A 6 Days' and 5 Nights' Ethiopia Historical Tour Packages
Day 01: ARRIVE ADDIS ABABA AND DO A HALF-DAY CITY TOUR Arrive Addis Ababa Bole International Airport and transfer to your hotel. After some rest start your sightseeing tour of Addis Ababa which includes the Institute of Ethiopian Studies and the Ethnological Museum, Mount Entoto to see the panoramic view over the city, the Trinity Cathedral Church, and monuments and statues with great historical importance. Overnight stay in a hotel
Day 02: ADDIS ABABA - AXUM After breakfast, transfer to the airport and fly to Axum, and after arrival in Axum, visit, the Obelisks of Axum of the pre-Christian period (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), the Queen of Sheba’s Palace and her swimming pool, and ruins of ancient palaces and tombs of the sixth century kings. Overnight stay in a hotel
Day 03: AXUM – GONDAR Transfer to the airport and fly to Gondar to visit the Castles of King Fasiladas (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) which were built 450 years back and had been used as a palace for more than 250 years for all kings who came to power after King Fasiladas. You will also visit the painted church of Debre Birhan Selassie together with this activity. Overnight stay in a hotel
Day 04: GONDAR – LALIBELA In the morning, you will take a short morning flight to Lalibela to see the 11-rock hewn churches (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), most beloved sightseeing of tourists who visit Ethiopia and where one can see the highest level of architectural achievement of its times which is around the end of the 12th century and the beginning of the 13th one. Overnight stay in a hotel
Day 05: LALIBELA – BAHIR DAR Again take a short morning flight to Bahir Dar and see the Blue Nile Falls, and the ancient monasteries (more than 700 years old) situated in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve on Lake Tana. Overnight stay in a hotel
Day 06: BAHIR DAR – ADDIS – DEPARTURE Fly back to Addis, do your last minute shopping and in the early hours of the evening, transfer to the airport to catch your evening return flight to home.