Gheralta Mountains
The air is thick and arid, making it hard to breath.
The sound of marmots and coyotes howling in the distant desert is carried by the piercing westerly winds as fine grains of sand are whipped up, into the sky.
Despite the barren Mad Max-esque landscape spreading beyond the horizon, the red rock mountains that encapsulate the desert conceal within them one of Ethiopia’s hidden gems.
Within these mountains, lies a cavernous complex of churches and temples, cut from stone, countless centuries ago.
Gheralta Mountain’s Churches
From the ground, the towering mountains cast huge shadows across the sand, a brief respite from the heat.
Of the countless churches in the area, 35 are accessible via different routes, all well-worn by an epoch’s worth of pilgrims, priest, travellers and tourists, each ascending the steep stone walls for the same solitary reason, to witness, first hand, the secrets held within.
Although Lalibela may be better known for rock churches, the Tigray region, in particular the Gheralta region, is home to some of the oldest churches in the country.
Thanks to their difficult-to-reach locations, the churches in Gheralta are some of the best preserved ancient monasteries in the world.
Camping Tours
Camping trips by TET
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
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.
Historical Tours
Historic Travels to Ethiopia by TET
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.
Nature and Adventure Tours
Desert Holidays by TET
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.
Trekking and Hiking Tours
Get Adventurous on the glorious mountains of Ethiopia
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.
