Ethiopia Tour

Package Overview

Ethiopia Has A Fascinating History, Is Home To Many Unknown Treasures And Will Overwhelm You With Its Majestic Landscapes. The Simien Mountains Of Ethiopia Offer Superb Wilderness Trekking With Stunning Scenery, Dramatic Cliffs And Escarpments And The Chance To Spot Unique Wildlife Such As The Walia Ibex And Simien Fox. On Our Specially Designed Itinerary We Steadily Ascend The Escarpment Trails To The Upper Flanks Of The Simien Mountains. Establishing Our Campsites On The Volcanic Plateau Our Sense Of Isolation Is Complete. The Thin Cool Air Is Punctuated With The Calls Of Rare Wildlife, While Below The Forested Gorges Merge With The Undulating Farming Lands That Stretch Across The Vast Catchment Of The Blue Nile. We Combine This Exceptional Trek With A Journey Across A Land Dotted With Rock-Hewn Churches, Medieval Castles And Ancient Obelisks Reflecting A Culture Dating Back Over 3000 Years.Visa Expenses, ($ 20 Or Euro 17Per Person)
Telephone, Laundry, Any Payable Drinks
Single Room Supplement: Usd800
International Flights Expense
Video Filming And Photography Fees
Any Payable Drinks At Any Location
Any Other Personal Interest, Which Is Not Specified In The Price Includes.

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Day wise Itinerary

• Day 1 : Arrive Addis Ababa

  On Arrival In Addis Ababa Please Make Your Own Way To The Group Hotel. Depending On Your Arrival Time, The Remainder Of The Day Is Free To Explore The City'S Many Wide Tree-Lined Streets, Museums And The "Mercato". This Colourful Market Is The Largest In Eastern Africa And Has An Array Of Fascinating Goods And Curios, Providing A Perfect Place For Exploration And People Watching. Addis Ababa Is The Third Highest Capital In The World And The Altitude May Fatigue You Easily... So Take It Easy Today. (Another Point To Note Is That, Being Relatively Close To The Equator, There Is Almost Twelve Hours Of Constant Daylight No Matter What Time Of Year You Are Here. With The Sun Rising At 6:30Am And Setting At 6:45Pm, Most Of Our Days Start Early So As To Be At Our Hotel Or Campsite By Sunset.) Overnight Hotel.

• Day 2 : Fly To Bahir Dar, Visit Blue Nile Falls And Island Monastery

  We Depart Around 7:00Am On The First Flight Of The Day From Addis Ababa To Bahir Dar With Ethiopian Airlines. On Arrival We Will Visit The Tissisat Falls (Blue Nile Falls Or "Smoke Of Fire"). Lake Tana, Ethiopia'S Largest Lake Covering 3000 Square Kms, Is The Source Of The Blue Nile River And Feeder Of The Volume Of Water Cascading Over The Falls. The Blue Nile Falls Are 400 Metres Wide When In Flood And Fall Over A Sheer Chasm More Than 45 Metres In Height. The Morning Is An Ideal Time To Gain The Best Panoramic Views And Sometimes Rainbows Appear Over The Horizon At This Time Of Day. We Then Take A Boat Trip Among The Network Of Islands Scattered Across The 3000 Square Km Of Lake Tana. About Twenty Of The 37 Islands On The Lake Shelter Historical Churches And Monasteries, Ornately Decorated With Beautiful Mural Paintings And Holding Many Treasures. We Will Visit The Island Monastery Of “ura Kidane Mehret. Overnight Hotel.

• Day 3 : Drive To Gondar

  Another Early Start For The 3-4 Hour Drive (185Km) To Gondar, The Old Capital Of Ethiopia. Gondar Has Now Become One Of Ethiopia'S Largest And Most Impressive Cities, With Its Walled Royal Enclosure. This Enclosure Lies At Gondar'S Centre And Contains Several Well Preserved Castles And Other Buildings. We Take Time This Afternoon To Tour These Castles And Churches, Immersing Ourselves In The History Of This Old Capital. Our Crew Will Stock Up On Food Supplies In Anticipation Of The Trek Ahead Of Us. Overnight Hotel.

• Day 4 : Sankabar - Geech

  Early Departure For Sanka Bar And We Continue Driving To Ayenew Meda (41 Kms)
  This Day Is The Day That We Arrange All The Trekking Staff Including Mules And Muleteers For Packing And Transport Of Camping Gears And All Foodstuffs For The Trek. It Is This Day That We Start To Walk In The National Park. We Walk To Geech. O/N Camping At Geech Campsite (3600M).

• Day 5 : Optional Summit Of Imet Gogo (3926M) (Approx. 3 - 5 Hrs)

  From Geech We Take An Optional 2 Hr Hike Up To The Summit Of Imetgogo. It Is Possible To See A Vast Expanse Of Lowlands And Gain Some Perspective Of This Incredible Mountain Range. There Are Also Options To Take A Circuit Walk To Gidar Got And Saha. We Take Things Steadily To Help The Acclimatisation Process Whilst Enjoying One Of The Most Dramatic Trekking Days Imaginable. The Most Common Animal In This Area Is The Gelada Baboon, Unique To Ethiopia And Also Known As The Bleeding Heart Baboon, Or Lion Monkey. Klipspringers And Grey Duikers May Also Be Seen In This Area But It Is Usually Only A Glimpse As They Nimbly Spring Across The Rock Face. Another Or Ethiopia'S Endemic Species, The Walia Ibex With Its Distinctively Ridged Horns, Can Sometimes Be Seen On The Rocky Crags Of The Escarpments. Overnight Camp.

• Day 6 : To Chenek (Approx. 7 - 9 Hrs)

  We Continue Trekking The Length Of The Escarpment To Chenek, Which Is Bounded By A Semi Circular Ring Of Cliffs. The Walk Today Is About 7-9 Hours Of Undulations, With Some Steep Ups And Downs On A Very Seldom Used Track. The Chenek Campsite Offers Superb Views And Again There Are Many Places To See The Walia Ibex. Geladas Are Seldom Found Far From Cliffs. Like The Walia, They Are Well Adapted To Living On Nearly Vertical Faces And At The First Site Of Danger Will Plunge Over The Edge Where Danger Cannot Follow. The Simien Fox Or Abyssinian Wolf, Though Named After This Area, Is Now Rarely Seen, Though You May Hear Its High Pitched Call At Night. These Mountains Are Also Noted For Cliff-Nesting Birds Of Prey, In Particular The Large And Powerful Lammergeyer. These Birds Have A Wing Span Of Almost 3 Metres And Are Frequently Seen Performing Aerial Acrobatics Above Us. Overnight Camp.

• Day 7 : To Ambiko (Approx. 8 - 9 Hrs)

  This Morning We Leave For Ambiko At The Foot Of Ras Dashen (Or Ras Dejen). We Go Half Way Up Bwahit Peak (4430M), The Second Highest Mountain On Our Route, For An Incredible Outlook Of Our Campsite Below. After About 1.5 Hours Of Trekking Uphill We Will Reach A Viewpoint Looking Across The Vast Valley Of The Mesheha River. From Here We Will Also Get Our First Sighting Of Ras Dashen (4533M), The Highest Point In A Wall Of Cliffs And Peaks On The Skyline At The Far Side Of The Valley. We Then Take The Path Down And Across The Meshwa River Before Steeply Climbing To The Village Of Ambiko, Where We Will Camp For The Night.

• Day 8 : Summit Ras Dashen (4533M) (Approx. 8 - 10 Hrs)

  Today'S Optional Climb To The Highest Point In Ethiopia, The Summit Of Ras Dashen At 4533M, Requires A Dawn Start. We Climb Slowly And Steadily Through Giant Lobelia Forests For About 5-6 Hours, Before A Steep Scramble For 20 Minutes To The Summit. On The Summit We Will Take A Rest And Absorb The Spectacular Panorama That Awaits. In Clear Weather It Is Possible To See As Far As Eritrea. From The Top We Scramble Downwards For About 3-4 Hours, Back To Our Campsite At Ambiko.

• Day 9 : Ambiquo - Cheneek

  Trekking To Chenek And .Over Night Sankaber Camping.

• Day 10 : Cheneek - Gondar

  Meet The Cars And Drive Continue Gondar .Over Nights Hotel.

• Day 11 : Gondar - Lalibela

  Drive Llibela On The Way Visit The Interesting Land Escape And People.Hotel.

• Day 12 : Aug,Lalibela, Visit Monolithic Churches

  This Morning Start To Visit To Lalibela, Located At An Altitude Of 2,600M Above Sea Level. The City Contains 11 Monolithic Churches That Were Built In The 12Th Century And Are Carved Out Of The Local Pink Granite Rock. These Structures Have Been Classified As One Of The Seven Wonders Of The World. Each Church Has A Unique Architectural Style; All Are Superbly Carved And Most Of Them Are Decorated With Well-Preserved Paintings. The Entire City May Be Described As A Sculpture Dedicated To The Glory Of God. The Day Is Dedicated To Visiting Some Of These Churches And The City Itself. Overnight Hotel.

• Day 13 : Lalibela - Kombolcha

  Morning Drive Kombolcha On The Way Visit Haik Lack. O/N/ Hotel.

• Day 14 : Kombolcha - Addis

  Drive Back To Addis If Departure Is In The Evening, Shopping Visit Sites In Addis If Not Done On Day1. Welfare Dinner At Best Traditional Restaurant With Live Tribal Dances And Music Then Transfer To Bole International Airport In The Evening For Departure (End Of The Trip).

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Inclusions

• Hotel
• Transfers

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Exclusions

• Visa Expenses, ($ 20 Or Euro 17Per Person)
• Telephone, Laundry, Any Payable Drinks
• Single Room Supplement: Usd800
• International Flights Expense
• Video Filming And Photography Fees
• Any Payable Drinks At Any Location
• Any Other Personal Interest, Which Is Not Specified In The Price Includes.

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Package Start From

• Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Africa

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Terms & Conditions

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Itinerary Changes
Aisha Tours Ethiopia Reserves The Right To Change Routes, Accommodations Or Arrangements At No Or Little Prior Notice, Should Circumstances Require Such Changes
Payment Terms
A Deposit Of 25% Is Payable On Making The Booking. The Balance Of The Payment Is Due 30 Days Before Departure. Failure To Do So Could Result In The Cancellation Of The Booking And Forfeiture Of The Deposit.
Airline Tickets
As Soon As A Deposit Is Received From A Client, All Flights That Form Part Of A Tour Are Confirmed By Full Payment To The Respective Airline. In Case Of Cancellation From The Client, The Refund Of The Pre- Paid Airline Tickets Is Subject To The Cancellation Policy Of The Respective Airline. The Below Cancellation Policy Does Not Apply To Airline Tickets.
Cancellation
If A Tour Is Cancelled By The Customer, Cancellation Fees Will Be Due And Payable According To The Following:
46 Days Before The Starting Date Of The Tour No Fee
30-45 Days Before The Starting Date Of Tour 25 % Tour Price
14-29 Days Before The Starting Date Of Tour 50 % Tour Price
7-13 Days Before The Starting Date Of Tour 75 % Tour Price
0-7 Days Before The Starting Date Of Tour 100 % Tour Price
No Refunds Will Be Made For No-Shows Or Any Unused Services.
Aisha Tours Ethiopia Reserves The Right To Cancel Any Tour Prior To Departure In Which Event We Will Endeavor To Make Satisfactory Alternative Arrangements On Your Behalf, Failing Which The Entire Payment Will Be Refunded Without Any Obligation On The Part Of The Company

Insurance
It Is Recommended That Guests Have Adequate Insurance To Cover Personal Accidents, Medical Expenses, Loss Of Luggage And Loss Of Deposit Through Cancellation.

Aisha Tours Ethiopia Nor Any Person Acting Through Or On Their Behalf, Shall Be Liable For Any Loss Or Damage Whatsoever In Respect Of Person Or Property Arising From Any Cause. We Shall Not Be Responsible For Loss Or Damage Caused By Delays, Sickness, Accident, Injury Or Death, Nor For Any Extra Expense Incurred As A Result Thereof.

Aisha Tours Ethiopia Act As An Agent Only For National Airlines And Accordingly Accepts No Liability Whatsoever For Any Loss, Damage, Injury [Fatal Or Otherwise], Accident, Delay Or Any Other Irregularity Howsoever Arising.
Aisha Tours Tours Ethiopia Makes Every Effort To Ensure That All The Arrangements And Services Connected With A Passenger’s Itinerary Will Be Carried Out As Specified And/Or In The Most Efficient Way Possible. However, We Do Not Have Direct Control Over The Provision Of Services By The Airlines And, Whilst They Are In All Cases Selected With The Utmost Care, We Do Not Accept Liability For Errors And Omissions Of Such Suppliers.

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