ETHIOPIA. Debark
Видеосъемка Алексей Коновалов
Ethiopia: Road from Simien Mountains to Axum
A drive through some of the fantastic scenery of Northern Ethiopia. Up and down thousands of feet, through hot desert and farmland, past an Eritrean refugee camp.
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Simien Mountains Trek, Ethiopia
A trek through Ethiopia's Simien Mountains. This range is breathtaking and is one of the world's best kept secrets. Contact our guide Tesfa at ethiopialinktours.com for more info. We summit Ras Dashen, Ethiopia's highest peak On the way we see the Lammergeyer with it's three metre wingspan and have a rare encounter with a herd of endangered Walia Ibex.
Mt. Simien - Ethiopia
I spent 8 beautiful days trekking with 9 awesome friends, ascending from Debark side, sumitting Ras Dashen (Ethiopia's highest peak) then descending from Addi Arkay's side.
This mountain is a magical place full of wildlife and beautiful scenery.
Highly recommended.
Travel Ethiopia - Trek in the Simien Mountains
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In November 2017, I went to Ethiopia with my sister. The first part of our trip was an amazing week-long trek in the Simien mountains, camping every night. I love hiking, I love mountains, and the Simien was definitely one of the most impressive place I've been!
Ethiopia - trek in the Simien Mountains
From Addis Ababa we travel to the ancient city of Gondar then on to Debark and the start of the trek to Ras Dashen the highest summit in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia (Beautiful Gondar / 2015) Part 8
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Gondar or Gonder (Amharic: ጎንደር?, Gonder is a city and separate woreda in Ethiopia. Located in the Semien Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, Gondar is north of Tana Lake on the Lesser Angereb River and southwest of the Simien Mountains. It has a latitude and longitude of 12°36′N 37°28′E with an elevation of 2133 meters above sea level. It is surrounded by the Gondar Zuria woreda.Gondar previously served as the capital of both the Ethiopian Empire and the subsequent Begemder Province. The city holds the remains of several royal castles, including those in Fasil Ghebbi (the Royal Enclosure), for which Gondar has been called the Camelot of Africa.
Gondar traditionally was divided into several neighborhoods or quarters: Addis Alem, where the Muslim inhabitants dwelled; Kayla Meda, where the adherents of Beta Israel lived; Abun Bet, centered on the residence of the Abuna, or nominal head of the Ethiopian Church; and Qagn Bet, home to the nobility.Gondar is also a noted center of ecclesiastical learning of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, and known for having 44 churches – for many years more than any other settlement in Ethiopia. Gondar and its surrounding countryside constitute the homeland of most Ethiopian Jews
The modern city of Gondar is popular as a tourist destination for its many picturesque ruins in Fasil Ghebbi (the Royal Enclosure), from which the emperors once reigned. The most famous buildings in the city lie in the Royal Enclosure, which include Fasilides' castle, Iyasu's palace, Dawit's Hall, a banqueting hall, stables, Empress Mentewab's castle, a chancellery, library and three churches. Near the city lie Fasilides' Bath, home to an annual ceremony where it is blessed and then opened for bathing; the Qusquam complex, built by Empress Mentewab; the eighteenth century Ras Mikael Sehul's Palace and the Debre Berhan Selassie Church.
Downtown Gondar shows the influence of the Italian occupation of the late 1930s. The main piazza features shops, a cinema, and other public buildings in a simplified Italian Moderne style still distinctively of the period despite later changes and, frequently, neglect. Villas and flats in the nearby quarter that once housed occupation officials and colonists are also of interest.
The town is home to the University of Gondar, which includes Ethiopia's main faculty of medicine.
Air transport is served by Gondar Airport (ICAO code HAGN, IATA GDQ), also known as Atse Tewodros Airport, after the Emperor of Ethiopia (Atse) Tewodros. It is 18 km (11 miles) south of the city.Intercity bus service is provided by the Selam Bus Line Share Company.Wikipedia
Ethiopia Trip and Semien Mountains Trek
Trip around Ethiopia:
-Addis Abeba
-Bahyr Dar
-Tana Lake monasteries
blue nile waterfall
Debark
Semien Mountains
Gondar
Zanzibar
Ethiopia eco-trekking
the hard 50km-day walk in to Abuna Josef
ETHIOPIA: Simien Mountains
Solitude and outdoor vibes from Ethiopia's Simien Mountains National Park.
Trekking in the off-season with guide Teddy and gunman Gashaw, we walked alongside Gelada monkeys grazing in the grasslands. Every sunset, the monkeys climb down to their sleeping cliffs for a windy night.
Location:
ETHIOPIA HIGHLIGHTS (pt1)
Addis Ababa, Bahir Dar, Nile Falls, Gonder, Highlands, Debark.
Ethiopia (The Wolkefit Pass Limalimo Mt to Aksum) Part 13
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Limalimo Mountain:The Wolkefit Pass
The Wolkefit Pass is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 3,250m (10,662ft) above the sea level located in the Semien Mountains, in northern Ethiopia.
The pass, also known as Uolchefit or Wilkifit, it’s the highest point through the Semien Mountains, part of the Ethiopian Highlands. It’s one of the most famous mountain passes of Ethiopia, leads from the Semien mountains down into the valley and it’s located in a road with manyhairpins, felling like reaching the top of a roller-coaster ride.
The road to reach the pass is gravel, and it’s located in the road between Gondar and Axum, in a very scenic part of Ethiopia. Built by the Italians in the 1930’s this road number 3 descends nearly 2000 meters. Described as ”the most dramatic road in Africa” in it entirety continuous, curving and switchback upon switchback and then climbing again up in hairpin bends.
Limalimo is a huge mountain with a major highway that connects northern Ethiopia to the central part of the country. Mt. Limalimo is included in the Semein Mountains range. The two most famous canyon passes in Ethiopia are Limalimo and Alamata (lies south of Qobo town).
Gonder highway is a continuation of Gojam highway. It's transliterated as Gonder Menged, and H3 is simply highway number 3. It is one of the most scenic highways in Ethiopia. The Blue Nile gorges and Limalimo, a winding Canyon pass with spectacular view of the Semien Mountains lie en-rout H3.
Highway 3 route: From Addis Ababa to northern,
Ethiopia via Gojam.
Major en-route cities and town are, Debre Marqos, Fiote Selam, Bahir Dar, Addis Zemem, Gonder, Debarq, Shire, Aksum and Adwa. Wikimapia
ETHIOPIA, the promised land (PART 3) : Simien mountains NP, Gheralta mountains & more - Travel video
ETHIOPIA : one of the most incredible countries I've ever visited ! Let me show you why :) *Watch in 1080p*
This part 3 video will show you some of the amazing landscapes and natural wonders you will see if you travel to Ethiopia, including : Simien Mountains National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site which is home to the beautiful and endemic gelada monkeys (Theropithecus gelada), the Gheralta mountains and its ancient & hidden churches, Blue Nile Falls, etc.
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Special thanks to my mate Marcus Dessewffy for the amazing drone footage !
Music : Teddy afro - Korkuma Africa (Ethiopian artist)
Roof of Ethiopia - Simien Mountains
Greetings fellow Travel Bugs!
You have now reached the Arctic traveller’s corner of the internet. I am currently based in Ethiopia, so a lot of my content will be from this part of the globe, though I will share my other adventures as well.
This instalment is from the awesome Simien Mountains.
Day 1: Gondar-Sankaber (3250 m), 3-4 hours
We got picked up from our hotel and journeyed to the trekking headquarters in Debark. The 100 km journey took about two hours. At the headquarters we arranged our permits to the park and picked up our scout. After that we drove another hour before we started our first day introductory walk. This first hike an easy one along the northern edge of the escarpment with nice view points over the foothills and plains of northern Ethiopia. Here we encounter gelada baboon. We stayed the nigh at Sankaber.
Day 2: Sankaber - Gich
Sankaber – Gich (3600 m), 5-6 hrs
We followed the northern escarpment eastward, before we descend a little into the Kaba Valley. After that we climbed up before we reach Gich Abyss and continue over a narrow ridge to a cliff where we had a spectacular view of the abyss towards the Simien foothills. We also found a large waterfall here, where the Jinbar River plunges 500 m into the abyss. After lunch we walk through fields of barley before we arrive at the Gich camp which is a good area to look for lammergeyer and thick billed raven. After a relaxing afternoon, we took a short hike up to Kedadit to enjoy sunset plus the gorgeous shaded landscapes down to the cliff side towards to the eastern direction and returned to the camp for dinner.
Day 3: Gich - Chennek
Gich – Chennek (3600 m), 7-8 hrs
From Gich camp we strolled through endless fields of Giant Lobelia before we reach the towering cliffs of Imet-Gogo (3926 m). After that we descended into the Jinbahir River Valley. The trail follows the edge of the escarpment, which is completely vertical here for several hundred meters. We climbed to a summit of 4070 m where we had lunch. After lunch we descended to Chennek camp for about two hours along a steep trail.
Day 3: Chenek – Buwahit 5-6 hrs
We started the day early and climb the second highest peak in the Simien mountains Buwahit (4430m) and was rewarded with some spectacular views. We could even see the highest peek in Ethiopia, Ras-Dejen, at 4543 m. We also encountered one of the endemic wild animals in Ethiopia called Walia Ibex (a goat), and the Ethiopian Red Fox. We backed down to Chenek camp where we had lunch and a car picked us up on took us the 4 hours back to Gondar.
If you find yourself in Ethiopia and you have the opportunity to go to the Simiens, just go! You are going to thank me later.
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Ethiopia - Rift Valley
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 Two - The Simien Mountains
Ethiopia (Part Two) The Simien Mountains
It's easy to arrange tours at Gondar or arrange your own trip at Debark. Costs and guides vary so do you research well - it pays to go in a larger group to keep your costs down and to haggle hard. We did a four day trek, with the altitude it's not easy, but it is extremely rewarding and the guides and cooks are brilliant.
We went with guide Dawoud Sulayman - - who we'd recommend.
The Music is actually West African - it's called Ai Du by Ali Farka Toure - but I guess you get what you pay for in life... and this video's a freebie...
Ethiopia 2007 017 - From Gonder to Debark
Trip from Gonder to Debark.
Ethiopia (Semien Mountains.Ethiopian Highlands) Part 11
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Semien Mountains:
The Semien Mountains, in northern Ethiopia, north east of Gondar, are part of the Ethiopian Highlands. They are a World Heritage Site and include the Semien Mountains National Park. The mountains consist of plateaux separated by valleys and rising to pinnacles. The tallest peak is Ras Dashen (4,550 m); other notable heights include Mounts Biuat (4,437 m) and Kidis Yared (4,453 m).
Because of their geological origins the mountains are almost unique, with only South Africa's Drakensberg having been formed in the same manner and thus appearing similar. Notable animals in the mountains include the walia ibex, gelada, and caracal. There are a few Ethiopian wolves.
Although the word Semien means north in Amharic, according to Richard Pankhurst the ancestral form of the word actually meant south in Ge'ez, because the mountains lay to the south of Aksum, which was at the time the center of Ethiopian civilization. But as over the following centuries the center of Ethiopian civilization itself moved to the south, these mountains came to be thought of as lying to the north, and the meaning of the word likewise changed.
The Semiens are remarkable as being one of the few spots in Africa where snow regularly falls. First mentioned in the Monumentum Adulitanum of the 4th century AD (which described them as inaccessible mountains covered with snow and where soldiers walked up to their knees in snow), the presence of snow was undeniably witnessed by the 17th century Jesuit priest Jerónimo Lobo.[3] Although the later traveler James Bruce claims that he had never witnessed snow in the Semien Mountains, the 19th century explorer Henry Salt not only recorded that he saw snow there (on 9 April 1814), but explained the reason for Bruce's failure to see snow in these mountains – Bruce had ventured no further than the foothills into the Semiens.
Waterfall in Semien Mountains, falling into the Gishe Abbai, near Debarq.
Despite their ruggedness and altitude, the mountains are dotted with villages linked by tracks. Historically they were inhabited by Ethiopian Jews (the Beta Israel), who after repeated attacks by the zealous Christian Emperors in the 15th century withdrew from the province of Dembiya into the more defensible Semien mountains.Towards the end of the Zemene Mesafint, Dejazmach Wube Haile Mariam maintained his arsenal and treasury on Mount Hai.Wikipedia
AXUM ETHIOPIA MONTHLY ORTHODOX PROCESSION 5 AM / SPIRITUAL TREKKING IN ETHIOPIA
AXUM Ethiopia monthly orthodox Procession. Spiritual trekking in Ethiopia
Ethiopia - Simien Mountains
The Simien Mountains National Park is one of the most important parks of Ethiopia. The countryside is very beautiful, but the most fascinating are the Gelada Baboons. They are living in groups of 100 animals. It is possible to approach them very closely and to watch how they live on a distance of a few meters. The park can only be entered in company of an armed scout.
The baby baboons at 10:13 are especially nice.