Dega Trekking
Ad Dega. Trekking around Lalibela, Ethiopia
Maribela Hotel - Lalibela
Hotel Maribela is located in the heart of Lalibela mountains. spacious and modern rooms all with breath taking views of the Ethiopian Highlands. Maribela Hotel was built in a very appealing design, inspired by the famous rock churches of Lalibela. The tasteful interior decoration gives every guest the very best in Lalibela hospitality.
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Rural village around Lalibela.
Ethiopia as a Travel Destination
Ethiopia. One of those countries that we all have heard but knew very little about. The mention of this country brings an exotic sound where one might imagine well-fashioned and accessorized tribes in a mountainous backdrop. That’s how it was for me at least.
Luckily, that daydreaming had come to an end. The nature of my work, fortunately, gave me the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see this country.
Ethiopia is a tourist destination like no other. You feel like you’re one of the first ones there. Like you are travelling back in time. Don’t take Ethiopia lightly because its profound history will make you question about yourself too. And after you’ve been, you will not return as the same person.
Ethiopia - Lalibela, visiting Monastery Ashten Maria with BTT-Ehthiopian-Tours (Club Fred)
Follow Club Fred to Ashten Monastery above and aside from the beaten touristic hotspot of Lalibela. It is a popular place of pilgrimage for the local people. Asthen Maryam was chissled ot the rock in the middle ages on a 3000m high plateau high above the little holy city of Lalibela. It is one othe monolitic churches of the Lalibela region.
The access includes a 45 Min. car drive an less than an hous hike up the mountain. The trail ends in an tunnel to access the monastery. On a clear morning the pilgrim has spectacular view over the sourounding eroded ethiopian landscape. The monks worship year around in prayers in their christian orthodox belief. An entrance fee to maintain the archeological site and the tip for the monks community is exspected for having the opportunity to see old religious amharic books, paintings and the golden crosses of the monastery.
Follow Club Fred on an outing organized by BTT-Ethiopian-Tours an the native guide Muluye Adebe.
for mor information about individual trips to the aerea seach for bttethiopian.com
16) Ethiopia/Lake Tana Monastery at Bahir Dar
Ethiopia - Awassa National park (Part 1)
These rushes were filmed in 4K in Ethiopia between October and November 2015. They are grouped into 228 not edited videos visible on this YouTube channel. Purpose was to present the diversity and the incredible beauty of Ethiopia as a cultural and tourism destination. Contact us via our contact form on toutparisenvideo.com if you want to use part or all these rushes about Ethiopia.
They cover the following items : 1 Cultural Heritage in Ethiopia, 2 Dramatic scenery - Nature and Landcape in Ethiopia, 3 Wildlife and birding in national parks in Ethiopia, 4 Adventure and trekking in Ethiopia, 5 Running & altitude training in Ethiopia, 6 MICE and Meeting in Addis Ababa
List of World Heritage Sites in Ethiopia
Aksum, Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region, Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town, Konso Cultural Landscape, Lower Valley of the Awash, Lower Valley of the Omo, Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela, Simien National Park, Tiya
Other sites : Bale Mountains National Park, Dirre Sheik Hussein Religious, Cultural and Historical Site, Holqa Sof Omar: Natural and Cultural Heritage (Sof Omar: Caves of Mystery), Gedeo Mixed Cultural and Natural Landscape, Melka Kunture and Bachilt Archaeological Site
Wild life includes:
Critically endangered mammals : Cushioned gerbil, Black rhinoceros, Ethiopian wolf, Guramba shrew, Harenna shrew, MacMillan's shrew and Walia ibex
Endangered mammals : Grévy's zebra, Mountain nyala, Nubian ibex and
African wild dog
Vulnerable mammals : African elephant, Large-eared free-tailed bat, Red-fronted gazelle, Ammodile, Lesser horseshoe bat, Rupp's mouse, Bailey's shrew, Lion, Scott's mouse-eared bat, Bale shrew, Lucina's shrew, Soemmerring's gazelle, Beira antelope, Morris's bat, Speke's gazelle, Cheetah, Mouse-tailed bat, Spotted-necked otter, Dibatag, Natal free-tailed bat, Ethiopian striped mouse, Dorcas gazelle, Nikolaus's mouse, Glass's shrew and Patrizi's trident leaf-nosed bat.
Main cities in Ethiopia: Addis Ababa, Gondar, Mek'ele, Adama, Gondar, Mek'ele, Hawassa, Bahir Dar, Dire Dawa, Dessie, Jimma and Jijiga.
Ethiopia Part 1: Lake Tana, Blue Nile Falls, Castles of Gondar, Simien Mountains and Axum
In Northern Ethiopia are the Island Monastries of Lake Tana, the source of Nile begins at Blue Nile Falls, amazing history is found at Castles of Gondar, hiking the Simien Mountains is epic and the ancient kingdom of Axum.
More in depth information on my trip to Ethiopia coming soon on
Debre Benkol monastery 1 (Reiew by Ashu Celebrity). historical ancient monastery in Ethiopia part 1
this monastery had huge input on the church history for those who need. it locates on Benkol mountain with limited access to walk, but pleasant to be their. i am so happy to be and get blessing from such place and the monks as well.
whenever you had time, be sure to be their.
it is 30 km away from Axum town of North Ethiopia and needs fitness to trek. please watch both part 1 and part 2.
have a great time.
The Tana lake monasteries (Ethiopia)
Lake Tana sometimes called Dembiya after the region to the north of the lake) is the source of the Blue Nile and is the largest lake in Ethiopia. Located in Amhara Region in the north-western Ethiopian highlands, according to the Statistical Abstract of Ethiopia for 1967/68, the lake is approximately 84 kilometers long and 66 kilometers wide, with a maximum depth of 15 meters, and an elevation of 1,840 meters. Lake Tana is fed by the Lesser Abay, Reb and Gumara Rivers and its surface area ranges from 3,000 to 3,500 km² depending on season and rainfall. The lake level has been regulated since the construction of the control weir where the lake discharges into the Blue Nile, which regulates the flow to the Tis Abbai falls and hydro-power station.
The lake has a number of islands, whose numbers vary depending on the level of the lake; it has fallen about 6 feet (1.8 m) in the last 400 years. According to Manoel de Almeida (who was a Portuguese missionary in the early 17th century), there were 21 islands, seven to eight of which had monasteries on them formerly large, but now much diminished. When James Bruce visited the area in the later 18th century, he noted that the locals counted 45 inhabited islands, but stated he believed that the number may be about eleven. A more modern geographer named 37 islands, of which he believed 19 have or had monasteries or churches on them.
Remains of ancient Ethiopian emperors and treasures of the Ethiopian Church are kept in the isolated island monasteries (including Kebran Gabriel, Ura Kidane Mehret, Narga Selassie, Daga Estifanos, Medhane Alem of Rema, Kota Maryam and Mertola Maryam). On the island of Tana Qirqos is a rock shown to Paul B. Henze, on which he was told the Virgin Mary had rested on her journey back from Egypt; he was also told that Frumentius, who introduced Christianity to Ethiopia, is allegedly buried on Tana Cherqos.The body of Yekuno Amlak is interred in the monastery of St. Stephen on Daga Island; other Emperors whose tombs are on Daga include Dawit I, Zara Yaqob, Za Dengel and Fasilides. Other important islands in Lake Tana include Dek, Mitraha, Gelila Zakarias, Halimun, and Briguida.
The monasteries are believed to rest on earlier religious sites and include the fourteenth century Debre Maryam, the eighteenth century Narga Selassie, Tana Qirqos (said to have housed the Ark of the Covenant before it was moved to Axum), and Ura Kidane Mecet, known for its regalia. A ferry service links Bahir Dar with Gorgora via Dek Island and various lake shore villages.
Lake Tana supports a notable fishing industry; according to the Ethiopian Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, 1,454 tonnes of fish are landed each year at Bahir Dar, which the department estimates is 15% of its sustainable amount.[3]
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Ethiopia 2007 004 - Lake Tana - Uda Kidane Meret monastry
Monastry with beautiful paintings.
Abreha wo Atsbeha Monastery - Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Churches and Monasteries
The Addis Ababa Diocese of Ethiopian Orthodox Church has done a great job of making this documentary about our churches and monasteries. You can find four DVDs in most churches in Ethiopia. Nice work !
The dangers of Debre Damo monastery (Ethiopia)
Debre Damo is the name of a flat-topped mountain, or amba, and a 6th century monastery in northern Ethiopia. The mountain is steeply rising plateau of trapezoidal shape, about 1000 by 400 meters in dimension, having an elevation of 2216 meters above sea level, and located west of Adigrat in the Mehakelegnaw Zone of the Tigray Region. The monastery, accessible only by rope up a sheer cliff, is known for its collection of manuscripts, and having the earliest existing church building in Ethiopia still in its original style. Tradition claims the monastery was founded in the sixth century by Abuna Aregawi.
The monastery received its first archeological examination by E. Littman who led a German expedition to northern Ethiopia in the early 20th century. By the time David Buxton saw the ancient church in the mid-1940s, he found it on the point of collapse;[1] a few years later, the English architect D.H. Matthews assisted in the restoration of the building, which included the rebuilding of one of its wood and stone walls (a characteristic style of Aksumite architecture).[2] Thomas Pakenham, who visited the church in 1955, records a tradition that Debre Damo had also once been a royal prison for heirs to the Emperor of Ethiopia, like the better known Wehni and Amba Geshen. The exterior walls of the church were built of alternating courses of limestone blocks and wood, fitted with the projecting stumps that Ethiopians call 'monkey heads.' Once inside, Pakenham was in awe of what he saw:
First we were shown the narthex or ante-chamber. In its dusty ceiling one could dimly make out a series of wood-carvings -- peacocks drinking from a vase, a lion and a monkey, several fabulous animals. These, as I knew, were probably copies from Syrian textiles imported into the country. The designs looked familiar enough -- hardly different from the fabulous beasts that decorate our Romanesque churches. And in fact, as I reflected, the art of Egypt and Syria and Byzantium was developing on similar lines to European art when these panels were being cut. It was a melancholy thought that, ten centuries later, workmanship is not to be had in Ethiopia.
When we had gained the nave of the church, the full excitement of the architecture was apparent. The stones holding up the roof piers were actual Axumite relics incorporated in the Christian structure; while the doors and windows which held up the roof were all Axumite in style; their knobbly frames were of exactly the same design as those on the obelisks I had seen at Axum. But the demands of the Christian church had produced entirely un-Axumite features. Below the nave roof a 'clerestory' of wooden windows let in a dim religious light from the outside world. And just visible above the ubiquitous draperies that shrouded the church in hieratic gloom, we could see a chancel arch leading to the sanctuary. It was exciting to see, here in this fortress above the wastes of Moslem Africa, features cast in the strong mould of the basilicas of early Christendom
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Monastic Life in Waldebba Monastery Ehiopia
Ethiopia Lake Tana (አስገራሚው ጣና ቂርቆስ ቤተክርስትያን ታሪክ )
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Ethiopian history of tana kirkos
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Kefale Alemu on the Historic City of Gondar/Amhara (ታሪካዊዋ ጎንደር) in Ethiopia
Kefale Alemu presents the Historic City of Gondar/Amhara (ታሪካዊዋ ጎንደር) in Ethiopia.The Historic City of Gondar established in the 16 Century after Ethiopia was in trouble because of Ahmad ibn ibrahim al-ghazi's (Ahmed Gragn) invasion in Collaboration with the Islamist Ottoman Empire. The then King of Ethiopia Libnedingil Based in the historic City of Debre Brihan fought many battles against the mercenary invader Ahmad ibn ibrahim al-ghazi and his foreign allies.
Taking the situation into consideration the great King Atse Libnedingil made a calculated and tactical draw back to Begemider & Gondar which was one of the Centers of the ancient Amhara Civilization. Emperor Libnedingle stationed at Debre Damo Monastery successfully led its gallant Amhara fighters against the Ottoman Turks and their Puppet. The Brave Army of Ats Libnedingil continued harassing and degrading the well armed (including with refiles) Ottoman led Army without rest. During these difficult times Emperor Libnedingil sent a message to King Manuel of Portugal and explained to him how the Ottoman Islamists have been collaborating with Ahmad ibn ibrahim al-ghazi to impose their religion against the Christians in Ethiopia. That time Ethiopia was well known by the Portuguese government and considered as a holy land by many Europeans.
King Manuel of Portugal was outraged by the situation and sent Portuguese soldiers to Ethiopia led by the great Christopher Dagama. Christopher Dagama was the son of the great traveler, Vasco Dagama who was the first European to reach India by sea.. Christopher Dagama was killed savagely while he was fighting bravely together with the Ethiopian patriots against the Ottomans and Ahmad ibn ibrahim al-ghazi. After a protracted war Atse Gelawudios (Son of King Libnedingle) arrived from Showa with a newly (secretly reserved) recruited Amhara soldiers and destroyed Ahmad ibn ibrahim al-ghazi at the Battle of Woina Dega in Gondar.
During Ahmad ibn ibrahim al-ghazi's invasion in Collaboration with the Ottoman Turks the Central government was weak and the Oromos (then Called Gallas) migrated and occupied a large territory of Ethiopia without resistance by attacking individual Citizens and by subjugating small village communities. When Ahmad ibn ibrahim al-ghazi was annihilated and defeated by King Gelawudiwos and his Portuguese allies, Ethiopia was in mess and was not easy to pacify the Empire and to restore peace and order. Hence, the Solomonic dynasty (Amhara) moved its Capital from Shoa to Gondar. The great Gondar Amhara (Solomonic) Dynasty has restored Ethiopia's past glorious history and pride and built marvelous Castles, Churches and other public buildings. Gondar had crown many famous Kings and Fasil is one of the most known and loved king in Ethiopia. In this video you will see the creativity and the wisdom of the different kings and their legacies.
Gondar has also produced Atse Tewodros who is famous for his bravery in defending and re-uniting Ethiopia.
Cristovão da Gama (c.1516 - 29 August 1542)
Christopher Dagama: was a Portuguese soldier, who led a Portuguese army in Ethiopia (1541–1543) against the Muslim army of Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi (also known as Ahmad Gragn). Christopher was the son of the great traveler, Vasco Dagama who was the first European to reach India by sea.
Many times in his travels Christopher demonstrated a quick mind that saved his companions, and in recognition for his usefulness, in 1541 his brother Estevão, now Viceroy of India, gave him command of a ship in the fleet Estavão led into the Red Sea against the Ottoman naval base at Suez. Christopher landed at Massawa and Arqiqo, the next Ethiopian port south and began his trek inland to Debarwa, the capital of the Bahr Negus, or Ethiopian viceroy for the Northern provinces (recently called Eritrea).
Queen Sable Wengel who left Debre Brihan camped on the top of Mount Debre Damo so that Ahmed had not been able to get kill her. She fought along side Christopher Dagama until her son Gelawdewos arrived from Shoa with his strong army to join them. Queen Sable Wengel advised Christopher Dagama that he should not launch a major war against Grange until her son joins them. But Christopher believed that failing to engage the invaders would make the natives distrust his troops, and they would then stop bringing food and supplies.
Gragn received a number of musket men from Ottomans, far more than DaGama had. Despite their bravery, the Portuguese and Ethiopians were heavily defeated on 28 August at the Battle of Wofla. In the battle, DaGama’s arm was broken from a bullet, and was captured that night with 14 companions and killed savagely by Gragn Ahmed.
Emperor Gelawdewos, arrived from Shoa, the Portuguese were able to rearm themselves, and stormed the enemy’s camp. Ahmad Gragn was killed by the allied forces of Ethiopia and Portugal in Gondar at Woina Dega.
To learn more about Gondar and other parts of Ethiopia visit: iwooket.org
Ethiopia (part 2)
Documentary about life in Ethiopia
Ethiopia - Addis hotel harmony
These rushes were filmed in 4K in Ethiopia between October and November 2015. They are grouped into 228 not edited videos visible on this YouTube channel. Purpose was to present the diversity and the incredible beauty of Ethiopia as a cultural and tourism destination. Contact us via our contact form on toutparisenvideo.com if you want to use part or all these rushes about Ethiopia.
They cover the following items : 1 Cultural Heritage in Ethiopia, 2 Dramatic scenery - Nature and Landcape in Ethiopia, 3 Wildlife and birding in national parks in Ethiopia, 4 Adventure and trekking in Ethiopia, 5 Running & altitude training in Ethiopia, 6 MICE and Meeting in Addis Ababa
List of World Heritage Sites in Ethiopia
Aksum, Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region, Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town, Konso Cultural Landscape, Lower Valley of the Awash, Lower Valley of the Omo, Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela, Simien National Park, Tiya
Other sites : Bale Mountains National Park, Dirre Sheik Hussein Religious, Cultural and Historical Site, Holqa Sof Omar: Natural and Cultural Heritage (Sof Omar: Caves of Mystery), Gedeo Mixed Cultural and Natural Landscape, Melka Kunture and Bachilt Archaeological Site
Wild life includes:
Critically endangered mammals : Cushioned gerbil, Black rhinoceros, Ethiopian wolf, Guramba shrew, Harenna shrew, MacMillan's shrew and Walia ibex
Endangered mammals : Grévy's zebra, Mountain nyala, Nubian ibex and
African wild dog
Vulnerable mammals : African elephant, Large-eared free-tailed bat, Red-fronted gazelle, Ammodile, Lesser horseshoe bat, Rupp's mouse, Bailey's shrew, Lion, Scott's mouse-eared bat, Bale shrew, Lucina's shrew, Soemmerring's gazelle, Beira antelope, Morris's bat, Speke's gazelle, Cheetah, Mouse-tailed bat, Spotted-necked otter, Dibatag, Natal free-tailed bat, Ethiopian striped mouse, Dorcas gazelle, Nikolaus's mouse, Glass's shrew and Patrizi's trident leaf-nosed bat.
Main cities in Ethiopia: Addis Ababa, Gondar, Mek'ele, Adama, Gondar, Mek'ele, Hawassa, Bahir Dar, Dire Dawa, Dessie, Jimma and Jijiga.
Monastic Monks of Ethiopia
Monastery of Debre Damo