Tour Details
Day 01: Arrive in Addis Ababa and meet our representatives and transfer to hotel. Overnight: Hotel
Day 02: In the morning transfer to the airport and fly to Bahir Dar. After check in to the hotel, set out for a boat trip on Lake Tana to see beautiful island monasteries and their valuable treasures which include biblical wall paintings, crowns of different Ethiopian Kings, ancient illuminated parchment books, superb crosses etc. In the afternoon, you drive to the magnificent Blue Nile Falls. It is about 400 meter wide with full flood (in June, July and August to mid September). Overnight: Hotel
Day 03: In the morning, drive to Gondar. Then, city tour of Gondar which includes the Royal Enclosure with its magnificent castles dated back to the 17th and 18th century (world heritage site), the bath of king Fasiledes, the remarkable church of Debrebrihan Selassie with its breathtaking 17th century wall and ceiling paintings. Overnight: Hotel
Day 04: Transfer to the airport and fly to Lalibela. After check in to the hotel visit the first and second groups of King Lalibela's 12th century Rock hewn churches (World Heritage Site). Although all of these churches are carved out of huge blocks of rocks, each of them has unique architectural features from the others. Overnight: Hotel
Day 05: In the morning, finalize visiting the second group of King Lalibela's rock hewn churches. Then, transfer to the airport to fly to Axum. In Axum (world heritage site), visit the famous stele park with its ancient huge monolithic obelisks, ruined palaces of different Axumites’ kings including that of the ruined Palace the Queen of Sheba, ancient stone inscriptions, subterranean tombs, the small but rich archeological site museum of Axum and the church of St. Mary of Zion where the original Ark of the Covenant is believed to be housed etc. Overnight: Hotel
Day 06: Finalize your visit of Axum and get transferred to the airport and fly back to Addis Ababa. Then, tour of Addis Ababa which includes the Ethnological Museum in the former palace of King Hailesillassie, the National (Archaeological) Museum which boasts archaeological findings like the oldest hominid fossil (Lucy); then visit the superb Holy Trinity cathedral, and the various historical monuments of Addis Ababa. In the evening, you will be invited farewell dinner in one of the best traditional restaurants of the capital with a show of folkloric music and dances of the different Ethiopian people.
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