Arrival Bole International Airport
Extraordinary Ethiopia Tours will meet all clients arriving at the airport regardless of arrival time.
DAY 01: Addis Ababa
Visit the Ethnographic Museum, a great introduction to Ethiopian culture and history. Tour the Mercato, one of Africa’s largest outdoor markets, and Trinity Cathedral, resting place of Emperor Haile Selassie.
Overnight at Ararat hotel or similar in Addis Ababa
Meals (B, L, D)
Day 02 Addis Ababa – Lalibela
Fly to Lalibela on Ethiopian Airlines. Tour the magnificent rock-hewn churches, a UNESCO World Heritage site. This group of eleven monolithic churches was carved directly into the stone mountainside at least 900 years ago. This complex boasts the largest monolithic church in the world, a maze of passageways and tunnels, intricately carved reliefs, and fabulous examples of icon paintings.
Overnight Sora lodge or similar in Lalibela
Meals (B, L, D)
Day 03 Trekking in Meket Escarpment
Breakfast at lalibela and drive 2 hours to Flakit. Lunch at Warkahye, hiking 3 hours to the first site that is Mekuat Maryam which is 2820 meter above sea level and set on a promontory of the plateau, jutting out to the southwest with spectacular views across the rural landscape. Dinner at the community guest house.
Overnight at Mekuat Mariam community guest house
Meals (B, L, D)
Day 04 Trekking in Meket Escarpment
Breakfast at Mekuat community Guest house Hiking for three hours to Meskel. At Meskel you will see different type of birds and one of the Ethiopian endemic mammals called Gelada Baboon. Lunch at Meskel and trek 2:30 hours to Wajela.
Dinner at wajela is noted for its beautiful wood of Acacia trees, and numerous stands of Eucalyptus in the surrounding village.
Overnight at Wajela community guest house
Meals (B, L, D)
Day 05 Trekking in Meket Escarpment
Breakfast at Wajela community guest house Hike for three hours to Gala Dejen
Lunch at Gala Dejen and hike three hours to Aterow. Dinner at Aterow is located on the edge of the escarpment near a dramatic gorge with a water fall home to large troop of Gelada monkeys (Baboon).
Overnight at Aterow community guest house
Meals (B, L, D)
Day 06 Trekking in Meket Escarpment
Breakfast at Aterow community guest house and hike 4 hours to Yedekulay
Picnic lunch Dinner at Yedukulay, links the east and west Meket treks and is set on a small twin peak below the escarpment, providing excellent views of the steep cliff face.
Overnight at Yedukulay community guest house
Meals (B, L, D)
Day 07 Trekking in Meket Escarpment
Breakfast at Yedukulay community guest house and trek 3:30 hours to Dufti Hamusit
Lunch at Dufti Hamusit and Trek 3 hours to Boya community guest house Dinner at Boya, which is 3200m high on a bluff of the escarpment facing west with impressive views over the river gorges flowing into Tekeze.
Overnight at Boya community guest house
Meals (B, L, D)
Day 08 Trekking in Meket Escarpment
Breakfast Boya community guest house and trek 3 hours to Waro Mikael Lunch at Waro Mikael and hike 3 hours to Aina Amba Dinner at Aina Amba, 3300m with lovely views across The Tekeze River to Abune Yosef.
Overnight at Aina Amba community guest house
Meals (B, L, D)
Day 09 Trekking in Gidan
Breakfast at Aina Amba and trek 3 hours to Melki Defer, Lunch at Melki Defer and trek 3:30 hours to Kirtan Washa Dinner at Kirtan Washa, this site is further west from Aina Amba the increasingly rugged highlands take you out of Meket in to Gidan District into Gidan, which is 3450m.
Overnight at Kirtan Washa community guest house
Meals (B, L, D)
Day 10 Trekking in Lasta Mountains
Breakfast at Kirtan Washa community guest house trek 7 hours to Genetee Maryam. Which is 2600 m above sea level and the second lowest point on the trek. Picnic lunch
Dinner at Genete Maryam community guest house
Overnight at Genete Maryam community guest house
Meals (B, L, D)
Day 11 Lalibela
Breakfast at Genete Maryam community guest house and drive for 50 minute Lalibela,
Lunch at the hotel and in the afternoon you will just relax
Overnight at Roha hotel,Lalibela
Meals (B, L, D)
Day 12: Fly Lalibela – Addis
You will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Addis.
In the evening, there will be Extraordinary Ethiopia Tours complimentary farewell dinner party with traditional special buffet and local drinks (flight schedule permitting). At the end of the farewell dinner, transfer to Addis Ababa airport for the flight back.
Meals (B.L.D)
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