Lalibela, Ethiopia

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Rank : 9.5 (average on 2 votes)

Coordinates : 12.032254, 39.039735 (Open in Google Maps)

Subjects : Churches, people, birds. Obviously there Church of Saint George, which is the icon for Ethiopia excellence. But the churches, according only to the central area of ??Lalibela (there are also several more outside) are 11, divided into two groups (with Church of Saint George in its own right). Shooting is not always easy: the churches are dug down into the rock, and the surrounding spaces are cramped. Optical Council between 14 and 24 mm for remotes. People (priests, monks and believers) is spectacular, and it is left to photograph safely. Consider that they are there to pray, and then be quiet and manifest respect! The visit to the complex of churches takes a whole day, leaving a comfortable interval for lunch. And 'quite tiring. Beautiful Saturday morning market (already on Friday evening gatherings begin). As all of Ethiopia, Lalibela also allows you to take pictures easily spectacular birds. For these, you should at least 400. Do not make the mistake that I did, I took the 70-200 leaving home the multiplier, which I considered unnecessary in a ride in historical destinations.

Recommended equipment : Between the optical wide pushed to the canvas driven: there is something for everyone! Highly recommended tripod, extremely useful for the interiors of churches. The flash is pretty much useless, since disturb people in prayer.

Best months : It should be good all year. I will have been in late March, and the weather was perfect, though often the sky was cloudy. If it were possible to align the Ethiopian Easter (which is not contemporary to ours), it would be the maximum. The Epiphany (Timket) offers excellent opportunities to Gondar, for an event that takes place at the baths of Fasilides, and you could even build the Northern Ethiopia trip around the opportunity.

How to get there : You arrive by plane from Addis, or (as we did) with a spectacular long way to Bahir Dar. Currently a large part of the road is being paved by the Chinese, and when the work is finished, the trip will be much easier (although obviously less fascinating).

Visits : You pay a relatively expensive entrance to access to all the churches, but if the trip is organized with an agency, typically it will include.

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Sunrise: 06:09, Sunset: 18:36

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🌒 Waxing Crescent, Brightness: 13%

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