"THE SPIRITUAL"
12 days
Discovering the most important cultural and religious heritage sites
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Day 1
Addis Abeba-Debre Markos 
Overnight stay: Hotel in Debre Markos. Visit of the Debre Libanos monastery founded in the 13th century. The road serpentines to the bottom of the Blue Nile Gorge, 1000m bellow. |
Day 2
Debre Markos-Bahir Dar 
Overnight stay: Hotel in Bahir Dar. Drive to Bahir Dar. Excursion to the Zengana lake and Blue Nile waterfalls. |
Day 3
Sightseeing day in Bahir Dar 
Overnight stay: Hotel in Debre Markos. Boat trip on Tana Lake to visit the island monasteries. If you are lucky, you may see some hippo. |
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Day 4
Bahir Dar-Gondar 
Overnight stay: Hotel in Gondar. Day tour in the royal city. Visit of the Fasiladas'Palace and Debre Berhan Selassie church and its wall paintings providing a compendium of Ethiopian saints, and martyrs. |
Day 5
Gondar-Parc du Simiens 
Overnight stay: Hotel in Debark. Small break from the historical circuit with a small walk in the Simiens Park, a World Heritage Site, to observe the mythical gelada baboons. |
Day 6
Debark-Axoum 
Overnight stay: Hotel in Axoum. Drive to Axum in a very scenic route and amazing landscape. Descend in to the impressive Takezze River gorge and cross small Ahmara and Tigray villages. |
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Day 7
Sightseeing day in Axoum 
Overnight stay: Hotel in Axoum. Visit of the rich and glorious past of the mighty Kingdom, Queen of Shaba's palace. Visit to the Yeha village, considered the birthplace of Ethiopia's earliest civilisation. |
Day 8
Axoum-Tigray-Gheralta 
Overnight stay: Hotel in Hausien Today you continue the road through the splendid Tigray region with numerous possibilities to visit rock-hewn churches. |
Day 9
Gheralta-Mekele 
Overnight stay: Hotel in Mekele Continue the road to Mekele. Excursion to the rock-hewn churches of Aboune Yemata and/or Mariam Korkor. |
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Day 10
Mekele-Lalibela 
Overnight stay: Hotel in Lalibela. Gravel road to join Lalibela, probably one of the most beautiful road in Ethiopia. |
Day 11
Sightseeing day in Lalibela 
Overnight stay: Hotel in Lalibela. Visit the 11 remarkable rock-hewn churches of the city and get lost in the warren of tunnels connecting them. Impressive experience! |
Day 12
Lalibela-Addis 
Transfer to the airport. Back to Addis by flight. In the afternoon you can do your last shopping or rest in the hotel. |