Amhara Region · Ethiopia
Where to stay in Gondar
Gondar is a city in Amhara Region, Ethiopia, home to about 324,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- GDQ10 km · Gondar Airport
- Currency
- ETBbir
- Time zone
- Africa/Addis Ababa
- Language
- Amharic
About
About Gondar
Gondar, also spelled Gonder (Amharic: ጎንደር, Gonder or Gondär; formerly ጐንደር, Gʷandar or Gʷender), is a city and woreda in Ethiopia. Located in the North Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, Gondar is north of Lake Tana on the Lesser Angereb River and southwest of the Simien Mountains.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Gondar
See
- Fasil Ghebbi (Royal Enclosure)
- Fasilides' Bath
- Debre Birhan Selassie Church
- Atse Tewodros Square
Do
- Dhama
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Where to stay
Hotels in Gondar
6 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Goha Hotel | 2.3 km | |
| AG Hotel Gondar | 1.8 km | |
| Florida International Hotel | 2.4 km | |
| Gondar Plaza Hotel | 2.3 km | |
| Inn of the Four Sisters | 1.8 km | |
| Zobel Resort Hotel | 1.6 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Gondar
Gondar has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; August is the wettest, with about 307 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Gondar: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Gondar Airport (GDQ), about 9.6 km from the city centre in a straight line; Bahir Dar Airport (BJR, 111 km) is also within reach.
GDQ · Gondar Airport
BJR · Bahir Dar Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Gondar
Drink
The pure tej (without sugar - only from honey), tela (korefe, tiru) are the local famous drinks. They are also common throughout Ethiopia, particularly in the Amhara region, although there is some sugar. Factory beers of all kinds are found. It is very common to get Dashen Beer, as Dashen Brewery is in Gondar. There are bars and clubs with music and dancing on the street running down the slope from Walia Ibex roundabout (with a statue of an ibex in the centre) towards Atse Tewodros Square. The Walya club is on the corner of the ibex roundabout; down the slope there are the Balageru, the Atse Bakafa and others.
Stay safe
There is the occasional scam where a tourist prepays a guide for a Simien Mountain trip and the guide is never seen again. Do not pay cash to guides unless they have a shopfront or you have contacted them after receiving a recommendation from a reliable source!
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Questions
Gondar: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Gondar?
Gondar has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; August is the wettest, with about 307 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Gondar?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Gondar Airport (GDQ), about 9.6 km from the city centre in a straight line; Bahir Dar Airport (BJR, 111 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Gondar?
bir (ETB).
Nearby
Destinations near Gondar
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.