Program: Historic Routes and Simien Mountains

Tour Code: ATE1038

Duration: 21Nights (22 Days)

Transportation: Land (4WD)

Tour starts: Addis Ababa

Tour ends: Addis Ababa

Day1: Arrival/ Addis Ababa. Overnight – hotel - Addis

Day2: Drive from Addis to Debre Birhane - Ankober –Kombolcha. Overnight – hotel –Kombolcha

Day3: Drive for Bati Market & Overnight – hotel - Dessie

Day4: Drive from Dessie to Tenta. Overnight -Camping - Tenta

Day5: Trek to Madela (Maqdala), usually on a mule back, and explore the scenery, Mekdalla Sebastopol (Cannon), and trek back to Tenta. Overnight-Camping - Tenta

Day6: Drive from Tenta to Gishen Mariam Monastery (one of the oldest monasteries) where a piece of the True Cross is kept. Overnight- Camping – Ghishen

Day7: Morning, visit Lake Hayke & monasteries around, then drive to Woldia. Overnight - hotel- Woldia

Day8: Drive from Woldia to Lalibela. Overnight – hotel - Lalibela

Day9: Full day visit of Lalibela Overnight – hotel - Lalibela

Day10: Drive from Lalibela to Yimrahine Kirstos -Mekelle.Overnight –hotel - Mekelle

Day11: Drive from Mekelle to Wukro Cherkos/Hawzein/. On the way, visit Abreha-We-Atsbeha, Degum Sellasie, and Debre Tsion. Overnight-Lodge / hotel – Hawzein/Wukro

Day12: Explore more Geralta Rock Churches. Overnight-Lodge / hotel – Hawzein/Wukro

Day13: Drive from Hawzein /Wukro to Axum. On the way, visit Yeha Temple, and Adwa escarpment. Overnight - hotel-Axum

Day14: Explore the city of Axum for full day. Overnight –hotel - Axum

Day15: Drive to Simien Mountains National Park. Overnight - tented camp - Chennek

Day16: Drive from Chennek to Gondar. Overnight –hotel- Gondar

Day17: Visit Gondar & drive to Gorgora – Overnight – hotel - Gorgora

Day18: Drive from Gorgora to Bahir Dar. Overnight –Hotel - Bahir Dar

Day19: Visit Blue Nile falls and Monasteries on Lake Tana.Overnight –Hotel -Bahir Dar

Day20: Drive from Bahir Dar to Debre Markos. Overnight – hotel – Debre Markos

Day21: Drive from Debre Markos to Addis. Overnight – hotel -Addis

Day22: Departure

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Code: ATE1039

Duration: 29Nights (30 Days)

Transportation: Land (4WD)

Tour starts: Addis Ababa

Tour ends: Addis Ababa

Day2: After breakfast, fly from Addis to Bahir Dar. Overnight –Hotel – Bahir Dar

Day3: Fly from Bahir Dar to Gondar. Overnight –Hotel – Gondar

Day4: Full day Excursion to Simien Mountains National Park. Overnight – Hotel– Gondar

Day5: Morning; fly from Gondar to Axum. Overnight – Hotel – Axum

Day6: Morning; fly from Axum to Lalibela. Overnight - Hotel – Lalibela

Day7: Full day visit. Overnight – Hotel – Lalibela

Day8: Drive from Lalibela to Yimrahine Kirstos cave church - Mekelle. Overnight – hotel - Mekelle

Day9: Drive from Mekelle to Hamed Ela. Overnight - Camping – Hammed Ela

Day10: Full day Excursion in Danakil Depression – Overnight - Camping – Hammed Ela

Day11: Drive from Hammed Ela to Mekelle. Overnight – hotel - Mekelle

Day12: Morning; fly from Mekelle to Addis and drive to Langano. Overnight – Hotel/lodge – Langano

Day13: Drive from Langano to Arba Minch. Overnight – hotel – Arba Minch

Day14: Visit Nechsar National Park & Lake Chamo. Overnight – hotel – Arba Minch

Day15: Drive from Arba Minch to Jinka. Overnight – hotel – Jinka

Day16: Visit Mursi tribes and Mago National Park. Overnight – hotel -Jinka

Day17: Drive from Jinka to Turmi. Overnight – hotel/lodge - Turmi

Day18: Full day Excursion for Karo tribes. Overnight – hotel/lodge - Turmi

Day19: Excursion for Dassenech/Galeb & Turmi market if on Monday. Overnight – hotel/lodge - Turmi

Day20: Drive from Turmi to Yabello – Overnight – hotel -Yabello

Day21: Drive from Yabello to Yirgalem. Overnight – hotel/lodge – Yirgalem

Day22: Drive from Yirgalem to Sodo – Jima – Overnight – hotel – Jima

Day23: Drive to Mizan Teferi/Bebeka. Overnight – hotel Mizan Teferi/Bebeka

Day24: Drive to Tum. Overnight – Tented camp – Tum

Day25: Drive to Maji. Overnight – Tented camp – Maji

Day26: Drive to Kibish. Overnight – Tented camp – Kibish

Day27: Full day Surma excursion. Overnight – Tented camp – Kibish

Day28: Drive to Mizan Teferi/Bebeka. Overnight – hotel Mizan Teferi/Bebeka

Day29: Drive to Jima. Overnight – hotel – Jima

Day30: Drive to Addis and departure in the evening.

Ethnical Market Days

• Turmi - every Monday
• Dimeka – every Saturday
• Key Afer(Ari, Bena &Hamer People)- Every Thursday
• Jinka –Anthropological Museum at office hour
• Yabello – every Saturday
• Maji – Surma, Menit, Dizi ... Market on every Saturday
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