Wendo Genet » Venture Ethiopia - Tours and Travel

Wendo Genet

  • Take an invigorating soak in the thermal waters
  • Keep an eye out for baboons also looking for a bathing spot!
  • Stay in Emperor Haile Selassie's former palace, which retains much of its original furniture
  • Visit a small museum of the Emperor's personal belongings, housed in the old Princess Bar

In 1962, Princess Tegnanwork visited this lush mountain area and decided to have a resort built for the royal family here.  Her father, Emperor Haile Selassie, was so impressed that he named the area Wendo Genet, meaning "heavenly place".

Map of Wendo Genet