Travel Guide Ambo

Altitude: 2,100 m. Population: 100,000. Distance from Addis Ababa: 130 km. The city of Ambo is famous for its mineral-rich sparkling mineral water, the most widely consumed in the country, and its red stone quarries, much sought-after for construction. In the center of the town, the village's thermal water, bottled here since 1930, is also used in modest thermal baths. But the town's real attraction lies in the fact that it is the starting point for an excursion to the Wenchi crater.Warning. The Oromo revolts (2016) took place partly in Ambo, notably at the university. Since then, the Oromo cause has evolved and the situation has calmed down, a peace conference was even held in January 2019 in Ambo where the leader of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) movement signed a reconciliation pact. Nevertheless, Ethiopia is stabilizing on the still hot embers of inter-ethnic wars (Tigrayans, Amhara...), so if you decide to visit, find out beforehand what the situation is in the region.