6 Days and 5 Nights Ethiopia Historical Tour Packages

A 6 Days' and 5 Nights' Ethiopia Historical Tour Packages

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Ethiopia Historical Tour Package Itinerary - Tour Code PETHT 03

TOUR CODE DURATION SITE TRANSPORT
PETHT 03 6 Days/5 Nights AXUM – GONDAR – LALIBELA - BAHIR DAR Air
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 full-day Addis Ababa city tours which include 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, be transferred 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
Be transferred 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. After arrival in Lalibela, you will explore this historic site. This UNESCO World Heritage Site was one the capital of the Dynasty of Zagwe. You take time to marvel at the intricate architectural designs and experience the heritage of this monolithic church to early Ethiopia civilization.
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 ABABA – 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.
Please visit our Ethiopia historical tourist attractions to learn more about the sightseeing we have in the historical places in the north of the country.