The Blue Nile falls

Bahir Dar’s other major attraction is the Blue Nile falls. It is about 35 kilometers away from Bahir Dar. The Blue Nile Falls is the most dramatic spectacle on either the White or the Blue Nile Gorge

Within 30 km of its source at Lake Tana, the Blue Nile River enters a canyon which it does not leave for 400 km. From all over the highlands, huge rivers pour into the Blue Nile Gorge. For a million years, the Blue Nile has been carving this huge gash through the Ethiopian Highlands. Nearly 20km wide and over 600km long, this is Africa’s own Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon in Arizona, U.S.A. and the Blue Nile Gorge has their similarities and differences.