More than 40 minutes’ drive to cover the 12 kilometres separating Lalibela from a very poor hamlet at the foot of a mountain. Then half an hour of climbing, on a slope with no visible sign of human life… except a group of women returning from the market on the other side of the mountain.
The Lake Tana /BAHIR DAR/And The Blue Nile Falls The Source of the most famous river in the World. Lake Tana, the largest lake in Ethiopia, situated north of the beautiful town of Bahir Dar is the source from where the famous Blue Nile starts its long journey to Khartoum, and on to the Mediterranean.
The road after Adigrat is escorted by more exceptional wonders intervened between breathtaking sceneries 30km after this town, the track starts to skirt a series of flat – topped peaks, of which one supports, Debre Damo monastery , the oldest and the most distinguished marvel. The relic, 2800m above sea level lies 184km far from Mekelle and 41 km from Adigrat. A zigzagging way leads right to the foot of the plateau / amba/.
is a market town in northern Ethiopia, and best known as the community closest to the decisive Battle of Adowa fought in 1896 with Italian troops. Amazingly, Ethiopian soldiers won the battle. Located in the Mehakelegnaw Zone of the Tigray Region, Adwa has a longitude and latitude of 14°10′N, 38°54′E, and an elevation of 1907 meters.
It is another historic place adorned with a set of attractive rock- pillars comes next.
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