Addis Ababa – AFRICA’S NEW YORK; Axum - CITY OF THE STELE; Gondar - CAMELOT OF AFRICA; Lalibela - AFRICA'S JERUSALEM; THE SIMIEN MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK; Bahir Dar - THE SACRED WATERS OF LAKE TANA AND MUCH MORE..... COME AND VISIT THIS FASCINATION COUNTRY
Morning flight to Bahir Dar. Meet your guide at the airport and head to the spectacular waterfalls 35kms per way from Bahir Dar and 30 minutes walk per way to the view point of the waterfalls. Enjoy taking pictures of the landscape, streams, clouds and rainbows. Drive back to Bahir Dar and after lunch boat trip on Lake Tana to visit one of the most impressive church of the area - Ura Kidanemihret Church with beautiful paintings and murals. Continue your Bahir Dar tour and walk for at least 25 minutes per way through the coffee forest to the church. Back to the city and check in at Abayminch Lodge or similar. After you finished the Bahir Dar tour, enjoy the dinner and overnight stay at the lodge. Read more
After breakfast, drive north of Bahir Dar to Gondar through the beautiful plains, breath-taking hilly landscape of Teragedam Mountain, and some stops for views. Transfer to Goha Hotel or similar to check-in and for lunch. In the afternoon explore the 17th century capital of Ethiopia. Visit the castle compound where you can explore the medieval palaces/castles of Emperor Fasiledas, Yohannes, Eyasu, David, Bakaffa and Queen Mintiwab. Also visit the church of Debre Birhan Selassie with its famous murals and paintings of more than 80 winged-angels covering the ceiling. Dinner and overnight stay at your hotel. Read more
After breakfast start driving for your Simien Mountains excursion through the National Park. On the way stop at ‘Weleka’- the former Ethiopian Jewish village and see works of pottery and an old synagogue. Continue driving through this breathtakingly beautiful region while on the Simien Mountains excursion with many peaks above 13,000 feet. The vast and unique highland plateau is capped by a dramatic skyline of jagged volcanic plugs and split by deep gorges and gullies. The striking tower formations have been described as the “chess pieces of the gods.” It is also an area rich in flora and fauna, home to the Gelada Baboons, Walya Ibex, Klipspringers, grey duikers and Wattled Ibis. NExt on the Simien Mountains excursion, have a two hours trek around Sankaber and enjoy the spectacular landscapes at different viewpoints. Afternoon, drive back to Gondar. Dinner and overnight stay at Taye Hotel or similar. Read more
After the Simien Mountains excursion experience, in the morning check in at the airport and fly to Lalibela. Up on arrival meet your driver and transfer to Tukul Village Hotel. After a while, go out for the visit of the first group of rock-hewn churches of Lalibela which includes Bete Medhanealem, Bete Maryam, Bete Meskel, Bete Denagil and the “double church” of Debre Sina, Bete Gologota and the Selassie-Chapel. After lunch, explore the second group of rock-hewn churches- Bete Emanuel. Bete Mercurios, Bete Abba Libanos, Betelhem, and the double church of Bete Gebreiel-Rafael. Also visit the famous cross-shaped church of Bete Giorgis which stands separately from the two main groups. Dinner and overnight stay at your hotel. Read more
After breakfast transfer to the airport and fly to Axum. Drive to Yared Zema Hotel or similar to check in. Afternoon begin your tour with a stop at the archeological museum, the church of St. Mary of Zion, built on the site of an older church, dating from the 4th century, the stele park to see the obelisks carved from single blocks of granite. Also explore the remains of what was once a massive Palace of the Queen of Sheba. Nearby are a number of granite slabs and giant stele said to be the burial place of the queen. Afterwards, drive to the remains of a fortress from the 6th century and its underground catacombs, reportedly the tombs of the Ethiopian Emperor Kaleb and his son Gebre-Meskel. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel. Read more
After breakfast, transfer to the airport to check in for your flight back to Addis. END OF SERVICE.
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