Sitting on the top of the world, the Simien mountains – Ethiopia’s highest peaks – are home to some of the country’s most remote communities and some of its rarest wildlife. Simien Mountain National ...

Photo taken on Nov. 25, 2013, shows the landscape of Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia. Simien Mountains National Park is located in the northwest of Ethiopia. It is home to a number of ...

When it comes to hiking in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro claims all the fame: Snow-capped and wreathed in clouds, it’s the highest peak on the continent and the tallest free-standing mountain in the world ...

On Saturday, Jan. 18, I set foot in Addis Ababa for the first time since I left Ethiopia in late October 1969. I was with Kentaro Fukuchi, a staff member of our Afan Woodland Trust in Nagano ...

German photojournalist Mario Gerth has captured the incredible, dramatic landscape of northern Ethiopia in this collection of stunning black and white images. It includes shots taken in the Simien ...

In 1967, Ethiopia was the last African country south of the Sahara still without any national parks — an embarrassment for a nation then entertaining ambitions to assume leadership of the continent.

Simien Mountains National Park was established in 1969. The park is one of numerous national parks in Ethiopia. The park is located in the northern (Simien) reaches of the Gondar Zone within the ...

Wildfires and an encroaching population are threatening grasslands that host some of the world’s rarest species Conservationist Getachew Assefa points across the valley. “It started close to the mist ...

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Get Travel Insider with Simon Calder. A newsletter packed with tips, deals, inspiration, and the latest travel news Get the Travel Insider newsletter with Simon Calder New openings in the Ethiopian ...