ETHIOPIA GLSu102. Queen of Sheba & the Black Pharaohs
1: Arrival in Aden
Tour. ON htl
2: Jebel Sabir – Ta’izz
Drive to Ta’izz. Drive up to Jebel Sabir over Ta’izz and Sightseeing. ON htl
3: Ibb and Jibla
Hilltop Cities of Ibb and Jibla. Visit the historical site of these Two Cities. ON htl
4: Hodaidah – Al-Faza beach
Drive to Hodaidah passing the historical city of Zabid and having a short stay at Al-Faza beach. ON htl
5: Manakha
Drive to Manakha and the amazing Haraz villages. O/N in Funduq (a great traditional house).
6: Al-Mahweet
Through the Oasis of Wadi Sara and extra ordinary villages we drive to another hill top town to Al-Mahweet. ON htl
7: Al-Mahweet – Al-Taweela – Kaukaban – Thulla – Sana’a
Passing cave dwellings a Spectacular drive from Al-Mahweet through Al-Taweela, Kaukaban and Thulla to Sana’a. ON htl
8: Sana’a – Khartoum
Fly Khartoum
9: Khartoum & Karima
Khartoum – Karima
10: Karima
Visit the Jebel Barkal and the necropolis of El Kurru
11: Karima
Excursion in the Nubian desert and to the 4th Cataract
12: Karima – Meroe
Karima – Meroe
13: Meroe
Visit to the necropolis and to the royal city of Meroe
14: Meroe
Day excursion to the Naga and Musawwarat temples
15: Meroe & Omdurman – Khartoum
Meroe – Omdurman – Khartoum
16: Khartoum – Gondar (16/17 day)
Khartoum – cross Ethiopian border – Gondar. ON htl
18: Gondar – BahirDar
AM tour Gondar; pm Bahirdar. ON htl
19: BahirDar – Blue Nile Falls
Blue Nile falls- pm boat on lake Tana for monasteries. ON htl
20: Lalibela
Drive Lalibela. ON htl
21: Lalibela
Lalibela rock-hewn churches. ON htl
22: Mekele – Gheralta
Mekele – Gheralta. ON htl
23: Tigray region
Rock-hewn churches of Tigray region.
24: Axum
Axum. Tour of Queen of Sheba town: steles, churches, archeological sites.
25: Addis Ababa – Departure
Fly back Addis. Tour. Evening departure or next day