Traveling across Ethiopia you experience great heights and plummeting depths unfolding at every awe-inspiring turn. From the majestic Afro-Alpine Simien Mountains and the softer Bale Mountains, both in the highlands, to the Danakil Depression – the lowest and hottest place on Earth. For Ethiopia has peaks over 4000m, weird and wonderful geothermal features, hot springs, active volcanoes and huge salt beds but also lush rain forests and fertile farmlands, rolling savannah and cool underground caverns. And fast owing rivers, stunning waterfalls and glistening lakes such as those dotting the Great Rift Valley. Konso Cultural Landscape – UNESCO World Heritage site, is an arid property of stone walled terraces and fortified settlements.