Region · Ethiopia
Where to stay in Amhara Region
This guide covers 4 destinations in Amhara Region, a first-level administrative division of Ethiopia, with 22 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Gondar, Bahir Dar and Dessie. Across its destinations, November to January are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Bahir Dar Airport (BJR).
- Destinations in this guide
- 4
- Places to stay
- 22
- Comfortable in the most places
- November to January
- Main airport
- BJRBahir Dar Airport
- Currency
- ETBbir
- Time zone
- Africa/Addis Ababa
Destinations
Destinations in Amhara Region
Every destination in this guide in Amhara Region, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
Where to stay
Hotels in Amhara Region
22 hotels in Amhara Region recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Goha Hotel | Gondar | |
| Abay Minch Lodge | Bahir Dar | |
| Addis Amba Hotel | Bahir Dar | |
| AG Hotel Gondar | Gondar | |
| B&B The Annex | Bahir Dar | |
| BenMas Hotel | Bahir Dar | |
| Delano Hotel | Bahir Dar | |
| Dib Anbessa Hotel | Bahir Dar | |
| Florida International Hotel | Gondar | |
| Gondar Plaza Hotel | Gondar | |
| Inn of the Four Sisters | Gondar | |
| Jacaranda Hotel | Bahir Dar | |
| Kitsel Hotel | Bahir Dar | |
| Kuriftu Resort & spa Lake Tana | Bahir Dar | |
| Palm Palace Hotel | Bahir Dar | |
| Rahnile Hotel | Bahir Dar | |
| Solyana Hotel | Bahir Dar | |
| Tana Hotel | Bahir Dar | |
| Unison Hotel and Spa | Bahir Dar | |
| Water Front Hotel | Bahir Dar | |
| Wynn Hotel - Bahir Dar | Bahir Dar | |
| Zobel Resort Hotel | Gondar |
When to go
Best time to visit Amhara Region
From the climate of 4 destinations in Amhara Region with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: November to January.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 of 4 | 26 °C | 14 mm |
| February | 2 of 4 | 28 °C | 17 mm |
| March | 2 of 4 | 29 °C | 44 mm |
| April | 0 of 4 | 29 °C | 58 mm |
| May | 2 of 4 | 29 °C | 83 mm |
| June | 0 of 4 | 29 °C | 87 mm |
| July | 0 of 4 | 27 °C | 259 mm |
| August | 0 of 4 | 26 °C | 292 mm |
| September | 0 of 4 | 26 °C | 123 mm |
| October | 2 of 4 | 26 °C | 52 mm |
| November | 3 of 4 | 26 °C | 22 mm |
| December | 3 of 4 | 26 °C | 12 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. 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
Airports serving Amhara Region
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Amhara Region name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
BJR · Bahir Dar Airport
GDQ · Gondar Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Amhara Region, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Ethiopia
Nearby
Regions near Amhara Region
Other regions of Ethiopia with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.