Gada Ethiopian Tours

03/01/2023

24/09/2022

21/04/2022

31/03/2022

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐢

By the crater of the lake in Wanchi, small crystal clear springs sing a soothing lullaby on their way down the evergreen forests. Yes, Wanchi is a lot more than it's crater lake featuring everything from a beautiful forest of indigenous trees to a mountainside with small streams and even hot springs. Have you ever been to this paradise on Earth? What did you think of it?

Photo Credit : Natnael Eshetu

30/03/2022

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞

A seminal work of literature and anthropology, Professor Asmerom Legesse’s book “Gada: Three Approaches to the Study of African Society” remains the most authoritative text in the study of the complex and incredible Gadaa System. Professor Asmerom manages to capture the mechanics and spirit of the Gadaa system based on his extensive experience of the Borana Oromo - one of the strictest adherents of the system to date - and marries that to the larger story of the Oromo starting with creation and cosmology. For his dedication to the truth and this most important of Oromo stories, Professor Asmerom will always be a hero - goota - of the Oromo people.

Gada: three approaches to the study of African society https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006C4UM6/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_50NFNJ2B673WE96BZY49

02/03/2022

12/02/2022

𝐈𝐋𝐊𝐄𝐄: 𝐀𝐧 𝐈𝐥𝐮 𝐖𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫

The beautiful Ilkee Falls on the Gebba river form a scenery worth fairytales and fantasy lands, cascading downhill across the blanket of greenery that is the Ilubabor highland rainforest. Ilu clearly is nature’s favorite.

31/12/2021

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬!

Bokoji is a small town in Arsi Zone that boasts one of the highest concentrations of Olympians in the world. From the great Derartu Tullu to the Dibaba sisters that dominated athletics for much of the past two decades, Bokoji rules long distance running.

This dominance has been so assured that many have wondered what it is about Bokoji that makes it such a prolific source of champions. The town is found at an altitude close to 3000 meters above sea level, and lies in the middle of a largely barley producing plateau. While the altitude and barley-based diet can be partially credited for the behemoth the town has become in world athletics, it's due time Bokoji's sprinkle of athletics magic was conceded.

Have you ever been to Bokoji? Do you know some of Bokoji’s Olympians?



📸: Demis Photography