Sitting on the shores of Lake Tana, Bahar Dar provides a good base to
visit places of interest on the islands of Lake Tana and the
nearly Blue Nile falls. Thegrounds are pleasant and the The bird life
here is many and varied, including Pelicans sitting on rocks just offshore.
Unfortunately, mosquitoes are abundant here as well.
Lake Tana: is the largest lake in Ethiopia and is also
the source of the Blue Nile river which runs in the great Nile River.
On the Lake are more than 30 islands, 20 of these have historical churches
or monasteries on them.
Farming: There are hundreds of farms along Lake Tana,
and usually farmers use boats and wooden rafts to transport items (such
as rice, wheat, cattle, and hay between locations on the Lake.
Fishing: Almost everyone who lives on the Lake would
have done some fishing at one time in their lives or another,and for
some of them fishing is a main source of income and wealth. Each year
thousands of tones of fishes are caught.
Sitting on the shores of Lake Tana, Bahar Dar provides a good base to
visit places of interest on the islands of Lake Tana and the
nearly Blue Nile falls. Thegrounds are pleasant and the The bird life
here is many and varied, including Pelicans sitting on rocks just offshore.
Unfortunately, mosquitoes are abundant here as well.