DAY 1: Arrival in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

• Arrive in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
• Meet and greet at the airport and transfer to your hotel
• Overnight: Best Western (Breakfast, lunch & dinner basis)

DAY 2: Addis Ababa

• City Cultural Tour: Ethnographic Museum, Trinity Cathedral, National Museum of Ethiopia & Entoto Hills
• Overnight: Best Western (Breakfast, lunch & dinner basis)

DAY 3: Depart Addis Ababa for Bahar Dar

• Transfer to the airport for your flight to Bahar Dar
• On Arrival: Meet and greet and transfer to your hotel
• Lake Tana (Boat Tour)
• Overnight: Abey Minch Lodge (Breakfast, lunch & dinner basis)

DAY 4: Depart Bahar Dar for Gondar

• Bahar Dar Market
• Drive to Gondar: Stop in Awra Amba village
• Overnight: Goha Hotel (Breakfast, lunch & dinner basis)

DAY 5: Gondar

• Royal Enclosure
• Debre Birhan Selassie
• Fasilides Bath
• Ethiopian Wood Carriers’ craft center
• Overnight: Goha Hotel (Breakfast, lunch & dinner basis)

DAY 6: Depart Gondar for Simien Mountains National Park

• Road transfer to Sankabar: Simien Mountains National Park
• Overnight: Simien Lodge (Breakfast, lunch & dinner basis)

DAY 7: Depart Simien National Park for Gondar 

• Drive back to Gondar for a flight to Lalibela
• On Arrival: Meet and greet and transfer to your hotel
• Overnight: Panoramic View Hotel (Breakfast & dinner basis)

DAY 8: Lalibela

• The Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela
• Visit a home to sample traditionally made coffee
• Mount Asheton
• Overnight: Panoramic View Hotel (Breakfast & dinner basis)

DAY 9: Lalibela

• Yemrehanna Kristos
• Overnight: Panoramic View Hotel (Breakfast & dinner basis)

DAY 10: Depart Lalibela for Axum

• Transfer to the airport for your flight to Axum
• On Arrival: Meet and greet and transfer to your hotel
• Axum Stelae Field
• Archeological Museum
• St. Mary Tsion Church
• Overnight: Sabean Hotel (Breakfast, lunch & dinner basis)

DAY 11: Depart Axum for Hawzein

• Depart Axum and drive to Hawzein
• Temple of Yeha
• Aba Gerima & Petros Paulos
• Overnight: Korkor Lodge (Breakfast, lunch & dinner basis)

DAY 12: Hawzein

• Light walk in the scenic highlands
• Market Day
• Overnight: Korkor Lodge (Breakfast, lunch & dinner basis)

DAY 13: Depart Hawzein for Mekele

• Depart Hawzein and drive to Mekele: Negash Mosque & Wukro
  Chirkos
• Transfer to the airport for your flight to Dire Dawa via Addis Ababa
• Overnight: Samrat Hotel (Breakfast & dinner basis)

DAY 14: Depart Dire Dawa for Harar

• Road transfer to Harar
• Home of Arthur Rimbaud (renowned French poet)
• National and Harari Museums
• House of Ras Mekonnen (father of Haile Selassie)
• Hyena Man
• Overnight: Ras Hotel (breakfast only basis)

DAY 15: Depart Harar for Dire Dawa

• Road transfer to Dire Dawa
• Optional stop at Ethiopia’s largest “chat” market
• Transfer to the airport for your flight to Addis Ababa
• Optional souvenir shopping
• Overnight: Best Western (Breakfast only basis)

DAY 16: Departure! End of the tour

• Optional souvenir shopping as time allows
• Transfer to airport for you flight back home

TOUR ENDS!

Included

Accommodation as mentioned in the itinerary or similar
All ground transport and transfers as specified
All domestic flights noted in the itinerary
Experienced multilingual guides
All meals as listed in the itinerary
Entrance fees for all tours and excursions specified in the itinerary