Northern Ethiopia Tours With Axum

🗓️ Itinerary

• Day 1: Arrival & Addis Ababa City Tour
  Visit Entoto Maryam Church, Entoto Hills, Ethnological Museum, National Museum (Lucy fossil), and Merkato market. Overnight in Addis Ababa.
• Day 2: Addis Ababa - Bahir Dar
  Fly to Bahir Dar. Visit Blue Nile Falls and take a boat trip on Lake Tana to Ura Kidane Mihret and Azewa Mariam monasteries. Overnight at Naky Hotel Bahir Dar.
• Day 3: Bahir Dar - Gondar
  Drive to Gondar. Visit castles built by Emperor Fasilides, Debre Birhan Selassie Church, and Fasiledes Bath. Overnight at Haile Resort Gondar.
• Day 4: Gondar - Simien Mountains
  Excursion to Simien Mountains National Park for hiking, scenic views, and endemic Gelada baboons. Overnight at Haile Resort Gondar.
• Day 5: Gondar - Lalibela
  Fly to Lalibela. Visit the first group of rock-hewn churches including Bet Golgotha, Bet Mika?el, Bet Maryam, Bet Meskel, Bet Danagl, Bet Medhane Alem, and Bet Giyorgis. Overnight at Maribela Hotel Lalibela.
• Day 6: Lalibela - Addis Ababa
  Visit remaining Lalibela churches including Bete Gabriel, Bete Marqorios, Bete Emmanuel, and Bete Abba Libanos. Fly back to Addis Ababa. Overnight in Addis.
• Day 7: Addis Ababa - Axum
  Fly to Axum. Visit St. Mary?s Church, Ark of the Covenant sanctuary, Stele Park, Tomb of Kaleb, Ezana?s inscriptions, Queen of Sheba?s palace ruins, and Axum Museum. Overnight at Sabean Hotel Axum.
• Day 8: Axum - Addis Ababa
  Explore remaining sites in Axum. Fly back to Addis Ababa. Evening folkloric dinner with national dishes, ethnic dances, and coffee ceremony before departure.