Fly to bahir dar on ethiopian airlines. take a boat tour on lake tana, the source of the blue nile, and tour to the ancient monasteries on the zegie peninsula and will visit Ura Kidane Mehiret, Azwa Maryam, Mehal Zege Giorgis, and Bete Maryam. End the day with a sunset visit to bezawit hills overlooking the nile river.
Early morning after breakfast will drive to visit the Blue Nile falls and back to Bahir dar.
After noon drive to Gondar, on the way explore the country side areas and headed to Gondar. Tour to the royal enclosure, a UNESCO world heritage site featuring five castles built by a succession of
Ethiopian kings beginning in the early 17th century. Having survived several wars, including air raids during world war 2, the castles are a
testament to the resilience of this once mighty empire. Visit the church of Debre Birhan Selassie, famous for its religious art and especially its iconic ceiling depicting angels.
Morning after breakfast drive to the jagged panorama of the simien mountains national park, famed for its exclusive landscape, afro – alpine vegetation and unique wildlife, where you may spot the endemic Wallia Ibex, gelada baboon troops, bushbuck, klipspringer then drive back to gonder for the night.
Fly to lalibela on Ethiopian airlines. Tour the magnificent Rock-Hewn churches, a UNESCO world heritage site. The 11 rock hewn church’s were carved directly into the stone mountainside at least 800 years ago. This complex boasts the largest monolithic church in the world, a maze of passageways and tunnels, intricately carved reliefs, and fabulous examples of icon paintings.
Take a morning hike with mules to the 13th century rock-hewn monastery church of Ashton Mariyam. The walk provides wonderful views of Lalibela and the surrounding countryside or drive to Yemrehanna kristos, a beautiful church situated in a shallow cave that predates the churches of Lalibela.
The drive to Yemirehane Kiristos will give you the opportunity to view the rural countryside and villages of the ethiopian highlands. Following either option above continue with tour of Lalibela’s churches in the afternoon.
Use connection flight from lalibela to semera via Addis Ababa.
Early morning, drive to Hamedila where you will start your actual adventure of Danakil depression. Lunch will be in Afdera where the heat starts, salt mining takes places. You will keep going down to one of the lowest point on the planet, and enjoy your first night without a roof, counting thousands of stars.