstone peaks pierce the sky, sheltering ancient rock-hewn churches. Hike rugged trails and explore Ethiopia’s forgotten past.

The Simien Mountains offer some of the most stunning trekking in the whole of Africa. The National Park boasts truly incredible mountain scenery and is teeming with endemic wildlife. bale mountains 4,000m above sea level, a place where natural selection has been hard at work; plants, animals, and birds have all been fine-tuned to withstand the extremes of temperature, oxygen depletion, fierce winds and extreme ultraviolet radiation.

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