Historic North 9 day tour


Activities: History, Religion, Scenery and Wildlife

9 days & 8 nights

Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa Mahteb Tours


Day 1: Arrival at Bole International Airport and City Tour
After arriving at Bole International Airport, you will be welcomed by MAHTEB Ethiopia Tour’s representatives. Then check into the hotel.

After checking in there is a city tour. You will first visit to the National Museum (pre historic, cultural, archaeological attractions), Ethnographic Museum of Addis Ababa University (culture, dressing style, traditional practices of over 80 ethnic groups, and collection of traditional musical instruments). Your visit also comprises tourist attraction sites like Emperor Minelik’s Palace, St. Raguel’s Church, Merkato, (the largest open market in Africa). In the evening, you will have dinner at the hotel and you will rest. 


Lalibela

Lake Tana, Ethiopian Tours


Day 2: Flight to Lalibela and visit of the Rock-hewn church of Lalibela

After breakfast in your hotel in Addis Ababa, a short flight will take you to Lalibela. Upon arrival, you will be met by our tour guides, drive by a minivan to a hotel where you will check and rest for few minutes. 

Your first visit will be to the eleven Rock-hewn Monolithic (carved from a single rock) Churches of Lalibela (UNESCO World heritage site, with magnificent architecture & paintings inside the churches). In the evening you will get back to the hotel, rest, have dinner and relax.

Gondar

Lalibela, Yemerene Kristos Church, Ethiopia Mahtep Ethiopian Tours

Day 3: Visit churches outside Lalibela 

Early in the morning, after breakfast, your visit the historical churches around Lalibela like the Hill Church of Asheton Mariam (on the back of a mule or on foot), or Yimerhane Kirsotos (the Cave Chruche). 

In the evening you will get back to the hotel, rest, have dinner and relax.

Axum

Stele Axum Ethiopian Travel


Day 4: Flight to Axum and Axum City Tour

After breakfast, another short flight will take you to Axum where you will check into a hotel. After a short break, you will visit all day the Steale of Axum, the Inscription of Ezana, Queen Sheba’s Palace, the Famous St. Mary of Zion Church, Ruins of Ancient Palaces (built until 4th Century A.D.), with lunch break in between.

In the evening, you will get back to the hotel and spend the night there.

 

Gonder

Lalibela Mahteb Tours


Day 5: Flight to Gonder and visit the Castle

After breakfast, you will fly to Gonder. There you will check into a hotel and after a brief break, you will visit to the Royal Castles (built in the 17th Century A.D.), the Bath of Emperor Fasiledes, the Historic Debre Birhan Selassie Church, the Castle of Empress Mintewab, Kuskwam Mariam Church (the bones of the Empress and princes rests in a glass coffin). Early in the evening, you will visit ‘AzmariBet’ at Traditional Music Houses after which you will have dinner at the hotel and stay there for the night.

Simien Mountains

Addis Ababa Mahteb Tours


Day 6: Drive to Simien Mountains Park

You will have breakfast & be driven to Debark (100 Km from Gonder, a nearby town to the Simien Mountains). You will spend the day visiting the Simien Mountains National Park (registered by UNESCO as a world heritage site, with endemic & mammals, birds, natural vegetation, & wonderful landscape). In the evening you will get back to Debark and check into a hotel. 

You will have dinner and stay the night in the hotel.

Simien Mountains

Addis Ababa Mahteb Tours


Day 7: Continue Your hiking and drive to Gonder

Early in the morning, after breakfast, you will drive to Gonder, then to Bahir Dar. Upon arrival, you will check into a hotel.

 Then you will have dinner, rest and relax. 


Bahir dar

Addis Ababa Mahteb Tours


Day 8: Drive to Bahir dar and visit the Island monasteries

After breakfast, you will drive to Lake Tana and visit to the 14th century island monasteries (beautiful mural paintings, religious books & sacred) on Lake Tana. 

After lunch, you will drive some 30 Km and visit to the Blue Nile Falls in the afternoon. 

In the evening, you will have dinner and stay the night at the hotel.. 


Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa Mahteb Tours


Day 9: Flight back to Addis Ababa and departure

After a relaxed breakfast, a flight will take you back to Addis Ababa. You will arrive in Addis Ababa late afternoon where you will do some shopping for souvenir. Finally you will be taken to a farewell dinner at the renowned Cultural Restaurant, where you will enjoy the authentic Ethiopian cultural food buffet along with cultural drinks, live music and dances of the diverse nations and nationalities of Ethiopia. 

After dinner, you will be transferred out to Bole International Airport for return flight back home.