Ethiopia Historical & Tribe Cultural complete tour journey

20 Days & 19 Nights

Duration

12+

Age

Birding, City, Trekking

Activities

Addis Ababa, Axum, Bahir Dar, Geralta Mountains, Gondar, Konso Villages, Lalibela, Omo Valley, Semien Mountains

Attraction

Ethiopia’s immense cultural, historical, festivals, paleontological and natural wealth are reflected in its registered of Ten UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the most of any country in Africa. Eight of these ten sites are cultural, one festival of Meskel and one the Simien Mountains National Park is natural.

Ethiopia is the most reaches nation in Africa with so many tourists attraction sight, starting from the topest destination simen mountain national park to the lower point the Danakil depression and from the rock hewn churches of king lalibela to the greatest Rift valley of the omo valley, come and discover those greatest places in Ethiopia with zagol Ethiopia tours.

Additional information

Location	Simien National Park, Addis Ababa, Arba Minch, South, Axum, Tigray, Bahir Dar, Amhara, Geralta, Tigray, Gondar, Amhara, Konso, South, Lalibela, Wollo

Day 01, welcome by your drive and guide at bola international airport

drive to your booked hotel and check in then a bit rest at your hotel then going to for the city tour to the capital of Ethiopia and home of the African Union. It depending on our time visit the national museum of Ethiopia or the home of the oldest fossil of Lucy and the palace of Minilik the second whom discovery Addis Ababa at the mountain of Entoto Mariam , lunar will be round the sightseeing area then for Final you will visit one of the opening colorful market of Africa called Mercato, overnight in Nexus hotel

Day 02, Fly to Bahir dar

After a short flight to the blue Nile and meet the drive again in the Bahir dar airport then drive to your hotel and check in then you will have some rest and have coffee then lunch will be in your hotel, after lunch we will drive to the blue Nile waterfall on the way we will see the beautiful countryside scenery and visit the waterfall then back to your hotel and dinner will be in one of the best restaurant, overnight in Abay minch lodge

Day 03, visit the island monastery churches of lake tana

After having your breakfast we meet the boat man starting drive on the boat to see the hippopotamus and different types of species of brides then to the island monastery churches to visit two different monastery churches, like Uira kidanemhret and kibran gebral then back to your hotel and lunch after lunch we will walk to the beautiful city of Bahir dar then dinner after having your dinner we will see one of the local traditional bar to see the soldier dance of Ethiopia people, overnight Abay minch lodge

Day 04; drive to Gondar

After having your breakfast,we starting driving wondering the beautiful landscape of Gondar, we will be in Gondar round lunch time to out booked hotel and check in then lunch, after having our lunch we will visit the medieval castle of Fasiledes and the richest fresco built up church of Silase( trinity) then back to your hotel then dinner,overnight in Goha hotel

Day 05 driving to the simen mountain national park

After having your breakfast,starting driving to Sankabar camp, then you will be dropped of two hours trek before the campsite to enjoying the stunning views over the escarpment and you are likely to looking large groups of the Gelada monkey. You campsites will be in Sankabar which is at 3250m. Overnight camp

Day 06 Trek from the campsite to Gich camp

After having your breakfast, you will continue trek to 3600m, off course the view gorgeous and on our way hiking to the mountain we will visit the Jinibar waterfall, the trek will be round 6 hours. Overnight in Gich campsite

Day 07 back to the same route to simein lodge

After having your breakfast, continue trek from Gich to Imet Gogo from where you have a great views over the escarpment of the roof of Africa, off course we will see some wild animals and different species of brides, overnight in semin camp city (semine lodge is option)

Day 08 drive to the ancient city of Axum (the archeological center of Ethiopia)

After having your breakfast,we starting driving down to the simen mountain national park and wondering one face of the mountain and having the stunning view of the roof of Africa and see the gorge of the Tekeza River, lunch will be in the shadow of the mountain or the trees, round lat afternoon we will reach the home of the first civilizations city of Axum, overnight in Axum Yared Zema hotel

Day 09, visit the city of Axum

After having your breakfast, we starting seeing the archeological sights of Axum,were we visiting the different sizes of the old obelisk and the center of the archeological caves and one of the documentaries museums of Axum, which speak about the savanna language and Axum is the home of the true arc of the covenant, we will see all this in the morning Tours, back for lunch near by the attractions sights. After having lunch we will keep going to visit one of the oldest church of Zion Mariam church, the home of the true arc of the covenant, overnight in Axum Yared Zama

Day 10, driving to the Ghelalta monastery churches

After having your breakfast, we driving to the Gelalta monastery churches, on the way to those beautiful monastery cave church’s we will wondering the unique topography face of Tigray, off course we will also experience the lifestyle of the Tigray people and we will stop for lunch in one of the biggest city of the Tigray region, overnight in Ghelalta lodge

Day 11, visiting the Tigray rock hewn churches

After having your breakfast, we will directly to see some of the monastery churches including Abuna Yemata rock hewn church’s, then round late afternoon we starting driving to the regional city of Tigray, overnight in Mekela

Day 12, driving to lalibela

After having your breakfast we continue driving to the beautiful countryside road and wondering the real life of the country side people of Ethiopia, round noon we will reach WOLIDYA to have lunch and coffee break, then continue driving to lalibela , we will be in lalibela round late afternoon, overnight in sora lodge lalibela

Day 13, touring the rock heow churches

After having your breakfast, you will be transferring by your drive to see the main churches of king lalibela, been excavated in 12 century from one solid rock, in the morning we will visit the first group of churches include St George church, then you will have a lunch break and coffee then we will continue to see the second group of churches of king lalibela, then end of the church tour we back to the lodge for the sunset, overnight in sora lodge

Day 14, see one of the marvels built up cave church of Yemrhane Krstos

After having your breakfast, driving again in the north part of lalibela to see one of the oldest built up cave church of Yemrhane Krstos, been built in the 11 century, which is means 80 years before the rock hewn churches of king lalibela the scenery it is very beautiful and you will love it. We will be back round lunch time then will be break round 4 pm you will be invited by Zagol Ethiopia tours a coffee ceremony in one of the local house in lalibela, overnight sora lodeg lalibela

Day 15, conaction flight from lalibela via addis to Jinka

Before breakfast, if church schedules allow, we will attend an atmospheric early morning church service with local worshippers. Then you will return for breakfast, then drive back to lalibela airport and then meet our drive in jinka airport then we will visit some tribes in the afternoon with one of the biggest museums of the southern part of Ethiopia where the 56 ethnic groups lives, overnight in jinka

Day 16, Tribes day

After having breakfast, we will drive to one of the greatest tribes called Mursi and on the way to mursi we will see the mago national park, after visit this tribes we will directly drive to the Turmi village or town, over night in turmi

Day 17, Tribes day

In the morning we drive to see the karo tribes on the way it have great scenery round lunch time we will back to the town of Turmi, after lunch we will go to visit the Humar tribes, if we are like we may be see the bull jumping in the Humar tribes, overnight in turmi.

Day 18, Konso tour scenario

after having our breakfast we continue driving in beautiful countryside scenery to the konso village, we will be round lunch time, having lunch in your hotel then in the afternoon we will visit the konso village and peoples to, overnight in konso.

Day 19 Dorza village & Arba Minche

After having breakfast, we continue driving to the dorza village, then driving back to arbaminche for overnight, Arbaminche.

Day 20 Lake & crocodile

After having breakfast, we will going to visit one of the best lake called lake Chamo, we will have a boat to see the crocodile market then back to the city then have a lunch and going to the airport to have a flight back to Addis, in the afternoon we will be in Addis Ababa for shopping then the tour we will end. But as I told you before you will have a farewell dinner in the traditional restaurant of Ethiopia which is very close to the international airport.