Message From The Head Of The Bureau
Dear gusts! Ladies and gentlemen! I warmly well come you to Amhara Culture, Tourism and Parks Development Bureau website!
The Amhara region is a multinational state of the Amhara, Agew, Himra,Oromo and Argoba people who live together in common,with mutualrespect and solidarity for long to the present . The people and nations of the Amhara region, Like the rest of the Ethiopian society elsewhere in the country, are known for their unique and exceptional character of cheerful hamblity and hospitality; but this not without due of an addition of a farvour of national pride and sense of indignity in the rich cultural goods and heritage of the the people.
The Regional State has rich and diverse sites of tourism and tourist attraction places in which some of them are among the record wonders of world heritages. Among the nine World record heritage sites of Ethiopia, threeof them are for instance found in Amhara National Regional State. Those which includes, the Lalibela rock hewn churches of the 11thcentury with its architectural elegance and religious value, the 16 century Gondar Castles and the Semin Mountains National Park.
In addition to those already existingtourist attraction centers ,the regional government in collaboration with the people and other stake holders is exerting concerted effort of exploring and developing the sector for greater degree and expanding horizon.So far and in the recent time several new tourism destination and attraction areas are being explored and identified from out of the richpotentials of the region and its people.
It is there for my message of invitation and welcoming of our guests here that the Amhara region governement and its friendly people are ready to make available of your needs and interests served and satisfied in the growing tourism industry.Your valuable comment is our source of strength for sustainable improvement.
Visit Amhara! Amhara National Region, Home of wonders!
| the city of Bahirdar |
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| Gonder Fasil Castel world heritage site (UNESCO) |
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| Lalibela world heritage site (UNESCO) |
Seimen mountain National Park (UNESCO)
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