Dawn over Lake Tana, Ethiopia's largest lake

In Bahir Dar's market, a father and embarrassed daughter take a break from their stall

A vervet monkey, on the shores of Lake Tana, just after it had climbed to the top of the tree

White backed vultures, an endangered species, in the countryside near the Blue Nile falls

Apparently this is a rare sighting of a black crowned crane

Looking out over the Simien mountains from 3800m. I left it to our guide to look down!

Whilst eating our lunch in the mountains, these endemic white billed ravens were also feeding

Hamadryas baboon

...another road not without its obstacles!

The famous churches of Lalibela cut out of the rocks in the 12th century, this being the most famous - Bet Giyorges (3 photos)

One example of the elaborate hairstyles, this one a waitress at our hotel by Lake Langano

...followed by another beautiful sunset a few moments later

One of many scenes photos of famers on their way to market - here Halaba market on the road to Arba Minch (3)...

...the one Muslim market we visited

Another road scene, this one to show the dustiness of our travels and one of the countless vendors appearing through the haze

A week amongst the tribes of the South, a controversial week, but never less than visually stunning and photographically inspiring. The tribes now play the tourists at their own game and the price of everyone of these photos negotiated in advance (except this one and the last one), either per click and posed, or a fixed fee for time, but unposed - the distasteful necessity of choosing who to photograph...

The Arbore tribe

The Hamer tribe (4 photos). The jewellery around the neck shows that this woman is a first wife (men of the Hamer tribe can have two wives). Lucky husband...

... another elaborate hair style with a mixture of ochre, water and a binding resin. The strands signify their health and welfare...

whilst the men are permitted to wear clay hair buns that support an ostrich feather if they have killed a dangerous animal or an enemy, and can be redone for up to one year.

The Dessench tribe (2 photos)