Arrival Bole International Airport
Extraordinary Ethiopia Tours will meet all clients arriving at the airport regardless of arrival time. For morning flight arrivals you may begin your tour after checking into your hotel. For afternoon or evening arrivals, you may begin your tour the following day.
Day 01.ADDIS ABABA:
Arrival Addis Ababa. Afternoon tour of Addis.
Overnight at Ararat hotel or similar in Addis Ababa
Meals (B, L, D)
Day 02.BAHIRDAR & TISSISSAT
Fly to Bahirdar. Morning Blue Nile falls. Afternoon tour of Bahirdar, the papyrus boats productions, and view over lake Tana & the Nile form Bezait palace.
Overnight at Jacaranda hotel, Bahar Dar
Meals (B, L, D)
Day 03.LAKE TANA:
Boat on lake Tana to admire monasteries over its islands, as Ura kidane Mehret, Mahal Zegye Gyorgis & Narga Selassie. Reach afternoon Gorgora, on the opposite side of the lake; meet your vehicle/s and drive Gondar, crossing Amhara people villages.
Overnight at Goha hotel, Gondar
Meals (B, L, D)
Day 04.GONDAR:
Tour of Gondar castles and churches: the castle compound, Fasiladas bath, Debre Birhan Selassie (Light of Trinity) with wonderful murals, Mentewab palace, Qusquam church and more.
Overnight at Goha hotel, Gondar
Meals (B, L, D)
Day 05.SIMIEN MOUNTAINS:
Drive to the Semien mountains, for trekking for spectacular views; and also chance to spot the endemic Semien red fox and Walia Ibex, the Lammergeyer, many birds.
Overnight at Simien lodge, SMNP
Meals (B, L, D)
Day 06.SEMIEN MOUNTAINS:
Again viewing these spectacular mountains proceed to Axum.
Overnight at Sabean hotel, Axum
Meals (B, L, D)
Day 07.AXUM:
Tour of Axum. Visit the steles, churches among which St Mary of Tsion where legend says is deposited the Ark of Covenant, and more.
Overnight at Sabean hotel, Axum
Meals (B, L, D)
Day 08.TIGRAY CHURCHES:
Visit Yeha pre-Christian temple, DebreDamo monastery and Wikro Cherkos church.
Overnight Ghirralta lodge
Meals (B, L, D)
Day 09.TIGRAY CHURCHES:
Full day for Tigray churches: we suggest Abreha We Atsbeha, Degum Selassie & Wikro Cherkos
Overnight Axum hotel, Mekele).
Meals (B, L, D)
Day 10.YEMEREHENNA KRISTOS-LALIBELA:
Crossing spectacular views, we proceed to Lalibela. On the way stop to the first church of Lalibela: Yemerehenna Kristos. Very nice.
Overnight Sora lodge, Lalibela
Meals (B, L, D)
Day 11.LALIBELA:
Full day for the rock-hewn churches.
Overnight Sora lodge, Lalibela
Meals (B, L, D)
Day 12. ASHETEN MARIAM & NAKTULEAB:
Morning by mules to the Asheten Mariam church. Aftenoon the cave church of Naktuleab.
Overnight Sora lodge, Lalibela
Meals (B, L, D)
Day 13.LAKE HAYK:
Crossing lake Ashandi, we proceed to lake Hayk. Visit Debre Estifanos monastery, over an island of the lake. We proceed then to Kombolcha.
Overnight Sunny side hotel, Kombolcha
Meals (B, L, D)
Day 14.ADDIS ABABA:
Crossing fantastic views, we reach for the afternoon Addis Ababa. If Sunday, on the way visit Afar & Oromo people market at Senbete village. Ones in Addis, short visit of the Mercato, biggest open air market in Africa. Dinner in traditional restaurant with folkloristic dances. Then transfer to airport for departure.
Meals (B, L, D)
…End of Tour