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2 Smell the sulphur,
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see the lava and stare in disbelief at the thermometer in the Danakil Depression (p117)
Adi Arkay
Zarima Debark
Simien Mountains Simien National Park Mountains
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3 Get far away from urban life and very close to the locals on a community trek around Lalibela (p125) or Tigray (p111)
Kosoye Wunenia
Gonder
4 Roam the hallowed halls of the royal retreats in Gonder (p77)
Gorgora
7 See an Ethiopian
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Bahir Dar Durbete
Blue Nile Falls (Tis Abay)
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Zengena Lake
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Mt Choke (4100m)
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Finote Selam
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wolf in pristine habitat at the MenzGuassa Community Conservation Area (p130)
Addis Zemen
Worota
6 Explore the
magnificent rockhewn churches of Tigray (p108)
Guzara Castle
Lake Tana
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5 Don’t lose your balance as you trek along the endless Abyssinian abysses in the Simien Mountains (p87)
Ras Dashen (Ras Dejen) (4543m)
Tekeze
in Christianity in its most raw and powerful form in the mind-blowing rockhewn churches in Lalibela (p119)
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1 Immerse yourself
Badme Om-hajer
Debre Markos
8 Dream of hidden
Dejen
Blue Nile Gorge
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treasure in the dank gloom of ancient Aksumite tombs beneath the stelae of Aksum (p93)
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9 Don’t look down
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while climbing up to Debre Damo (p106) monastery
Lake Chomen Muger River Gorge Durba Chancho Nekemte
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