History, Church & Trekking in Simen Mountains NP



Day1: Arrives Addis Ababa– meet our staff member and transfer to hotel. Balance of the day site seeing in the capital and visit mount Entoto with a commanding view over to the town, church of St Mary, Entoto museum with a collection of royal objects and the grass thatched roof palace of king Menilk the 2nd of Ethiopia. Then back to the city for an extra visit of the National museum, Markato and so on. Over night hotel.
Day2: Addis Ababa-Bahirdar– fly to Bahirdar, morning boat trip over Lake Tana to visit monastries and churches on the island of lake Tana such as Ura Kidanemihiret, Azwa Mariam, Kibran Gbebrieal, Aziwa Mariam and so on. After noon, drive to the Blue Nile falls. Over night hotel.
Day3: Bahirdar-Gondar – drive from Bahirdar to Gondar, after noon, start the city tour of royal enclosure of King Fasiledes, The church of Debre Birhan Sellasie/Trinity and bath of king Fasiledes. Over night hotel.
Day4: Gondar-Sankaber– (3,200m)- early breakfast then drive to Samkaber (136ks) via the town of Debark where the head quarter of Simien Mountains National Park is located. Before Sankaber, do hiking through the magnificent landscape and wonderful scenery of Simen Mountains NP. This is the first hiking line to meet the endemic Gelada baboons. Over night camping.
Day5: Sankaber-Geech (3,550m), duration 5-6 hrs- Trek from Sankaber to Geech with a stop at Jinbar falls and other magnificent views of Simien Mountains. Over night Camping.
Day6: Geech-Emietgogo- Geech- (3,986m)- full day in Geech with excursion to Emetgogo view point, the most stunning place in the Simen mountains and takes 6-7 hrs trekking. Over night camping.
Day7: Geech-Chenek– (3,600m)- Today we trekk for about 6-7 hrs to Chenek camp site where we could see the other endemic mammals in Simen mountains NP known as of Waliya Ibex. Over night camping.
Day8: Chenek- Ambiqo– (4500m)- trekk for about 8 hrs to Ambiqo via Buwahit hill, the 2nd highest peak in the Simen mountains next to Ras Dashen. Over night camping.
Day9: – Ambiqo- Ras Dashen-Ambiqo– (4,543m)- early in the morning, start trekking and stroll up Ras Dashen, the highest peak in Ethiopia and return to Ambiqo late in the afternoon. Over night camping.
Day10: Ambiqo-Chenek– Trek back to chenek using the same route we had the other day. Over night camping.
Day11: Chenek- Gondar– After breakfast, drive to Gondar with a stop at the Fellasha village, where Ethiopian Jewish used to live. End of our service.
- Tour code: LETT-22
- Days: 11
- Nights: 10
- Price: 0$
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