Ethiopia:
going after the legend

Makeda, Queen of Sheba, took the Law Boards to the sacred waters of the Nile on her way back from Jerusalem. This legend is still celebrated in the Timkat festival.

Experiencing how an entire fervently-religious community venerate the Tabot, the name given by Ethiopians to the Law Boards, during their Timkat festival, is unique. Witnessing this celebration is an experience in itself.

But we are going to make it even more complete because Ethiopia offers much more.

Let’s complete it with a dose of nature. Mountains of over 4000 meters hide luscious jungles. It’s savannah and the protected areas of Omo, Mago, and Gambela are territories commanded by giraffes, lions, or cheetahs. You will be a subject to their orders to admire them whenever they want and photograph them whenever they desire.

Let’s complete it with something more: culture. Axum are the remains of a civilisation that competed in beauty and power with Ancient Rome. Medieval remains include the mountain castles of Gohar and the Christian churches of Lalibela. The names may not say much, but the the places have a powerful voice because they portray what the deep and genuine Africa is all about.

Let’s complete it with ancestral traditions. In the most remotes corners of the Oromo river live tribes with millennial traditions. The Hamer and the Mursi show them without hesitation surrounded by a spectacular and virgin nature.

Let’s compete the trip with unique activities: being a protagonist in the Lalibela coffee ceremony, a ritual where the aroma of incense and berries create an atmosphere so special that makes evil spirits flee.

Even more complete? Yes, Ethiopia makes it possible. Imagine joining these and many more places together in unique expeditions on 4×4 or small aeroplanes. Nature, culture, and adventure in one trip.

Be it with children, as a couple, or as an exploratory adventure… Ethiopia is an ideal destination. It is Africa to its fullest expression