Over View
The east of Ethiopia is the embodiment of the country’s many and varied cultural influences. While still constituting some of the highlands, the climate is drier than the west of the country, creating some significant wildernesses with good wildlife and bird sightings. However, the Eastern Circuit is best known for its history, for its culture, and for its staggeringly different landscapes. The Afar still walk a countryside where once lived the earliest recorded hominid. Built into rocky outcrops and cliffs, rock churches stand testament to the technological capabilities of the medieval Solomonic dynasty. Incredibly remote, incredibly different, it’s a very special place.
