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.