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5 Day Addis,Bahir Dar,Gondar,Simien Mountains and Lalibela Tours

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Overview

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120 hours

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During this 5-day exploration of Ethiopia, you'll discover ancient history, endless landscapes, artistic riches, and delicious cuisine. Starting in Addis Ababa, you'll meet 'Lucy', one of the oldest human skeletons found on earth. Traveling further afield, explore the incredible churches at Lalibela and Gondar and you will visit lake tana the soures of blue nile . Visit Simien Mountains National Park, with some of the highest peaks in Africa. You'll soon understand why Ethiopia is nicknamed the 'Land of Origins'.

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Boat transport

All Entrance fee as perprogram

Goverment tax

Air-conditioned vehicle

Guide

Airport/Departure Tax

Gratuities

Domestic flight

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Bole Airport

Addis Ababa Ethiopia

What To Expect

Day 1

AddiS Ababa-

Accommodations

overnight cassiopeia hotel

Food and Drinks

LUNCH

Lunch

DINNER

Dinner

1

Addis Ababa Museum

It depends on your arrival time in Addis after you checked your hotel. You will be picked up at your hotel or preferred place you start your to at national museum, will see the National Museum, which is said to be one of the most important museums in whole Sub-Saharian Africa. 3,2 million-years old bones of our grand grand .... ancestor - Lucy, are one of the most famous exhibits of their collection. The attention of visitors is drawn by a rich collection of insignia of emperor and churches, costumes, and weapons. The oldest exhibits are rock sculptures and inscriptions from the times of Queen Saba, found near Aksum and in today's Eritrea.

2 hours • Admission Included
2

Ethnological Museum

After you visited national museum you will walk to The ethnographic museum, which is a next stop on our trip in Addis Abeba, is in the University. It was found and managed by Polish scientists, professor Stanisław Chojnacki. The most interesting part of the exhibition is a collection of crosses and icons. The museum should be visited by amateurs of folklore instruments, since the collection of them gathered in the museum is impressive. it will take you an hour then continue to Mount Entoto mariam where you will see Minillik 2 palace.

1 hour • Admission Included
3

Entoto Maryam Church

After lunch, we will climb the Entoto hill located 3200 m above the sea. There is now a new park with an observation deck offering panoramic views of Addis Ababa. Here located was the capital city of Ethiopia, before Menelik II moved it to Addis Abeba. The king's palace remained until today. The local museum exhibits crowns belonging to kings and church, costumes, and insignia. to visit this site it will take you an hour.

1 hour • Admission Included
4

Mercato Market

The final attraction of the day in Addis Abeba will be a trip through Merkato, which is believed to be the biggest marketplace in Africa. And the most colorful market in Africa . it depends on your interest you can stay longer if you like to stay more ,mostly it takes around an hour. then will take you one of a nice traditional restaurants where you will see traditional dancing and music with transitional instruments

1 hour • Admission Not Applicable
Day 2

Fly Addis Ababa-Bahir Dar

Accommodations

overnight Lake Avenue

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

LUNCH

Lunch

DINNER

Dinner

1

Lake Tana

This day you will wake up 6:00 am travel to the airport and take a short flight to Bahir Dar, the flight departure at am and arrives 8:30 am you will be picked up at Bahir Dra airport at 8:30 am from airport to the city it is only 10 minutes drive and after you checkin your hotel you will be picked up at 9:30 am then take your for a boat trip to see monastery lakes. There are 37 islands on Lake Tana, and 30 of them have churches and monasteries of considerable historical and cultural interest. You will Visit the monastery churches of the outlet of Blue Nile, Ura Kidane Mihiret and Azwa Mariam. Ura Kidane Mihiret is the best known of the monasteries and has an important collection of religious icons from the 16th to 18th centuries. Azwa Mariam is known for its paintings, and there will be time to visit the small museum. you will be in Bahir Dar around 1:00 pm and after lunch around 2:00 pm you will drive to Blue Nile falls

4 hours • Admission Included
2

Blue Nile Falls

After lunch at 2:00 pm you will drive to Blue Nile falls for 1 hour to reach there, Blue Nile falls , which is known locally as Tissisat (smoking water). The water plunges for 148 feet (45 m.), giving rise to steam clouds and rainbows. Climb down to the base of the falls for an up-close look, and then ascend the other side. The round-trip walk will take about one hour. Then, cross the Blue Nile by boat. around 5:00 pm you will drive back to Bahir Dar ,you will be at Bahir Dar around 6:30 pm and at 7:00 pm you will go for dinner.

4 hours • Admission Included
Day 3

Bahir Dar-Gondar

Accommodations

overnight hill resort

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

LUNCH

Lunch

DINNER

Dinner

1

Fasil Ghebbi

This day you will wake up at 6 :30am and after breakfast at 7:30 am you will drive from Bahir Dar to Gondar, it takes 2 and half hours. you will reach Gondar around 12:30 pm then after rest sometime you will be picked up at 2pm to see royal fasil castle, Debre Brehane selassie churches and swimming pool etc.. You will finish your tour around 6:30 pm then after dinner will be drop at your hotel.

9 hours • Admission Included
Day 4

Gondar-Simien Mountains National Park

Accommodations

overnight Hill resort

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

LUNCH

Lunch

DINNER

Dinner

1

Simien Mountains National Park

After breakfast at 7:30 am you will be picked up and drive for about 2 hours through to the Simien Mountains National Park, a UNESCO-listed area. Ethiopia’s scenic centerpiece is a mountainous central plateau that covers half of its surface area, and supports the vast majority of its population. It's the most extensive contiguous block of fertile land on the eastern side of Africa. The elevated plateau stands almost entirely at altitudes above 6500 feet (2000 m.), and includes dozens of peaks above 13,000 feet (4000 m.), including Ras Dashen, the fifth-highest mountain in Africa at 14,905 feet (4543 m.) The road to the mountains crosses areas of wild beauty, drawing close to the Simien Massif (in Amharic, Simien means north). You will almost certainly encounter troops of the endemic gelada baboons. This animal is often referred to as the bleeding heart baboon, or the lion monkey, because its coat is shaggy and resembles a lion. You will return to Gondar around 5:30m-6pm over Gondar

9 hours • Admission Included
Day 5

Fly Gondar-Lalibela

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

LUNCH

Lunch

1

Lalibela

At 9:am you will be transfer to Gondar airport to catch your flight to Lalibela and you will be picked up at Lalibela airport at 1:30 then directly will take you to Lalibela rock hewn churches that will take you around 5 hours to see then around 7pm will take you good restaurants . the end of the trip

6 hours • Admission Not Applicable

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5 Day Addis,Bahir Dar,Gondar,Simien Mountains and Lalibela Tours

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  • Supper organized and authentic experience

    piotraY8343IG,

    Jun 8, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    This is our first foreign trip Ethiopia Tours arranged my sons especially my elder son. Their wishes fulfilled by sending us to a foreign destination. The trip was enjoyable and pleasant. We departed from addis on 10th May and arrived addis 16th. We have not faced any difficulty during the entire tour. The co-travelers were cooperative and courteous. We have maintained punctuality all the way. Guides at gondar ,Lalibela were excellent especially lalibela According to me the hotels where we stayed and the hotels where we have our food are good. Here I want to mention about our tour coordinator cum manager mickey He is a very good and kind person. He is an asset to Danakil. I thank one and all co-passengers and their families. This is my personal opinion about the tour . We hope we will meet on another tour very soon. Thank God for his invisible help and anugraham for the successful tour. I once again thanks everyone. All the best.

  • Fantastic !could not recommend it enough

    gretaa802,

    Aug 2, 2024

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    What a wonderful week in northern Ethiopia! Danakil Depression Tours was an excellent host, and I would definitely book with them again. The 5-day tour of northern Ethiopia visited all the key sights and highlights in Addis Ababa and Amhara region. My tour guide in Addis Ababa, Mickey was welcoming and very knowledgeable. His knowledge of anthropology, Ethiopian history, and modern culture impressed me. After flying to Bahir Dar (a more efficient option than driving), I was met by my lovely guide, Mekeru, and driver, Getachew They went the extra mile, ensuring I had everything I needed each day and treating me to a traditional dance show. drive (~6hrs) back and forth from Gondar to simien mountains is well worth it. The Ethiopian countryside is so beautiful and I felt safe with Getachew driving. All the members of the Danakil Depression Tours team were excellent examples of the warmth and friendliness their countrymen are known for. I feel like I learned so much about Ethiopia's culture and history, and I look forward to my next trip.

  • Unforgettable experience

    499brittj,

    Oct 21, 2023

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Me and my friend booked our 5 days tour with Danakil Depression Tours to Omo valley cultural trip . We were lucky and happy traveling with the best tour company and we had beautiful time and great service as well unforgettable experience. Best tour tour operator and best crews

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  • Extraordinary Service

    walterkE5558SB,

    Aug 17, 2023

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    In may 2023 I went on a week trip around Ethiopia organised solely by Danakil Depression Tours. The company and Alex had been recommended to me by two mutual contacts. From the very start I had a detailed conversation with about what I was looking to achieve from the trip, and Alex and Mickey put together a fantastic itinerary for me and helped me at every step of the way, organizing visas and even booking flights. Extremely helpful and from the beginning I was struck by the personal touch that the company manages to achieve. The trip was fantastic and combined history, culture, nature, churches, mosques, hiking, wild animals, amazing food and wonderful people. Alex and Mickey handpicked each local guide (who were all excellent and had detailed local knowledge) and also my driver Bini who was superb. And on each return to Addis I would meet with Mickey who came to my hotel, debriefed me and made sure that the trip was going well and I was happy. I cannot recommend Danakil Depression Tours enough. Utterly professional and gave me such comfort. I'm sure there are various dramas behind a week trip in Ethiopia but the entire experience was completely seamless and smooth. Thank you so much!

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