The Churches of Lalibela are a beautiful, extra-ordinary site to visit, both for the volume and the magnitude of the Churches as structures, as well as for the spiritual greatness and the aura that the Churches reflect. The experience of Lalibela's churches is very spiritual, very unique, whether you are religious or not. Take your time and spend at least... More

the way these 11 churches were carved in the rock is amazing. We were here during the timkat festival with the colourfull religious festivities More

Absolutely stunning! We were there few days before the Orthodox Christmas. Difficult to explain, but just the flow More

no, i don't have a word to express it, the only my word is WOW!!! More

We visited on the Sunday after Western Christmas when the churches were packed with locals and pilgrims. Our guide - Terafa from the TESFA Office - knew the buildings intimately and with him we squeezed into every corner, into small caves of chanting monks and even landed up exiting from a main door right behind a preacher talking to his... More

a desperately poor village maintains these astonishing churches, which are an absolute must-see More

These 11 churches really are unlike anything else in the world! They are worth finding a good guide, as it would be difficult to find your way around on your own. More

There are some places in the world which have to be visited. This is one of them. More

I had a business meeting in Addis Ababa and an office mate and I decided to fly up to Lalibela for the weekend. Airfare was about $380 but then we found that if one of our Ethiopian colleagues made the reservation using his ID it was only $80 round trip. The flight was on Ethiopian air, a modern plane doing... More