Northern Ethiopia
This simple spot on the town's top traffic circle (where the road to Bati enters town) has good rooms on the top (2nd) floor, but the rest are cramped, musty, have peeling lino floors and are not averse to the occasional questionable smell in the bathroom.
Despite limited choice, the terrace restaurant (breakfast from Birr40, mains Birr45 to Birr110) is popular, especially for breakfast. The rest of the day it does everything from pizza to shiro.
19.24 MILES
Attracting up to 10,000 Afar, Oromo and Amhara, and even some traders from Djibouti, this market is epic. It’s Ethiopia’s largest after Addis Ababa’s…
17.49 MILES
The museum at Hayk Estifanos Monastery, on a long peninsula 4km northeast of town, dates from the mid-13th century and was founded by Abba Iyasus Moa…
8.5 MILES
If you've a little time to kill, the Dessie Museum has old weapons forming the core of its varied collection.
8.5 MILES
If you've a little time to kill, the Dessie Museum has old weapons forming the core of its varied collection.
17.49 MILES
The museum at Hayk Estifanos Monastery, on a long peninsula 4km northeast of town, dates from the mid-13th century and was founded by Abba Iyasus Moa…
19.24 MILES
Attracting up to 10,000 Afar, Oromo and Amhara, and even some traders from Djibouti, this market is epic. It’s Ethiopia’s largest after Addis Ababa’s…