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Massive erosion over the years on the Ethiopian plateau has created one of the most spectacular landscapes in the...
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“Dawn of Ethiopia's new millennium” Guardian Unlimited / The Observer
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 2 attractions in Gonder
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Traveler Description: An area of outstanding rugged scenery and extremely rare wildlife has some interesting trekking routes.
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Attraction type: National park
Address: Gonder
Ethiopia

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“Astonishing place, and virtually empty”
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5 of 5 stars
msmarls   25 contributions
Sonoran Desert AZ
Mar 20, 2009
2/2 found this review helpful

In the far north of Ethiopia lies one of the most spectacular national parks in the world, Simien National Park. Set high in the mountains, the park is famed for gelada (bleeding heart) baboons, and for jaw-dropping views of immense scale. We hiked for all of one minute before seeing our first group of baboons, and five minutes later we... more

“Trekking in the Simien Mountains”
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5 of 5 stars
CoteheleKid   2 contributions
Hampshire, England
Mar 10, 2009
2/2 found this review helpful

I've never seen the Grand Canyon - but I'm prepared to argue that the view over the North Simien Escarpment is the best in the world. It stretches for miles, at least seven erosion platforms cascading down the precipices, crisp and clear until lost in the blue haze far far away, The trekking is not particularly hard, although at over... more

“en septiembre estuvimos en las montañas simien”
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5 of 5 stars
noet   191 contributions
catalunya
Oct 23, 2008

En septiembre estuvimos en las montañas Simien y es un lugar muy bonito , esta a 3600 m de altura... more

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Gonder, Ethiopia