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Historic route, Tigray Rock Hewn churches, and Harar by surface

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Facts

On this tour, you will be able to cover the whole of classic historic route with few rock-hewn churches of Tigray plus Harar. You will first drive to Debremarkos while on the road visiting Debrelibanos Monastery and Blue Nile Gorge. Then you will proceed to Bahirdar and have a city tour followed by boat trip that crosses to the other side of the lake while at the same time covering the near and far lying monasteries of Lake Tana Islands. In Gonder you will visit the castle compound and Debrebirhan Selassie church (world Heritage site). Then you will have an excursion trip to the Semien mountains National park. Then you will drive to Axum admiring the spectacular mountain scenery and Tekezie Gorge .In Axum you will visit the single stone building-like stele and other archaeological sites of historic importance. Then you will add Yeha and /or Debredamo followed by about three rock-hewn churches of Tigray. Then you will proceed to Lalibela to visit the eleven rock hewn churches and other churches that lie in the out skirt. Drive through Ambalage and Alamata chain of Mountains you will appear in Kombolcha to drive the next morning to Awash. Passing one day in Awash National park you will continue to Harar . You will visit the Hyena man performance and the walled city of Harar. From Harar you can either drive back or fly back to Addis. Remark The advantage of this tour over TST 3006 is that you will be able to pass through the most scenic landforms.

18 days

17 nights

Tour of rock Hewn Churches

challenging

none

standard or Luxurious

no limit

My own room option

 

Recommended period

  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Autumn

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