EAT 301 Historic Routes Program
: By surface 13days and 12 nights
Day 1: Arrival and transfer to hotel. Over night hotel
Day 2: Drive to Bahirdar en route visits Debre Lebanos monastery and Blue Nile Gorge.
Over night hotel
Day 3: In the morning after breakfast boat trip on Lake Tana to visit the ancient island monasteries and in the afternoon drive to Blue Nile fall. Over night hotel
Day 4: Morning drives to Gondar and visit the castle compound of Fasilidas. In the afternoon visit Bath of king Fasilades and Debre Brhan Selase church. Over night hotel
Day 5: Drive to Simian Mountain National Park and visit breathtaking sceneries and endemic mammals. Over night hotel
Day 6: Drive to Axum through the scenic escarpment of Simian Mountain National Park and the Tekeze river valley. Over night hotel
Day 7: Full day sightseeing of Axum. Visit the stele park, Archaeological Museum, the Palace of Queen of Sheba , different tombs of Kings and the Church of St. Merry . Over night hotel
Day 8: After breakfast drive to Mekelle through the historical site of ADWA and visit the rock churches of Tigray. Over night hotel
Day 9: After breakfast drive to Lalibela. Over night hotel
Day 10: In the morning visit the first group of rock hewn churches. After lunch visit, the second group and the third group of rock hewn churches. Over night hotel
Day 11: Drive to Kombolcha en route visit Hayk Istifanos monastery. Over night hotel
Day 12: Drive back to Addis Ababa. Over night hotel
Day 13: Sightseeing of Addis Ababa, Transfer to airport for departure.