HISTORICAL ETHIOPIA

Tour Code NTT - 008

Duration
11 Nights & 12 days
Transport
Air
Highlights: Rock Hewn Churches of Lalibela, Axum – the Stele park & the St. Mary of Zion, Gonder- Castle compound & Debre Birhan Silassie, Blue Nile & Monasteries of Lake Tana, Harar & Dire Dawa
Day - 1 Arrive to Addis, transfer to hotel for overnight.
Day - 2 Transfer to the airport for your flight to Lalibela, after arrival and check in you will visit the first group of churches, overnight in a hotel.
Day - 3
Morning optional excursions to Church of Asheten Mariam or Nakouto–Leab and in the afternoon visit the second and third group of the churches, overnight in a hotel.
Day - 4 Fly to Axum, tour of the Church of St Mary of Zion, Stele park, coronation Yard, Queen of Sheba’s Palace ruin, Axum Museum and Tombs of Kings Kaleb & G/ Meskel, overnight in a hotel.
Day - 5 Transfer to the Airport for flight to Gonder, the then Royal Capital of Ethiopia, after arrival and check in you will visit castle compound the church of Debre-Birhan Silassie, overnight in a hotel.
Day - 6 Fly from Gonder to Bahir Dar, transfer to your hotel, after lunch you will have a boat trip to island monasteries of Lake Tana, overnight in a hotel.
Day - 7 After breakfast, drive to Blue Nile falls after lunch you will visit the Market overnight in a hotel.
Day - 8 Fly back to Addis Ababa, after lunch you will have time for the city tour and Dinner, overnight in a hotel.
Day - 9 Fly from Addis Ababa to Dire Dawa and visit the city, proceed to Harar for overnight.
Day - 10 Full day in Harar with city tour, visit the museum, the colorful market as well as the hyena man show in the evening.
Day -11 Transfer to Dire Dawa and fly back to Addis Ababa, after arrival and check in you will have shopping in a grand market called Merkato, in the evening you will have dinner in a traditional restaurant with folk dance, overnight in a hotel.
Day - 12 Free day, in the evening you will transfer to Bole International airport for Departure

HISTORICAL ROUTE AND TREKKING IN THE SIMIEN MOUNTAINS

Tour Code NTT - 009

Duration
14 Nights & 15 Days

Transport Air/Road

Highlights: Gondar, Simien Mountains, Monasteries of Lake Tana & the Blue Nile, Rock hewn churches of Lalibela, Axum & Harar
Day - 1 Arrival to Addis Ababa, overnight in a hotel
Day - 2
Fly to Bahir Dar, visit the source of Nile and Bezawit palace
Day - 3 Blue Nile Falls and the Monasteries of Lake Tana, overnight in Bahir Dar
Day - 4 Drive to Gondar, tour of castles and churches.
Day - 5 Leave for Debark, enter park, camp at Sankaber
Day - 6 Trek from Sankaber to Geech, overnight camping.
Day - 7 From Geech to Chenek, overnight camping.
Day - 8 From Chenek to Debark, then picked up by vehicles and proceed driving to Axum.
Day - 9
In Axum visit the Church of St Mary of Zion, Stele park, coronation Yard, Queen of Sheba’s Palace ruin, Axum Museum and Tombs of Kings Kaleb & G/ Meskel, overnight in a hotel.
Day - 10 Fly to Lalibela, tour of 11 th rock hewn churches inside the town.
Day - 11 Fly back to Addis Ababa and city tour of the city.
Day - 12 Fly from Addis Ababa to Dire Dawa and visit the city, proceed to Harar for overnight.
Day -13 Full day in Harar with city tour, visit the museum, the colorful market as well as the hyena man show in the evening.
Day - 14 Transfer to Dire Dawa and fly back to Addis Ababa, will have a city tour and shopping.
Day - 15 Transfer to the airport for departure

HISTORICAL ROUTE AND RIFT VALLEY

Tour Code NTT - 010

Duration
10 Nights & 11 Days

Transport Air/Road

Highlights: Axum, Lalibela, Gonder, Bahir Dar, and the Rift valley Lakes
Day - 1 Arrive to Addis, transfer to hotel.
Day - 2
Fly to Axum, tour of historical sites and Mariam Tsion church.
Day - 3
Fly to Lalibela, tour of churches in Lalibela itself.
Day - 4 Fly to Gondar, tour of Fasilades castles and churches.
Day - 5 Drive to Bahir Dar, on the way visit different villages
Day - 6 Blue Nile Falls and boat trip to island monasteries of Lake Tana.
Day - 7 Fly back to Addis Ababa, half day city tour.
Day - 8 Drive to Lake Langano for overnight.
Day - 9 Visit Lakes Shalla and Abiyata, and proceed to Wondo Genet.
Day - 10 Back to Addis Ababa will have time for shopping.
Day - 11 Transfer to Bole International airport for Departure

NORTHERN HISTORICAL ROUTE OF ETHIOPIA

Tour Code NTT - 011

Duration
15 Nights & 16 Days
Transport
Road
Highlights : Rock Hewn Churches of Lalibela, Mekelle, Axum, Castles of Gonder, Blue Nile fall & Monasteries of Lake Tana
Day - 1 Arrival to Addis Ababa, transfer to your hotel for overnight
Day - 2
We set off early on the road north to arrive to Kombolcha; on Sundays you will be able to visit the colorful market of Senbete.
Day - 3
We will proceed driving to Lalibela and overnight in a hotel.
Day - 4 Full day visit the 11 monolithic churches of the town as well as the town itself.
Day - 5 Today we go by mule (or on foot if preferred) to the church of Asheten Mariam, about a 4 hour round trip.
Day - 6 We leave Lalibela for Mekelle, on the way we visit some churches.
Day - 7 We visit Bait Yohannes and then leave for Axum, on route visiting the temple of Yeha and the Debre-Damo Monastery.
Day - 8 Full day tour in Axum, the stele park as well as the church of Saint Mary of Zion.
Day - 9 Drive to Gonder via the beautiful scenery of Tekeze Valley and the Lima limo.
Day - 10 Tour in and around Gondar, the palace compound as well as the Churches.
Day - 11 We leave for Gorgora, at the northern end of Lake Tana. Late afternoon drive back to Gondar.
Day - 12 Drive to Bahir Dar, visiting villages on the way, after arrival will have time to visit the town and its market.
Day - 13 We leave for the Blue Nile Falls in the morning and in the afternoon a boat trip to Monasteries of Lake Tana.
Day - 14 Drive back to Addis Ababa. Overnight in Dejen.
Day - 15 Continue driving back to Addis Ababa, with a chance for shopping or half day tour of the city.
Day - 16 Transfer to Airport for departure.

NORTHERN HISTORIC ROUTE AND ROCK HEWN CHURCHES OF TIGRAY

Tour Code NTT - 012

Duration
11 Nights & 12 Days

Transport Air/Road

Highlights: Tigray’s rock hewn churches, Debre-Damo, Yeha and the Northern Historic Route
Day - 1 Arrive Addis Ababa, transfer to your hotel for overnight.
Day - 2
Fly to Mekelle, Drive to Wukro, visit Wukro-Cherkos. Proceed to Abreha and Atsbaha, picnic lunch. Trek to Dugum, lodge
Day - 3
AM, Visit church of Abune Abraham, PM rest or visit of Yohannes Ma’qudi. Overnight camping at Dugum.
Day - 4 Drive to Megab, Mariam Korkor, is. Pm rest of Abune Yemata. O/n camping at Megab.
Day - 5 Drive to Axum, via Adigrat, visit monastery of Debre-Damo and pre-Axumite ruins of Yeha.
Day - 6 Axum city tour- the obelisk park, the tombs and castles of Axumite kings, the church of Mariam Tsion, Axum Museum.
Day - 7 Fly to Lalibela, tour of rock hewn churches inside the town.
Day - 8 Fly to Gondar, tour of castles and churches.
Day - 9 Drive to Bahir Dar, and visit Bezawit palace
Day - 10 Bahir Dar, Blue Nile Falls and Zeghie Peninsula.
Day - 11 Return to Addis Ababa, after arrival will have time for city tour and shopping
Day - 13 Transfer to the airport for departure