FKEE 202 TIGRAY ROCK CHURCHES AND THE HISTORIC ROUTE
Day 01: Arrival in Addis Ababa. O/n Hotel.
Day 02: Drive from Addis Ababa to Awash National Park. O/n Awash.
Day 03: Drive from Awash to Kombolcha via Bati. O/n Hotel.
Day 04: Drive to Lalibela. (set at 2600m above sea level) At the end of the 12th and beginning of the13th centuries, King Lalibela of the Zaghwe dynasty built a series of rock-hewn churches, acknowledged as one of the wonders of the world. O/n Hotel
Day 05: Full day visit of the 11 rock-hewn churches. O/n hotel
Day 06: Drive from Lalibela to Mekele. O/n hotel
Day 07: Drive to Hauzen and visit the rock churches of Tigray- Dugum Selassie. Abraha-we-Atsebah, Wukro Cherkos and Yohannes Makudi-O/n Hotel
Day 08: Drive to Gerhalta Mountains-visit the famous and awesome rock churches of Mariam Korkor and Abuna Yemata also commonly known as Guh-Overnight Hotel.
Day 09: Drive to Astbe-and visit Michael Barka, Michael Imba and Michael Debre selam rock churches. O/ Hotel.
Day 10: Drive to Adigrat; en-route visit the rock churches of Petros wo Paulos, Michael Hyezengi and Mele Medihanialem.O/n hotel.
Day 11: Drive to Axum-en route visit the Monastery of Debre-Damo, the first sub-Saharan Christian Monastery-only for men, then proceed to Yeha Temple, a pagan temple of the 5th C BC.O/n hotel.
Day 12: Full day in Axum, Axum, the holiest sanctuary of Ethiopia and once one of the four great powers of the ancient world. O/n Hotel.
Day 13: Drive from Axum to Gondar enjoying on the way, the beauty of Lima limo. The Simien Mountains and the Tekeze River Valley. O/n hotel
Day 14: Full day visit of Gondar, a town founded by the great Ethiopia Emperor Fasiledas in 1632. The balance of the day, visit the Royal Castle compound, Debre-Brehan Selassie Church, and the bath of King Fasil. O/n Hotel
Day 15: After breakfast, drive to Bahir-dar .P.M., visit of Bahir-dar. O/n hotel
Day 16: After breakfast drive to the Blue Nile Falls.P.M., boat trip on Lake Tana to Ura-kidane-Mihiret. O/n hotel
Day 17: Drive or Fly back to Addis Ababa. O/n hotel
Day 18: Departure.
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