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Ethiopia.

Less-touristed places, sorted by Wander Well Score.

Dessie, Ethiopia
Silver
Big-city explorations

Dessie

Ethiopia

Mid-sized Ethiopian highland city spread across a green valley and ringed by dramatic rocky outcrops and layered mountain ridges, offering an authentic urban…

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Gonder, Ethiopia
Gold
Charming old-world towns

Gonder

Ethiopia

Gonder served as the seat of Ethiopian emperors for some two centuries after Emperor Fasilides established his court here in 1636, leaving behind a royal enc…

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Bronze
Big-city explorations

Addis Ababa

Ethiopia

Ethiopia's capital and the seat of the African Union, Addis Ababa is a large city with a dense café and restaurant scene and a concentration of historic chur…

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Asaita, Ethiopia
Silver
Desert & arid landscapes

Asaita

Ethiopia

This flat-roofed town of earth-toned buildings spread along a wide river in Ethiopia's arid lowlands, with distant mountains on the horizon and a main road c…

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Gorgora, Ethiopia
Gold

Gorgora

Ethiopia

A modest lakeside town on the northern shore of Lake Tana, where dry scrub hills roll down to calm greenish water and a handful of low structures dot the qui…

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Weldiya, Ethiopia
Gold

Weldiya

Ethiopia

Founded in the 1770s during the reign of Ras Ali the Great, Weldiya is a highland crossroads city in Ethiopia's Amhara region where four major highways conve…

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Konso, Ethiopia
Silver

Konso

Ethiopia

A compact Ethiopian town where traditional round thatched-roof homesteads spread across a green hillside valley, backed by forested ridges, drawing independe…

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Lalibela, Ethiopia
Gold
Sacred & spiritual destinations

Lalibela

Ethiopia

Eleven rock-hewn churches carved from the earth in the 13th century make Lalibela one of Ethiopia's most sacred towns, ranked second only to Aksum among the…

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Debre Tabor, Ethiopia
Bronze
Bustling market & commercial towns

Debre Tabor

Ethiopia

Debre Tabor served as the capital of Ethiopia in the 19th century under Emperor Tewodros and then Emperor Yohannes IV, and the church of Debre Lueluan Medhan…

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Bishoftu, Ethiopia
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Bishoftu

Ethiopia

This city in Ethiopia's Oromia region where a series of green crater lakes — visible from elevated viewpoints above wooded volcanic ridges — draw visitors in…

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Sheikh Hussein, Ethiopia
Bronze
Sacred & spiritual destinations

Sheikh Hussein

Ethiopia

A whitewashed shrine complex with a sculpted dome and ornate plasterwork rises from open grassland in Ethiopia's hills, drawing pilgrims and curious visitors…

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Wereta, Ethiopia
Bronze
Bustling market & commercial towns

Wereta

Ethiopia

This lively Ethiopian town where tuk-tuks and street vendors animate a dusty main road lined with colorful low-rise shops, local hotels, and palm trees, set…

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Kombolcha, Ethiopia
Gold

Kombolcha

Ethiopia

This busy Ethiopian city in the Amhara region, where a lively roundabout scene of tuk-tuks and minibuses plays out against a broad backdrop of dry, rolling h…

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Jijiga, Ethiopia
Bronze
Big-city explorations

Jijiga

Ethiopia

A wide, lit boulevard cuts through this regional capital of Ethiopia's Somali Region, where low-rise buildings spread across gently hilly terrain and a livel…

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Adwa, Ethiopia
Silver
Bustling market & commercial towns

Adwa

Ethiopia

Dusty, sun-baked Ethiopian highland city where street vendors sell fruit along colourful painted storefronts, close to upland terrain and a historically sign…

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Goba, Ethiopia
Silver

Goba

Ethiopia

Busy highland town in Ethiopia's Oromia region where horse-drawn carts and open-air trade fill the streets, set against a backdrop of forested hills and clos…

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Debre Berhan, Ethiopia
Silver
Charming old-world towns

Debre Berhan

Ethiopia

Debre Berhan takes its name — "Mountain of Light" in Amharic — from a celestial light said to have descended from the sky here in 1446, an event that prompte…

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Turmi, Ethiopia
Bronze
Desert & arid landscapes

Turmi

Ethiopia

A modest village in Ethiopia's arid south where an open-air market draws traditionally dressed local peoples to a sandy gathering ground shaded by acacia tre…

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Metu, Ethiopia
Bronze
Bustling market & commercial towns

Metu

Ethiopia

Metu has served as a major coffee-trading hub since the 1930s, drawing merchants from outside Ethiopia to buy crops from local farmers in this highland town…

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Jimma, Ethiopia
Bronze
Charming old-world towns

Jimma

Ethiopia

Jimma, the largest city in western Ethiopia, is home to the palace of Abba Jifar, a surviving remnant of the former Jimma kingdom.

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Semera, Ethiopia
Bronze
Desert & arid landscapes

Semera

Ethiopia

Fast-growing regional capital of Ethiopia's Afar lowlands, where flat arid terrain, sparse modern buildings, and camel herders moving through open dusty grou…

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Yaha, Ethiopia
Bronze

Yaha

Ethiopia

Roofless ancient stone walls, now stabilized with steel conservation framing, rise from Ethiopia's dry highland plateau, pointing to a region rich in early c…

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Gold
Bustling market & commercial towns

Waliso

Ethiopia

This mid-sized Ethiopian city set within reach of highland terrain and nearby water, Waliso offers an authentic urban base for exploring the green upland lan…

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Gold

Dabat

Ethiopia

A highland Ethiopian town within reach of upland scenery and a UNESCO-listed site in the wider region, making it a practical base for travelers exploring thi…

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Silver

Tulu Bolo

Ethiopia

This highland Ethiopian town set among rolling hills near water, with the wider region offering access to some of Africa's most significant UNESCO-listed her…

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Silver

Ziway

Ethiopia

This lakeside city in Ethiopia's Rift Valley, Ziway draws independent travellers with its proximity to a bird-rich freshwater lake, surrounding hills, and a…

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Silver
Bustling market & commercial towns

Gimbi

Ethiopia

This mid-sized Ethiopian town set among rolling hills in the western highlands, offering a glimpse into everyday regional life with water and green countrysi…

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Silver
Bustling market & commercial towns

Finote Selam

Ethiopia

This mid-sized Ethiopian town set among rolling hills with a short drive to nearby water, offering an authentic slice of everyday Amhara regional life away f…

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Silver
Bustling market & commercial towns

Irgalem

Ethiopia

This mid-sized Ethiopian city set among rolling hills, offering an authentic urban experience in the country's southern highlands with a lively local atmosph…

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