6-Days Historic Route, North Ethiopia

Starting from Aaddis through Bahr Dar, Gonder, Lalibela,  to Addis, a trip that will give you the chance to experience the Northern Ethiopia

Overview

Tour : Historic Route, North Ethiopia

Duration : 6 Days / 22nd – 27th July 2018 /

Group Size : Four (Three Adults and One Child)

We are delighted to give your dreamt tour and travel experience to places in Southern Ethiopia, and the whole Ethiopia so that you get what you deserved

Day One

Sunday 22nd July : Addis Ababa – Bahir Dar (FLIGHT ET126 : 07:10am – 08:15am)

Checking in for your flight to Bahir Dar at 6:00am and arriving Bahir Dar at 08:150AM, you will have a boat trip on Lake Tana where you will be able to see two Monasteries, to be recommended are Ura Kidane Mihiret on Zege Peninsula and Kibran Intos. Returning back to Bahir Dar for lunch, you will spend the afternoon visiting the daily local market where you will be able to see locals from rural areas surrounding Bahir Dar bringing over their produces for sale. End of the day, you will be spending overnight at Jacaranda Hotel.

 

Day Two

Monday 23rd July : Bahir Dar – Gondar

Starting off at 8:00AM, you will be driving to the Blue Nile Falls located 30kms North East of Bahir Dar. Here, you will be having a 20 minutes walk to the viewing location of the falls. After visiting the Falls, you will be returning back to Bahir Dar for lunch break and then head to Gondar. En route, in addition to the scenic route to Gondar, you will be able to visit Awra Amba village an exemplary community where men and women share equally day-to-day community activities – farming, cotton weaving and cloth makings, caring for the community elders etc. Arriving Gondar late afternoon, you will be spending overnight at Goha Hotel

*199Kms / 3.5 Hours’ Net Drive

Day Three

Tuesday 24th July : Gondar

tarting off at 8:00am, through the day you will be visiting the various attractions of Gondar – Emperor FasiledesCastle Complex and spiritual Bathing Pool where Timkat and Epiphany festivals take place annually. Additionally, you will also be able to visit Debre Birhan Silassie Church as well as Wolleka – the one-time Falashmura (Ethiopian Jews) village who were best known for their blacksmith and pottery skills and the majority of whom were airlifted to Israel under Operation Solomon in May 1991G.C. End of the day, you will be spending overnight at Goha Hotel 

Day Four

Wednesday 25th July : Gondar – Lalibela (FLIGHT ET122 : 09:45am – 10:15am)

At 7:55AM, you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Lalibela. Arriving at 10:15AM and transferred to Lalibela town, you will spend the day visiting the First Group of rock-hewn cluster churches of Lalibela. End of the day, you will spend overnight at Panoramic View Hotel .

Day Five

Thursday 26th July : Lalibela – Yimrihana Kristos Church – Lalibela

At 8:00AM, you will be driving East 42Kms to visit Yimrihana Kristos Church. Returning back to Lalibela at noon, you will spend the afternoon visiting the Second Group of rock-hewn cluster Churches in Lalibela town. End of the day at 7:30PM, you will have traditional dinner and attend to traditional Lasta (natives of Lalibela) music/dance performance at Old Abyssinia Cultural Restaurant. At 10:00PM, you will be transferred to the Panoramic View Hotel for overnight stay.

*84Kms / 3 Hours’ Net Drive

Day Six

Friday 27th July : Lalibela – Addis Ababa (FLIGHT ET123 : 12:45pm – 02:55pm)

At 9:00AM, you will be transferred to the airport for your flight back to Addis Ababa, enroute visiting the cave-Monastery of Neakuto Le‘ab. At 10:30AM, you will be transferred to the airport to check in for your flight to Addis Ababa. Arriving Addis Ababa at 2:55PM, you will be completing your North Ethiopia’s Historic Route tour.

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