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African nation of Ethiopia is one of the few in world who have been blessed with such a rich and well preserved historical monuments and culture. You will witness the religious ceremonies that have not changed a bit over the last thousand years. The ancient tombs, temples and castles are a great attraction of Ethiopia but so is the natural beauty of the place with dramatic landscape and exotic wild life.

Addis Ababa is the capital and the largest city of the country; it is here that most probably you’ll be landing first. Direct flights to Addis Ababa are available from many airports of Europe and Africa. The Ethiopian Airline is the flag barrier airline of the country and offers a good cheap flight to Addis Ababa from UK and from many airports of Europe. British Airways, KLM, Lufthansa and Alitalia also fly frequent flights to Addis Ababa from Europe. If you are travelling from other parts of the African continent then Kenya Airways, Egypt Air and South African Airways are a few good options for a flight.

There are a number of places that you can visit in Ethiopia; the most famous of these is the Lalibela. The 11 medieval churches carved in the rock volcano of Lalibela in the 11^th century by the kings of Ethiopia is a great place to observe the ingenuity and art of the Ethiopian people of that era. It is a part of the World Heritage sites and is considered as one of the most beautiful historical-religious building of the Christian world.

The historical ruins of Aksum are considered as the star of the Ethiopian Tourism and to do the justice with this great sight you should plan a stay of at least two days here. The ancient underground tombs of the Ethiopian kings, ruins of what once was the greatest civilization of sub Saharan Africa and the famous historical obelisks of Aksum makes it a must visit spot during a vacation in Ethiopia.

Gonder is another historical city or ruins of a city, it is considered as the Camelot of Africa with its fairy tale surroundings and architecture. Ethiopia is also full of natural wonders as well, take Simien Mountains for example; these remote, mostly unpopulated mountains are home to some of the most unique species of Baboons and mountain goats and are considered as the best grounds for trekking in Africa.

There will be a lot to see in this ancient kingdom and that makes Ethiopia a great place for your vacation.