Historic Route and Tigray Rock Churches

This voyage leads to the rich historic sites; passes through scenic highlands and spectacular panoramas. The monasteries on lake Tana with the Blue Nile Falls, the 13th Century monolithic Rock-Hewn churches of King Lalibella, the stele & tombs of the Axumite Kings, the rock churches found in Tigray region, other churches dating back to the 4th -15th Centuries and 7th C mosque of Negashi in Tigray, shrines in Harar, Dire Dawa, Sof Omar, Sheik Hussein and others are parts of the package.

1: Addis Ababa
Arrival at Addis Ababa.

2: Kombolcha
Drive to Kombolcha & possibly Sembete market.

3: Woldya
Drive to Woldya & possibly Bati market (or Heyk Estifanos monastery).

4: Lalibela
Drive Lalibela and visit.

5: Lalibela
Lalibela in and out of town churches.

6: Mekele
Drive to Mekele via Sekota or Woldya.

7: Tigray churches
Visit Tigray churches as Abreha we Alsbeha, Dugum Sellasie, Wikro Cherkos. O/N Mekele.

8: Tigray churches
Churches as Michael Imba, Michael Debre Selam and Michael Barka. O/N Mekele.

9: Yeha – Axum
Drive via Debre Damo monastery & Yeha temple to Axum. O/N Axum.

10: Axum
Full day in Axum.

11: Gondar
Drive Gondar crossing the scenic Semien Mountains. O/N Gondar.

12: Gondar
Morning visit of Gondar; afternoon drive Bahirdar. O/N BJR.

13: Tana Lake
Full day boat on Tana Lake for 2-3 hrs as Urakidane Mehret, Mahal zeghie Gyorgis Asua Mariam and Narga Sellasie O/N BJR.

14: Blue Nile falls
Morning Blue Nile falls. Then drive to Debre Markos.

15: ebre Libanos monastery – Addis Ababa
Blue Nile gorge, Debre Libanos monastery – Addis Ababa.

16: Departure
Departure.