Dallol is the hottest inhabited area on Earth, and also one of the most remote places on Earth. It is located in a depression, at more than 100 meters bellow sea level. Dallol has one of the most unearthly sceneries on the planet, due to its acidic hot springs, sulphur, salt, iron oxide, and other minerals, small gas geysers and pools of acid.
Emperor Fasilidas established Gondar as a capital of Ethiopia in 1636. The castles, palaces and churches from the period are now UNESCO World Heritage Site. In the video, the main Gondar historic sites: Fasil Ghebbi, Fasiladas Bath, Debre Berhan Selassie Church, Kuskuam (Empress Mentewab's Royal compound).
Erta Ale is active volcano in the Danakil Depression, Ethiopia, 600 meters above the see level. It has the most impressive and the longest existing lava lake in the world. To reach the crater we had to travel for 4 days on mostly bad or nonexistent roads with 4WD vehicles, but the reward was visiting two of the world's most stunning places: Erta Ale and Dallol. The video includes footage of the volcano's lava lake at dawn, at night, and also night time lapse.
The 11 medieval monolithic cave churches were built or rather carved from the rock by king Lalibela in the 13th century to create a 'New Jerusalem'. In the video: walk around the 11 Lalibela churches, beginning with a morning mass at Bet Giyorgis, and following with Bet Medhane Alem, Bet Maryam, Bet Danaghel, Bet Gabriel-Rafael, Bet Emanuel, Bet Abba Libanos. At the very end - Yemrehanna Kristos church, located in a natural cavern, 40 km from Lalibela, predating the Lalibela churches by a century. The Lalibela Rock Hewn churches are UNESCO World Heritage site.
The ancient rock-hewn churches of Tigray were built between 4th and 15th century, there are more than 100 of them. They offer amazing atmospheric ambience and views over spectacular landscapes. In this video visit to 6 of the most appealing churches in Tigray - interesting either historically, architecturally or because they offer the most spectacular views over the surrounding landscapes. We hiked to 3 of the Gheralta cluster churches: Maryam and Daniel Korkor, Abuna Yemata Guh; visited Mikael Imba, Medhane Alem Adi Kasho and Petros and Paulos, and Abreha We Atsbeha.
Three days hiking in the Simien Mountains. Simien is known for some of the best treks in Africa, it is UNESCO World Heritage site. Day 1: Sankaber to Geech camp (5 hours); Day 2 - Geech Camp - Imet Gogo - Chenek camp (7 hours); Day 3 - Around Chenek (4 hours). Also footage of Gelada Baboons and Walia Ibex.