Addis Ababa city tour. Visit Entoto Mountains with spectacular views over the capital and St. Mary Church and Mercato, the largest open air market in Africa.PM: Visit the National museum and Trinity Church where church treasures are displayed. O/N at hotel.
Drive to Bahir Dar, on the way visit the Debre Libanos monastery, and drive over the Blue Nile gorge with spectacular views. Arrive late afternoon Bhirdar. O/N hotel.
Boat trip on Lake Tana to admire the beautiful monasteries over the lake’s islands, as Ura Kidane Mehret and Mahal Zeghie Gyorgis.PM: Morning drive to admire the Blue Nile falls. O/N hotel.
Drive to Gondar, city of castles and churches. PM: Afternoon visit the castles and churches in Gondar: visit the castle’s compound, the Debre Birhan Sellasie church (light of Trinity) with wonderful murals, the King Fasiladas bath, the old Qusquam monastery. O/N at your hotel.
Drive to visit the Semien Mountains. Make mule ride and short walks as spectacular scenery unfolds before your eyes, spot some endemic mammals (as the Gelada Baboons), birds, and very nice flora. O/N Debark.
Drive to Axum through spectacular views. PM: Short relaxing walk around town, visit to small shops. O/N Axum
Visit of Axum, the steles, the bath and the palace of Queen of Sheba and St Mary of Tsion church (where according to legend it houses the Ark of the covenant). PM: Drive to Hawzen. O/N at your hotel.
Visit some very interesting rock hewn churches of Tigray, as Wikro Cherkos, and Abreha We Atsbeha church and Degum Selassie, dating back to the fourth century. O/N at your hotel in Mekele.
Drive to Lalibela, admiring spectacular views. O/N at your hotel. Day 10 – Full day visit of the 11 rock-hewn churches in Lalibela, defined as the 7th wonder in the world.
Visit the cave church of Naktuleab and fly back to Addis. PM: Souvenir shoppings, traditional dances and dinner. Departure for home.
