Danakil Depression:

A wonderful landscape in a hellish environment that looks like an abstract image at -420 ft. Sulfur and potassium emissions with very high temperatures.

Harar: The living museum

Ethiopia's most important repository of Islamic landmarks, with 82 mosques and 438 Awaach (shrines of important Islamic scholars) crammed into its 48 hectares.

GONDAR: CAMELOT OF AFRICA

Capital of Ethiopia from 1636 until the mid 19th century — combines a modern veneer with an architectural sensibility harking back to the Middle Ages.

LOWER OMO VALLEY

Centred on the pretty green town of Jinka, South Omo is Ethiopia’s most culturally and linguistically diverse administrative zone, supporting 16 different ethnic groups who all staunchly keep to their unique traditional costumes, customs and beliefs.