Ethiopia is a land of plenty with a long and noble history. For starters, it is the only African country never to have been colonized. Ethiopia is also renowned for its distinctive Christian tradition and association with the Ark of the Covenant. It offers the most dramatic scenery of unsurpassed grandeur (i.e. Simien Mountains National Park), unique rock-hewn churches, the spectacular Blue Nile Falls, the Great Rift Valley, the Danakil Depression, imperial castles, and monuments of an ancient civilization linked with the legend of the Queen of Sheba. Ethiopia was recently voted one of the world’s best tourist destinations in 2015 by European Council on Tourism and Trade.