Awaze Tours

03/04/2024

A Black-billed Barbet among the trees near the church of Debre Birhan Selassie in Gondar, Ethiopia. With over 860 species, Ethiopia is one of the premier birding destinations in Africa.

29/03/2024

The Juniper Woodlands, one of five distinct vegetation zones encompassed within Ethiopia's Bale Mountains National Park.

06/03/2024

A man paddles his "tankwa" loaded with firewood on Ethiopia's Lake Tana, the source of the Blue Nile. Tankwas, an ancient form of transportation, are made from bundles of papyrus bound tightly together. After each excursion into the lake the tankwas must be dried or they will no longer float.

Awaze Tours operates exclusively in Ethiopia and Eritrea and specializes in historical, cultural, an

02/03/2024

Borana National Park, Ethiopia.

29/02/2024

Grant's Gazelle in Ethiopia's Borana National Park. Similar in appearance to the Thompson's Gazelle, the Grant's Gazelle is distinguished by the white patch that extends across its rump above the tail.

23/02/2024

Awash National Park, only 827 square kilometers, contains an amazing 453 species of birds and 81 species of mammals.
A Salt's dik-dik - weighing from 2.5 - 4 kilograms is one of smallest antelopes.
A Kori Bustard, the largest flying bird in the world. (Males weigh up to 19 kilograms.)
An East African or "Beisa" Oryx.

15/02/2024

An Arbore village in Ethiopia's Omo Valley. "Arbore" means "Land of the Bulls."

11/02/2024

A Hamer woman relaxes in her village outside of Turmi, Ethiopia. Her hair is decorated with red clay, a very common fashion among Hamer women.

07/02/2024

Gaysay Grasslands, Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia.

28/01/2024

The Great Stelae in Axum, Ethiopia which many scholars believe fell about 1,600 years ago. It would have been the tallest of Axum's many stelae at about 33 meters. When the stelae fell it damaged the tomb of Nefas Mewcha, the largest megalithic tomb in the world with a capstone that weighs 360 tons.

17/01/2024

Muya Ethiopia is a fantastic place to buy quality, hand-crafted, souvenirs from Ethiopia. Established in 2005 by fashion designer Sara Abera, Muya Ethiopia sells woven products, such as cushion covers, runner rugs, etc.; fashion accessories like handbags and shawls; and exotic pottery and furniture. These products are exported to shops around the world but visitors to Addis Ababa can buy directly from their showroom in Sidist Kilo.

The first Ethiopian company to obtain International Fair Trade Association membership, Muya Ethiopia currently employs over 150 weavers, potters, and other crafts people.

12/01/2024

10/01/2024

The rare Ethiopian Wolf hunting for rodents in Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopoia. Photo by Bart Dahneke.

24/12/2023

The obelisks in Axum's north stelae field were erected in the 3rd and 4th centuries. The "Great Stele" (the fallen stela in the foreground) is 33 meters long and. thought to be the largest single monolith that people have ever attempted to raise. The "Stela of Axum" in the center of the photo stood in Rome's Piazza di Porta Capena for over 70 years before it was returned to Axum in 2008.

23/12/2023

A Thick-billed Raven in Ethiopia's Bale Mountains National Park. This raven is only found in Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia.

30/11/2023

A male Menelik Bushbuck in Ethiopia's Bale Mountains National Park. This shy antelope is found only in Ethiopia.

23/11/2023

A Northern Red-billed Hornbill in Borana National Park, Ethiopia. Ethiopia is one of the top birding destinations in the world.

22/11/2023

Enjoying the view from the rock church of St. Petros and Paulos in Tigray, north Ethiopia. This region is renowned for its beautiful landscapes, friendly people, and the hundreds of rock churches carved in its mountains.

15/11/2023

Evening view of the Gheralta Mountains in Tigray, Ethiopia.

13/11/2023

A Colobus monkey holds her infant in Rwanda's Nyungwe Forest National Park. Colobus babies have white fur until they are about 3 months old when their fur begins to change to black and white.

11/11/2023

Smiling faces are everywhere in Kinihira, Rwanda.

09/11/2023

Heading home from school in Kinihira, Rwanda.

02/11/2023

The megalithic stelae at Sakaro S**o in Ethiopia's Gedeo zone. Radiocarbon dating has shown these stelae to date from the first century. The Gedeo zone has the highest concentration and highest number of stelae of any region in Africa and was recently designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.

01/11/2023

Mountain Nyalas in Ethiopia's Bale Mountains National Park. Mountain Nyalas are only found in Ethiopia and most of these are in or near the National Park which is Ethiopia's most recent addition to UNESCO's World Heritage site list.

Awaze Tours operates exclusively in Ethiopia and Eritrea and specializes in historical, cultural, an

31/10/2023

The endangered Stresemann's Bush-Crow in Ethiopia's Borana National Park, one of the best birding sites in Africa.

30/10/2023

A Ruppells Griffon Vulture scans Borana National Park in southern Ethiopia. Weighing from 15 - 20 pounds, these birds are the highest soaring birds in the world with a recorded altitude of 36,000 feet.

28/10/2023

More scenes of the Axum market.

25/10/2023

The bustling Axum market is well worth a visit.

23/10/2023

The colorful basket market is held every Saturday morning in the town center of Axum, Ethiopia.

18/10/2023

Taking plough oxen for a test drive at the weekly livestock market in Keren, Eritrea.