Transportation: Air Tour

Starts: Addis Ababa Tour Ends: Addis Ababa

Morning, Arrive At Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, Meet With Us At The Air Port And After Breakfast, We Drive To Entoto Mountain (3300m) For A Panoramic View Of Addis, Entoto Museum With Historical And Royal Exhibit, The Church Of St. Mary, Built-In 1885 And The Old Palace Of Emperor MenelikII. Take Some Images At Mount Entoto And We Drive Back To Addis For Ethnological Museum That Exhibits The Culture And Handicrafts Of Various Ethiopian Ethnic Groups, The National Museum In Which You Are Visiting Different Archaeological Findings (Including Lucy’s Replica Skeleton). After Lunch, Visit The Selassie / Trinity Cathedral, the Mausoleum Of Emperor MenelikII At Bààta Church, And Finally Merkato – The Largest Open Market In Africa.

Morning, Fly From Addis Ababa To Bahir Dar & Drive To The Small Town Of Tiss Abay (32 Km Rough Road) To Visit The Impressive Blue Nile Falls, Locally Known As Tis Issat Means In Amharic: ‘Smoke Of Fire’. Much Of The Water Is Diverted To Hydro Electric Generation Plant But It Is Still Worth Visiting For the Remaining Waterfalls, Walking Around, A Portuguese Bridge (17 Century), And The Country Side. The Area Around The Waterfall Is Amazingly Fertile And The Amhara People Who Live Here Farm Wheat, Sorghum, And Teff (From Which Injera, Our National Bread, Is Made). On The Way After The Blue Nile, Visit The Market Of Bahir Dar Where You Can Find The Pottery, Traditional Hand-Made Woven Clothes, And Woito Basket Market. After Lunch; Take A Chartered Boat Trip On Lake Tana To Visit Monasteries (Constructed From 14 Up To 19 Century). You Will Visit Only The Most Accessible And Representative Of The Monasteries On The Lake, Still Serving Their Original Function: Ura Kidane Mehret, And Azwa Maryam (In Zeghie Peninsula), Kibran Gabriel (Prohibited For Women) & Entos Eyesus.

After Breakfast; Drive From Bahir Dar To Gondar (187 Km Asphalt Road). On The Way; Visit The Hill Top Of Bezawit (Roughly 5km After Gojjam – Gondar Border Bridge). At This Point, You Are Visiting The Palace Of Emperor Haile SelassieI (Entering & Photographing The Palace Is Prohibited), a Panoramic View Of The Town Of Bahir Dar, The Source Of The Blue Nile – Leaving Its Source From Lake Tana. Again On The Way; Visit The Awramba/ Awra Amba Community & Landscapes. After Lunch In Gondar, Visit The Castles Of Emperor Fassiladas, His Swimming Pool, The Empress Minitab’s Palace, The Banquet Room Of Emperor Bakaffa… The 17 Century Church Of Debre Birhan Selassie (Light Of Trinity) And Jewish/ Felash Village.

Morning, Fly From Gondar To Lalibela Fly And After Lunch, Visit The First Group Of Six Churches: 1. Bet Golgotha, 2.Bet Mikael, 3.Bet Mariam, 4.Bet Meskel, 5.Bet Danaghel And 6.Bet Medhane Alem. Bet Medhane Alem Is The Largest Monolithic Rock Hewn Church In The World, Built Like A Greek Temple! In A Corner There Are Three Empty Graves Symbolically Dug For Biblical Patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, And Jacob.

Morning. Trek To Asheten Mariam (Optional) For A Panoramic View Of The Region And A Mountain Church Named Asheten. After Breathing On The Top (More Than 3000 M), Descend Down To Lalibela (At 2630m Above Sea Level), One Of The Most Fascinating Historical Sites Of Ethiopia. After Lunch And A Short Siesta, Continue Exploring The Fascinating Churches (Second Group): 7. Bete Amanuel, 8. Bete Marqorewos, 9.Bete Abba Libanos, 10.Bete Gabriel -Rufael And 11.