Northern Ethiopia: Lalibela, Gondar & the Simien Trek — 9 days

Rock-hewn churches, royal castles and trekking among geladas. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Addis Ababa; Addis Ababa; Flight to Lalibela; Lalibela.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival in Addis Ababa

• 15:00 — Arrival in Addis Ababa
• 17:00 — Hotel check-in — Bole
• Walk to dinner — Bole → Addis-Abeba
• 20:00 — Ethiopian dinner with an azmari show — Addis-Abeba

Day 2 — Addis Ababa

• 09:00 — National Museum of Ethiopia (Lucy) — Addis-Abeba
• 11:30 — Merkato market — Addis-Abeba
• 15:30 — Holy Trinity Cathedral — Addis-Abeba

Day 3 — Flight to Lalibela

• 08:00 — Domestic flight to Lalibela
• 10:00 — Hotel check-in — Lalibela
• 14:00 — Northern group of rock-hewn churches — Lalibela

Day 4 — Lalibela

• 08:00 — Southern group & Bete Giyorgis — Lalibela
• 13:00 — Lunch — Lalibela

Day 5 — Flight to Gondar

• 09:00 — Domestic flight to Gondar
• 11:00 — Hotel check-in — Gondar
• 14:00 — Fasil Ghebbi, the fortified royal enclosure — Gondar
• 17:00 — Debre Berhan Selassie Church — Gondar

Day 6 — Drive to Simien National Park

• 08:00 — Drive to Debark, gateway to the park — Gondar → Debark
• 10:00 — 4x4 track to Sankaber — Debark → Sankaber
• 12:00 — Start of the trek, Sankaber camp — Parc National du Simien
• Setting up camp — Parc National du Simien → Camp de Sankaber
• 18:00 — Night in a tent — Camp de Sankaber

Day 7 — Trek to Geech

• 08:00 — Trek Sankaber → Geech — Parc National du Simien
• Trek continues — Parc National du Simien → Geech
• 15:00 — Jinbar Falls — Geech
• Trek continues — Geech → Camp de Geech
• 18:00 — Night in a tent — Camp de Geech

Day 8 — Imet Gogo & back to Gondar

• 07:00 — Hike to the Imet Gogo viewpoint — Parc National du Simien
• 11:00 — 4x4 back to Debark then drive to Gondar — Simien → Gondar
• 15:00 — Hotel check-in — Gondar
• 19:30 — Farewell dinner — Gondar

Day 9 — Return & departure

• 10:00 — Flight back to Addis Ababa
• 12:30 — Transfer to the international airport
• 16:00 — International flight home