Gurage
The Gurage region is located in central Ethiopia and is home to the Gurage people, who are known for their hard work and resilience as well as their unique culture and history. The region is surrounded by mountains and valleys, providing a stunning natural landscape for you to explore. Visitors to the Gurage region can experience its Natural, Historical and cultural offerings including several festivals and events, such as the Meskel festival, which celebrates the finding of the True Cross by Saint Helena.
About Gurage
The Stele site of Tiya
A UNESCO registered world heritage site known for its more than 50 standing stones or stelae. They are marking a large, prehistoric burial structure of an ancient Ethiopian culture. Most of them are engraved with enigmatic symbols.
Adadi Mariam Rock-Hewn Church
A magnificent and well-preserved 12th-century church built entirely from rock, showcasing unique Ethiopian Orthodox Christian architecture and religious art. Local tradition holds that its establishment is related to King Lalibela’s visit to the nearby Ziquala Abo Monastery in 1106AD.
Fuafuat (Aleltu)
a waterfall Natural beauty found in Tiya town. The streams flow gently, join the others and drop to reefs as layers of water that hit the reefs resulting in a magnificent view and sound inserted by appropriate movement. It cannot be denied that tourists can be astonished at such elegant landscapes to visit the Fuafuat Waterfall.
Lake Bojebar
A lake Located 160 km far from Addis Ababa situated on the highlands of Gurage, more than 3,200 meters above sea level. The shores of the lake are wetlands in themselves which have extraordinary scenery and often colorful avifauna including the endemic blue winged goose. The area is also ideal for an authentic cultural experience of the Gurage Cultural Village and discovering its history, legends, and lore!