| Duration: | 14 Day(s) - 13 Night(s) |
| Tour Category: | Religious Tours |
Day 01: Arrival and City Tour
On arrival at Addis Ababa, received at the airport by an assistant from our staff and transferred to a hotel. Climb to the top of Entotto hill, 3200m high, to observe the urbanism of the Ethiopian capital. It is from here that, they say, Emperor Menelik and his wife, Empress Taitou, descended to Finfinne hot springs to establish Addis Ababa… Visit the National Museum; visit the Ethnological Museum (which is the ancient palace of Haileselassie).
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Transportation: High Roof min-bus
Accommodation: Panoramic Hotel
Consultant Note
You will cover approximately 90km
Day 02: Addis - Bahirdar
Leaving for Bahirdar via Dedgen, fertile agricultural land and the breadbasket of Ethiopia. On the way, the Blue Nile and its deep-cut gorges are seen. If possible, we shall also visit the Debre Libanos Monastery with its ancient treasures.
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Transportation: High Roof min-bus
Accommodation: Jacaranda Hotel or Similar
Consultant Note
You will cover approximately 564km
Day 03: Visit Bahirdar
Bahrdar is a comfortable town located on the bank of Lake Tana which is the greatest lake in Ethiopia. The morning shall be devoted to an excursion to the source of the Blue Nile, which with the White Nile constitutes the Great Nile River. After lunch, we continue our trip to visit Lake Tana, and its islands, on the boat. There are 37 islands on Lake Tana, out of which 30 have churches and monasteries of historical and cultural significance.
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Transportation: High Roof min-bus
Accommodation: Jacaranda Hotel or Similar
Consultant Note
You will cover approximately 90km
Day 04: Bahirdar – Gondar
Morning drive to Gondar. Visits will include churches in Gondar, the castle’s compound, the Debre Birhan Sellasie church (light of Trinity) with wonderful murals, the King Fasiladas bath, the old Qusquam monastery, Empress Mentewab palace, and more.
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Transportation: High Roof min-bus
Accommodation: Goha Hotel
Consultant Note
You will cover approximately 220km
Day 05: Gondar – Debark
Drive to visit the Semine Mountain. Have walks admiring spectacular views, spot endemic mammals (such as the gelada baboons), birds, and very nice flora, and visit some Amhara people villages.
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Transportation: High Roof min-bus
Accommodation: Semen Park Hotel
Consultant Note
You will cover approximately 90km
Day 06: Debark – Axum
Day to travel through the splendid panoramas of the Simien and Tsellemti massifs. The Simien massif and national park of 179 km2 which it harbors form part of the World Heritage of Humanity since 1979.
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Transportation: High Roof min-bus
Accommodation: Yared Zema Hotel
Consultant Note
You will cover approximately 360km
Day 07: Visit Axum
We visit the site of the steles: granite monoliths dating back to the pre-Christian Era decorated with symbolic inscriptions. One of the seven steals ancient era was at Rome from 1937 – 2008. Mussolini took it as a trophy after the Italian invasion of Ethiopia. We equally visit the Saint Mary-of-Tsion Church. It seems that one of its chapels harbors the Ark of Covenant. “The Guardian”, the only person authorised to enter the chapel is also the only person who can see it, looking after it under his protection. There is also a modest museum that consists of the crowns of the Ethiopian kings and other treasures.
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Transportation: High Roof min-bus
Accommodation: Yared Zema Hotel
Consultant Note
You will cover approximately 70km
Day 08: Axum – Hawzen
Drive to Adua and then proceed to visit the Yeha pre-Christian temple (temple of the moon), the Debre Damo Monastery (where only men can enter, by climbing with ropes for 16 meters)
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Transportation: High Roof min-bus
Accommodation: Gerehalta Lodge
Consultant Note
You will cover approximately 190km
Day 09: Hawzen – Mekele
Discovery of the churches in Tigray and stopover at Degoum village, where we find a group of very ancient rock-hewn churches consisting of three monuments. Then, we visit the Abreha we Atsebha Church, no doubt the most impressive monument in the region. The church of the monastery was partially dug out of the cliff and partially cleared. At Wukro, we join the main route and visit the rock-hewn Cherkos Church.
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Transportation: High Roof min-bus
Accommodation: Axum Hotel
Consultant Note
You will cover approximately 140km
Day 10: Mekele –Lalibela
Leave the Wallo plains towards the Lalibela mountains through beautiful wayside scenery; use the occasion to make stops at intervals and take photos. Arrival at Lalibela in the late afternoon.
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Transportation: High Roof min-bus
Accommodation: Panoramic View Hotel
Consultant Note
You will cover approximately 450km
Day 11: Lalibela
Lalibela is defined as the 8th wonder in the world. start the visit with the first group of the rock-hewn churches in Lalibela. And the Afternoon we will continue to visit the second part.
King Lalibela, at the beginning of the 13th century, ordered the construction of eleven churches carved out of a mass of rocks. These churches, some of which are entirely monolithic, were built from the ceiling around its base contrary to the classic constructions. The architects of these exceptional edifices, all different from the others, have reproduced every architectural detail of the East. The Lalibela site reproduced the holy places of Jerusalem, linked up by a system of galleries and underground passages, divided into two streams called Jordan on both sides.
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Transportation: High Roof min-bus
Accommodation: Panoramic View Hotel
Consultant Note
You will cover approximately 60km
Day 12: Lalibela (FASIKA)
We propose an excursion by mules to the Asheten Mariam church, with spectacular views. Or by car to the cave church of Naktuleab. Lunch back at the hotel, afternoon visit the remaining churches in Lalibela.
After dinner, we return to the site of the churches to attend the religious celebration of the eve of Fasika (Easter) which drowns us into an unreal ambiance.
Easter, Fasika for Ethiopians, is certainly the most important feasts which marks the year. Celebrated after a fasting period of fifty-five days, it commemorates the Resurrection with a particular fasting.
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Transportation: High Roof min-bus
Accommodation: Panoramic View Hotel
Consultant Note
You will cover approximately 90km
Day 13: Lalibela - Kombolcha
Leave the Wallo plains towards the Lalibela mountains through beautiful wayside scenery; use the occasion to make stops at intervals and take photos. Arrival at Kombolcha in the late afternoon.
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Transportation: High Roof min-bus
Accommodation: Panoramic Hotel
Consultant Note
You will cover approximately 390km
Day 14: Kombolcha - Addis
Take the road in the direction of Kombolcha via the Eastern plateaus. Visit the Oromo farms. Arrival at Addis Ababa in the late afternoon. Farewell dinner with traditional dance and music spectacles.
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Transportation: High Roof min-bus
Accommodation: Please Contact.
Consultant Note:
You will cover approximately 375km
