Best places: Sights & Landmarks in Amhara Region

One of several rock-hewn churches in the city in a unique underground locale reached by tunnel.

National park on rugged terrain featuring native wildlife & scenic mountains, valleys & gorges.

Heritage site featuring remains of castlelike fortress-city, once home to Ethiopia's emperors.

👍👍 Great local food. Service is amazing.

This ancient Ethiopian Christian place of worship is known for its colorful, religious art.

👍👍 The Royal Enclosure (Amharic: ፋሲል ግቢ, or Fasil Ghebbi) is the remains of a fortress-city in Gondar, Ethiopia. It was founded in the 17th century by Emperor Fasilides (Fasil) and was the home of Ethiopia's emperors. Its unique architecture shows diverse influences including Nubian styles. The site wa...

Collection of 11 churches carved out of the rock in the 13th century, some decorated with frescoes.

Unfussy rooms & suites in a casual hilltop property with an open-air eatery & an outdoor pool.

👍👍 St. George Cathedral Church, the oldest downtown church in The City.

👍👍 It is classified as one of the most luxurious resorts in Ethiopia. Perched on an unbelievable hilly terrain, the city of Gondar is a unique place with a view of the mountains. If a guest who goes to Gondar rests here, his memory will be complete. The hiking trails are exceptional. Its magnificent ar...

Circular church dating from the 16th century & featuring colorful murals on its interior walls.

👍👍 Gishen Amba, also called Geshen Debre Kerbe (Amharic: ጊሸን ደብረ ከርቤ) "ገነት፤ ከመሬት 30 ክንድ ያህል ብቻ ነው የምትርቀው።" ይላል የአባቶቻችን የስነፍጥረት ብራና ጽሁፍ። ጊሸን ትሆን እንዴ? This Amba is reputed to be the place where the True Cross is kept, is located in Ambasel provinse and close to Beshilo River and Mekdela Amba. It was a sa...

😐 University of Gondar (university of peace) one of the best university in Ethiopia! It include 3 campus(gbi) through it namely maraki,tewodros& Fasil! It is so amazing university with their beautiful girls! They around 17,000&above students through it!

😐 Long walk. Up hill for a small church. Good colors and drawings there. Make sure you see all the skeletons in the back of the cave.

Small monastery carved in a mountain, with a rare bible, sacred crosses & dramatic mountain views.

👍👍 Wonderful Ancient Colourful Culture and religion here is paramount 😍😍😍😍 I really like Ethiopia and will be here any time soon again.

😐 This airport is actually an airport belonging to the city of Dessie. However, since there is no large flat area at Dessie, it was built in Kombolcha City.

👍👍 Modern hotel which is slightly further away from the city sights. Staff are very helpful and friendly from the doorman to the cleaning staff. Most speak some English. There is no air conditioning but staff kindly gave us a fan for our room. Also be aware that there is no elevator and some rooms are...

👍👍 Great value for money in Gondar. Hotel is great, however NEVER, NEVER book a Simien Mountains trip here, specially with a guy called FENTA (sounds like "Fanta"), as he will try to cheat you. Do it in Debark instead. I repeat: do not book a Simien trip to Fenta: he's a liar.

👍👍 Ethiopia I love You every day