The Simien (Ethiopia) - February 2007


This trek took place between the Simien natural park and the vicinity of Lalibela, going through Mt Ras Dashen (14872ft) and is a pure marvel. Grandiose landscapes, sometimes arid and somtimes covered with a remarkable vegetation. An endemic fauna, sheltered by the natural park. And, above all, a powerful feeling of being in Africa. An Africa who was not put down by the many colonial waves and other invasion attemps. An Africa who jumps into you face when you meet people on country roads, who greet you politely and stare at you with curiosity (white people are uncommon in these places), or when you cross villages where you will be excorted by a bunch of overexcited kids, eager for photographs ! Even if this friendlyness does not exist in all Ethiopia, far from that, especially in urban areas; in the areas we crossed it was quite amazing. In short, this was a trek with deep and intense feelings. A small warning however, this trek requires a lot of physical effort and is not designed for people not in their best shape or who wouldn't have enough stamina.

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Photo galleries


You can see the photo gallery of the trek on this site.

You will need Adobe Flash Player to see this gallery. The lower right button of the gallery navigation bar will allow you to see the images full screen with a larger size. Click on an image to see the original size version through Flickr. Hover on an image with the cursor and you will see its legend.

An HTML photo gallery is available if you don't have Adobe Flash Player.

You can also see the trek photos on Flickr. You will find there pictures in their original size, technical informations about them and the place where these pictures were taken. You can leave comments and see the pictures as a slideshow (if you have Adobe Flash Player installed).

Maps

Thanks to Google Maps, you will see below the trek map.

Click on "View Larger Map" to see a full screen map and to be able to load it in Google Earth and see a 3D view. The trek trace you see is not coming from a GPS, so do not try to use the coordinates to perform some actual navigation.


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Last update sunday, april 20th, 2008. Copyleft Franck Zecchin 2008.