Is Ethiopia safe for tourists?

This needs saying plainly. Across 1 guides Ethiopia averages 2.0 out of 5; no place is rated very safe, while Lalibela ask for more attention. Every guide names the comfortable areas and the ones that want care, with the reason.

Which parts of Ethiopia need the most care?

Lalibela: This needs saying plainly.

Is Ethiopia Safe? Safety by City — 1 Destination Rated

Is Ethiopia safe?

1 guide, each rated 1 to 5 with the reason — and two lists per place, where you are comfortable and where to pay attention. Nowhere is called dangerous; the specific thing is what helps.

2.0 average across 1 guide · Stay alert

Lalibela Stay alert

This needs saying plainly. Lalibela sits in Amhara, where the conflict between federal forces and Fano militia continues and where most Western governments — the US among them — advise against all travel. The town itself has been calm and has been receiving visitors, the flights run daily, and tour operators work there normally. The practical position is that people do go, fly in and out, use licensed guides and do not travel overland — but the advisory stands, your insurance will follow it, and this is a decision to make with current information rather than this page.

Comfortable: Lalibela

Insistent unofficial guides at the churches
Regional travel, which has been subject to conflict — check the current advisory before booking
The trenches and tunnels between churches, which are dark, uneven and taken at speed by the queue behind you

The ratings are this site's own, from the guides' authors and the corrections readers send in; they are not an index. Read the general advice in travel safety tips.

Is Ethiopia safe?

Lalibela Stay alert

The guides in Ethiopia