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8 Days and 7 Nights |
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• Day 1: ADDIS/ARRIVAL |
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Upon arrival in Addis transfer
to your hotel. In the available time city tour of Addis Ababa where the National or
Archeological Museum and the Merkato (the biggest open air market of Africa) can be visited. Overnight in your hotel. |
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• Day 2: ADDIS ABABA / BAHER DAR
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Transfer to the Airport for flight to Baher Dar. On arrival in Baher Dar transfer
to your hotel to check in and leave your luggage after which immediately go on a boat trip on Lake Tana to visit the Monastery of Ura Kidane Mihret in Zeghie Peninsula.
This church has mural frescoes and also possesses old icons, manuscripts, old
crosses and crowns of former Kings and Queens, which are displayed to the visitors. Return
to Baher Dar for lunch and in the afternoon excursion
by car to the 35 Km distant
site of the Blue Nile Falls. Back
to Baher Dar dinner and overnight in Tana Hotel
or Summer Land Hotel.
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• Day 3: BAHER DAR / GONDAR
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In the morning after breakfast drive
to Gondar (3.5 hours). Gondar was the first capital city of the Ethiopian Empire,
which began in 1632 with the reign of Emperor Fasilidas. In Gondar, there are dozens
of castles built by various emperors over the course of about 200 years. The city
is more European than African and also has Islamic influences. Your after noon visit
includes the Castles, bath of Fasilidas, the church of Debre Berhan Sellassie and
the Kusquam complex. Dinner and overnight in Goha or Lamergaier Hotel. |
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• Day 4: GONDAR / AXUM |
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In the morning transfer to the airport
for flight to Axum. Axum known
as the
land of the Queen of Sheeba has a history which is very early and relatively
unknown, however locals tracked and recorded in the 14th century A.D that this was
the capital of the Queen of Sheeba during the 10th century B.C. Axum was the Kingdom
that dominated Asia and
Africa for a thousand years and it's most important building
is the St. Marry of Zion where it is said that it holds the Arc of the Covenant
brought by king Solomon and Queen of Sheeba's son Menelik almost 3000 years ago.
You visit the city today and marvel at the historic tomb of the former King Kaleb,
the ruins of the palace of Queen of Sheeba, and the church of St.Mary with it's
crowns of former rulers, the stele fields and other archaeological sites time permitting.
Dinner and overnight in Yeha or Remehai hotel. |
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• Day 5: AXUM / LALIBELA |
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After breakfast transfer to the airport for flight to Lalibela. On arrival transfer
to your hotel. Lalibela,
once the thriving capital of the medieval dynasty is still remarkably and unbelievably
beautiful. The villages is hardly visible as the horizon is dominated by various
peaks over 3,000m. Legend holds that once the Town was called Roha, a mother saw
her baby in a cradle surrounded by a dense of swarm of bees. Ethiopian belief is
that the animal world could foretell the advent of important personages, so that
she called her son ''Lalibela''. Meaning "the bees recognize his sovereignty". Learn
other local folklores on your visits to remarkable Rock Hewn churches built by this
Prince over 800 years ago. Almost super human in their scale, these towering edifices
are truly a world wonder. In the after noon visit the 1st part of Rock Hewn churches
which are six in number, namely : Bet Medhane Alem, Bet Mariam, Bet Meskel, Bet
Danaghel, Bet Mika'el ( also known as Bet Debre Sina-Bet Golgotha) and Bet Giyorgis. Dinner and overnight in Roha, Lal or similar
hotels.
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• Day 6: LALIBELA |
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In the morning
excursion by car to visit the Nakutoleab Monastery at the outskirts of Lalibela.
After noon visit the 2nd part of Rock Hewn churches which are five namely : Bet
Gabriel, Bet Rufa'el, Bet Merkorios, Bet Aamanuel and Bet Abba Libanos. Dinner and
over night in Roha, Lal or similar hotels.
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• Day 7: LALIBELA / ADDIS ABABA |
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Transfer
to the airport for flight to Addis Ababa. Upon arrival in Addis Ababa city tour
of Addis Ababa in the available time. Dinner and overnight in Ghion or Jupiter Hotel.
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• Day 8: ADDIS ABABA / DEPARTURE |
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City tour
of Addis Ababa in the available time after which transfer to the airport for
departure. End of tour. Extension program to Harar
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