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Ethiopia Historic Route by Air |
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Day 01: |
Fly to Bahir Dar and visit Blue Nile Falls & Lake Tana monasteries.Overnight stay at hotel. |
| Day 02: | Fly to Gondar and visit castles, Debre Berhane Selassie Church whose walls and ceiling covered with vivid murals. |
Day 03: |
Fly to Lalibela and explore the end of 12th and beginning of 13th century rock-hewn churches. |
| Day 04: | Fly to Axum and visit the Archaeological Museum, 2000 years old mysterious monolithic obelisks, ruins of Queen of Sheba palace, Kaleb’s Tomb and Tsion Mariam Church - the last resting place of the Ark of the Covenant. |
| Day 05: | Fly back to Addis Ababa. |
Historic Route by Road |
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| Day 01: | Drive to Bahir Dar en-route visit Debre Libanos Monastery and Blue Nile Gorge. Overnight stay at hotel. |
| Day 02: | Boat excursion on Lake Tana and Visit Blue Nile Falls. |
| Day 03: | Depart for Gondar and visit the castles & churches. |
| Day 04: | Leave for Axum through awe-inspiring Simien Mountains. |
| Day 05: | Visit the ancient city’s church & historical relics. |
| Day 06: | Drive to Mekelle en-route visit Yeha Temple & Debre Damo. |
| Day 07: | Depart for Lalibela through dramatic highland scenery. |
Day 08: |
Whole day visit of the rock-hewn churches. |
Day 09: |
An excursion to visit some of the churches outside Lalibela town. |
Day 10: |
Depart for Dessie/Kombolcha. |
Day 11 |
: Drives back to Addis Ababa. |
| Trekking by Air | |
Day 01: |
Fly to Gondar and sightseeing tour. Overnight stay at hotel. |
Day 02: |
Drive to Sankabar and overnight stay at campsite. |
| Day 03: | Trek to Geech. |
Day 04: |
Acclimatization hike to the Imet Gogo and return to Geech. |
Day 05: |
Trek to Chennek. |
Day 06: |
Trek to Hambiquo. |
Day 07 |
Climb Ras Dashen and return to Hambiquo. |
Day 08: |
Trek back to Chenek |
| Day 09: | Drive back to Gondar. Overnight stay at hotel. |
| Day 10: | Fly back to Addis Ababa. |
Simene Mountains Trekking 14 days/13 nights |
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| Day 1 | Arrival to Addis. O/n in a hotel of optional * |
| Day 2 | Addis – Gondar |
| Day 3 | Gondar – Sankaber |
| Day 4 | Sankaber – Geech |
| Day 5 | Geech – mount Imet Gogo and Kadadt - Geech |
| Day 6 | Geech –Chenek |
| Day 7 | Chenek – Buhait |
| Day 8 | Buhait –Ambiko |
| Day 9 | Ambiko – Arkuazoye |
| Day 10 | Arkuazoye – Lamo |
| Day 11 | Lamo – Hawaza |
| Day 12 | Hawaza – Adi Arkay |
| Day 13 | Adi Arkay-Axum |
| Day 14 | Axum – fly back to Addis. |
Historic and south |
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| Day 1: | Arrive Addis Ababa at Bole International Airport and meet with us for transfer to 3*hotel |
| Day 2: | After an early breakfast transfer to airport to fly to Bahir Dar (an hour flight) then the same day drive to the spectacular water falls called Blue Nile Falls (30kms from Bahir Dar) where is also possible for birding. Afternoon, boat trip on Ethiopia's largest Lake called Tana for its middle age island monasteries. There are monasteries on 20 of the lake’s 37 islands. Excursion in the afternoon to Ura Kidhane Mihret, a monastery visited for its frieze of some 100 paintings dating back to the 16th century. On your boat trip to the Zege Peninsula, note the Blue Nile River flowing out of Lake Tana. Overnight hotel. |
| Day 3: | After breakfast drive 180 kms (or fly) to Gondar, the 17th century capital of Ethiopia. King Fasiledous who still has a magnificent castle established in Gondar in 1636. Afternoon, visit the castle compound and the church of Debre Berhan Selassie for its awe-inspiring painting and, lastly, the Bath of king Fasiledous and the Felasha (Black Jewish) village. Overnight hotel |
| Day 4: | Transfer to the airport after breakfast. Fly to the town of Lalibela, arguably the most important stop on the historical circuit. Here, 11 awesome rock-hewn churches are carved into the rugged mountainsides. Already from the air, these present an incredible spectacle. Nobody knows just how these churches were excavated: legend has it that construction commenced after Divine instruction to the King Lalibela, and that at night, Angels completed the work. Afternoon, you will have excursion to the first group of the churches. Overnight Hotel. |
| Day 5: | Early breakfast, followed by a mule trip to Acheton Mariam monastery. horse/mule ride While on top you will admire the 13th century rock hewn monastery and the awe-inspiring scenery. NB along the walking route you can visit various species of birds, flowers and plants. In the afternoon, you can visit the churches missed out on the previous day. Overnight Hotel. |
| Day 6: | after breakfast transfer to Lalibela airport for a 45 minute flight to Axum. This is the cornerstone of Ethiopian Christianity and there is plenty to see. You will visit the age-old stele park, Here, imposing stone monoliths (stelae) stand - some as high as 23 meters. Nobody knows how these gigantic, pre-Christian obelisks were made, nor how they were transported to the park or erected there. Afterwards, you’ll be able to visit the local museum, which is Ethiopia’s most interesting, and also to see the Queen of Sheba’s bath, the tombs of the kings and the inscription of the 4th century king,. Overnight hotel |
| Day 7: | Depend of the time of flight schedule you will fly to Addis Ababa. Overnight Hotel. |
| Day 8: | After breakfast, transfer by road (4x4) to Awassa, via the Rift Valley Lakes of Ziway, Abiata and Shala. All of these lakes support massive concentrations of water birds. The lakes scenery is spectacular. Wildlife is abundant. Overnight hotel |
| Day 9: | After an enjoyable morning continue driving to the famous lakes side town of Arbamich. En route visit the villages of Sidama, Oromo, Wolayta and Dorzie tribes. Overnight Hotel |
| Day 10: | Morning drive to Nech Sar for game viewing & birding. Afternoon make a boat trip on Lake Chamo for crocodiles, hippos & aquatic bird species. Overnight same |
| Day 11: | After break fast drive to Konso where colorfully costumed dress, impressive terracing of the land and unusually engraved wooden statues used as grave markers can be seen. Further along the route visit the Woito people live in the area around Woito River and Tsemay village. Continue driving to Key Afer for colorful market (if on Thursday) where you will visit the Benna, Tsemay and rarely the Ari tribes. Late afternoon drive to Jinka for overnight at hotel |
| Day 12: | Full day excursion to the Mursi tribe. Lunch picnic. Late after noon, drive back to Jinka for overnight in the same hotel. NB. The Mursi are the unique tribe who still use lip plate for beauty. |
| Day 13: | Drive to Turmi via Dimeka where you will visit the best market if the Day is Saturday or Tuesday. Overnight camping in tent. |
| Day 14: | Drive to Arbaminch (about 300 kms). On the way we will have stops at Erbore and Konso tribes who are also a must to be seen. Overnight hotel. |
| Day 15: | Drive to Addis Ababa (500 km - asphalt road) through the Great Rift Valley lakes and scenic beauty. Evening transfer to airport for departure. |