City: Ethiopia
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Top 10 Free Things to do in Ethiopia, Ethiopia
Coordinates: 8°N 38°E / 8°N 38°E / 8; 38
Restaurants in Ethiopia
1. Salem's Ethiopia
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 92 reviews
Salem's produces authentic Ethiopian handcrafts for personal and home accessories. Our main objective is to deliver quality designs that highlight the rich culture of handcrafts in Ethiopia while empowering Ethiopian craftspeople. In addition to producing on site, we also stock handcrafted items from other artisan groups. One of Salem's core values is committment to giving a fair return to all employees and co-op partners.
Reviewed By Coxfive
This is a definite stop in Addis. Salem is beautiful inside and out. The handmade products are exquisite and the store is lovely. Enjoy shopping and coffee ceremony. The absolute best!
2. Afar Ethiopia Tours
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 10 reviews
The Afar Triangle (or Afar Depression) is a low area bordering on the Red Sea. It is part of the Great Rift Valley in East Africa. The area overlaps the borders of Eritrea, Djibouti and the entire Afar region of Ethiopia.
3. Sabegn
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 26 reviews
Reviewed By 850bethh
I popped into Sabegn for the first time today and am so pleased I did. The store carries beautiful Ethiopian-made goods by a variety of different artisans and brands including leather shoes, sandals, bags, wallets, notebooks and super cute baby shoes. The prices are very fair for quality goods. The attached coffee shop is spacious and peaceful. I look forward to returning.
4. Lions Art Gallery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 22 reviews
Lions Art Gallery (LAG) is located 450 meters from St.George church (round about) in Bahir Dar at the city Centre , infront of Melat Café , At Wakanda Coffee. First Floor .
Reviewed By 457fritzr
when it comes to young art in ethiopia this place is an absolute must! mengistu, a young talented artist from bahir, shows some of his breathtaking pictures in this friendly cafe. the artist is often on site and explains his art to interested people. His art is in demand internationally and is very open. a cafe with him brings inspiring talks! he also did great job painting!
5. Lake Shala
6. Red Terror Martyrs Memorial Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 810 reviews
Reviewed By JMCN_180 - Madrid, Spain
This museum that we visited at the end of our trip to Ethiopia, helped us to complete the circule of Ethiopia’s history: the end of the Halie Selassie’s empire and the cruel period of communist regime in Ethiopia. Being Spanish and born during the Franco Regime, unfortunately I was familiar with the hard evidences of torture, massive killings, collective graves and “missing” civilians. The museum explains and illustrate very well this sad period of Ethiopia. My take away is: 1. The communist slogan of “Ethiopia First”, which sounds very popular now a days in other countries. 2. The picture of the dictator through if the bottle with blood to threaten the population of Addis and 3. That I hope that Ethiopia will remain in peace and no civil war will take place any more. All my support the Ethiopian and the current democratic government. Finally, a museum like this should exist in Spain to leave a track record our our recent history of dictatorship, Basque terrorism and government “dirty war”, three things that like in Ethiopia should never happen any more. The local guide made a great job!
7. St. George Gallery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 32 reviews
8. The Fine Art Gallery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 28 reviews
Reviewed By paskiala - Zaragoza, Spain
Tegegne, the artist and owner of the place is a very talented guy who is always willing to show you his work. He has plenty of very nice water paintings representing the life and surroundings of Lalibela. It really worths a visit!!!
9. Harar Jegol Wall
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 128 reviews
We have great experience and well aware of the City and Tourism, we give appropriate treatments to our travelers starting from Airport shuttle. We know how important your tour is and we will take care of all the little things, so you don’t have to. Our itineraries are well researched and are rich in an amazing cultural experiences, breathtaking scenery, historical sites, and off-the-beaten-track places. We ensure your full enjoyment by offering exciting opportunities including spontaneity and flexibility, for exploring, shopping and time for reflection. We encourage you to engage with the places you visit and with the people you encounter along the way who will bring your experience to life. Our private tour allow us to go to places larger groups are unable to.
Reviewed By johncD88VP
Harar is an amazing, unique city and one of the highlights of our five-month overland trip across Africa. It's full of life and we were lucky to experience it with no other tourists due to the Covid-19 crisis. It is a place where you discover something new around every corner. A guide can provide a great deal of context and history, as well as ensuring you don't miss the key sites; we were with Joel for two days who was fantastic. We saw numerous facets of the city, including the fascinating markets, hyena feeding, a coffee roastery, a blacksmith, some great local cafes and met some of Joel's friends. Joel was extremely knowledgeable and good company, and charged a fair price unlike some of the other guides we asked. His details are 0909623864 and [email protected].
10. Sabahar
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 43 reviews
Sabahar is a Fair Trade company that produces export quality scarves, shawls and housewares out of locally sourced cotton and silk. Everything is exquisitely hand made.
Reviewed By gooseinthegrass
Sabahar’s made for a delightful family afternoon mini-outing (~1.5h). The compound is calm and peaceful and the kids (ages 10 and 7) could comfortably roam the enclosed grounds. They absolutely loved exploring the silk worm room, watching the hand spinning (the 7 year old was thrilled that she was offered a turn to work the pedals), watching the artisans work the looms, seeing how fringes were made, looking over the dye display and peeking into the dyeing room, etc. We enjoyed looking through their on-site store, and I picked up some nice items (but am pleased to say I never felt any pressure to purchase anything). Everyone in the compound was so very kind. The gentlemen at the front gate were super helpful in arranging a taxi for me to head back to my apartment. The parents in our group had a pleasant calm visit, and it seemed very educational for the children to get a front row view of artisans at work. Highly recommended family activity.
