Tours and places to stay nearby

Rock-hewn churches cut down into the stone, still used for worship.

Escarpment, gelada baboons, and the trek that starts from Debark.

The castle compound of Emperor Fasiledes and the church of Debre Berhan Selassie.

Stelae, the church of St Mary of Zion, and the old Aksumite capital.

Monastery islands on the lake and the boulevard in Bahir Dar.

The falls at Tis Abay, a short drive from Bahir Dar.

Salt, sulphur, and the Dallol plain. Trips stage from Mekelle.

Walled city, 82 mosques, and the hyena feeding outside the walls.

Ethiopian wolf habitat on the Sanetti Plateau, reached from Goba or Robe.