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Ethiopia historic
and religious tours and safaris.
Historic /
Northern Route ( by flight).
Day 1
Arrive Addis
Ababa. Afternoon city tour of Addis. Overnight AA.
Day 2
Fly to Axum,
ancient capital of Ethiopia, which is the site of a number of remarkable
monolithic stone stele, or obelisks, each carved from a single huge
piece of rock. Overnight yeha.
Day 3
Full day in and
around the historical sites of Axum. Overnight Yeha.
Day 4
Fly to Lalibella,
the site of 11 remarkable rock-hewn monolithic churches believed to have
been built by King Lalibella in the late 12th or early 13th century.
This afternoon we visit the first group of the rock-hewn churches.
Overnight Roha.
Day 5
Full day in and
around Lalibella. Morning - a mule trip to Asheton Mariam rock-hewn
church. Afternoon visiting the second group of Lalibella's churches.
Overnight Roha Hotel.
Day 6
Fly to Gonder for
its numerous castle-like palaces, which are dating from 17th and 18th
centuries. The Debre Brehan Sellassie church is one of the beauties of
Gonder for its remarkable ceiling decorated with winged angles.
Overnight Goha.
Day 7
Fly to Bahir Dar.
This afternoon we visit URA Kidanemehiret Church, on Lake Tana, which
has got over 300 years - old murals of Mosses and other beautiful
paintings. Overnight Tana Hotel.
Day 8
This morning we
drive to the magnificent Blue Nile Falls (Tis Issat), which has got
about four hundred meters wide in full flood. Come back to Bahir Dar at
a mid -day for lunch. Afternoon will be sightseeing around Bahir Dar.
Overnight Tana Hotel.
Day 9
Fly back to Addis
Ababa.
Day 10
Departure.
Historic / Northern Route: Driving
and Flight
Day 1
Arrive Addis
Ababa. Afternoon city tour. Overnight AA.
Day 2
Fly to Bahir Dar.
Afternoon boat trip on Lake Tana and visiting Ura KidaneMehirat church.
Day 3
Drive to the
magnificent Blue Nile Falls, which has got about four hundred meters
wide in full flood. Back to the hotel at a mid-day for lunch, and
afternoon will be visit to the market.
Day 4
Drive to Gonder,
about 180kms. Today we visit the medieval castles and churches of Gonder.
Of all these, the church of Debre Brehan Sellassie with its unique
murals is one of the highly painted Ethiopian churches.
Day 5
Leave Gonder for
Axum some 360kms to the north via the scenic route of the Semien
Mountains and Tekazze valley.
Day 6
Full day in and
around the historic sites of Axum. The magnificent stele or obelisks,
the Archeological museum and the 16th century Cathedral of St. Mary of
Zion are one of the sights we are seeing today.
Day 7
Fly to Lalibella,
the site of 11 rock-hewn monolithic churches believed to have been built
by King Lalibella in the late 12th or early 13th century. This afternoon
we visit the first group of the rock-hewn churches.
Day 8
Full day in and
around Lalibella. Morning - a mule trip to Asheton Mariam rock-hewn
church. In the afternoon we are visiting the second group of Lalibella's
churches.
Day 9
Fly back to Addis
Ababa.
Day 10
(Departure or)
doing an extension to Harar. Fly to Dire Dawa and drive to the ancient
and old city of Harar, which is dating back to 1520AD. Harar is famous
for its ancient buildings, its great city walls and with 99 mosques.
Day 11
Full day in and
around the historical-old city of Harar. Harar is also noted for its
superb handicrafts like basketry.
Day 12
Drive to Dire Dawa
and fly back to Addis Ababa at the mid day.
Day 13
Departure.
Lalibela
Combined Tours (Historic sights
and culture with Nature)
Day 1
Arrive Addis
Ababa. Afternoon program will be a city tour. Overnight AA
Day 2
Fly to Axum. In
Axum we visit different historical sights like the stele, Ezana's
palace, Queen Sheba's palace and the church of St. Mary Tsion.
Day 3
This morning we
drive to the pre-historic sight of Yeha for its Temple. Afternoon,
covering the rest of the sights in Axum.
Day 4
Fly to Lalibella.
This afternoon we visit the first group of the rock-hewn churches. Such
as Beta Medhanialem, Beta Mariam, Beta Golgotha and Beta Georges.
Day 5
This morning we
have a mule excursion to Asheton Mariam. And in the afternoon we will
see the second group of Lalibella's Rock-hewn churches.
Day 6
Fly to Gonder.
Today we are visiting the medieval Gonderian castles and the beautifully
painted Debre-Brehan Sellassie church.
Day 7
Drive to Semien
Mountains National park via Debark where we see the beautiful endemic
Gelada Baboon with wonderful scenery of the park.
Day 8
Proceed to Cheneck
for the rare endemic Walia Ibex, which is confined to this region. Here
we also see a lot of birds of prey like Bearded Vulture or Lammergeyer.
Day 9
Drive back to
Gonder.
Day 10
Proceed to Bahir
Dar. Afternoon will be a Boat trip on Lake Tana with a visit to Zeghe
Monastery.
Day 11
This morning we
drive to the Blue Nile Falls one of the spectacular water falls in
Ethiopia. Afternoon program will be visiting the market in Bahir Dar and
the viewpoint.
Day 12
Fly back to Addis
Ababa. Overnight AA.
Day 13
Departure.
N.B. we can also
combine this program with two nights in Harar or two nights in Rift
valley lakes.
Other Ethiopia safaris.
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