Best of Northern Ethiopia: Simien Mountains, Gondar, Bahir Dar, Blue Nile Falls, Tigray Rock Churches & Aksum - A 2026 First-Person Advisory Guide
Browse more guides: Ethiopia travel | Africa destinations Best of Northern Ethiopia: Simien Mountains, Gondar, Bahir Dar, Blue Nile Falls, Tigray Rock Churches & Aksum - A 2026 First-Person Advisory Guide TL;DR I have spent the better part of two trips wandering the northern Ethiopian highlands, and I want to be honest with you before we go anywhere near the romance of it. Northern Ethiopia is one of the most rewarding regions I have ever covered, but it is also one of the most context-heavy. The Tigray conflict that ran from November 2020 to November 2022 ended with the Pretoria Agreement (signed 02 November 2022), and most of the headline sites I cover in this guide, including Aksum and the Gheralta cluster of rock churches, have been gradually re-opening to leisure travellers from mid-2023 onward. That said, before you book a single internal flight, you must check three live sources: the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Ethiopia page, the US State Department ...