Simien Mountain Trek
fromYou will trek through the rarely visited Simien Mountains National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and wonderland of nature.Its breath-taking landscapes and wildflowers, and rare wildlife; Gelada Baboons, Walia Ibex and Ethiopian Wolves make it a unique trek.
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Vacation Style Holiday Type
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Activity Level Challenging
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We will be treated to magnificent views of the famous Simien escarpment as we trek towards Ras Deshen, the tallest peak in the Simien Mountains, reaching above 4,500 meters.
Highlights
- Simien Mountain National Park
- Walk amongst the gelada baboons
Airport transfer
Arrival and departure transfers are included, whether you book flights yourself, or we book them for you.
Accommodation
Accommodation as listed in the itinerary. Should we need to change hotels, but we will endeavour to keep the same standard. However, hotel standards may not be the same as you’re used to elsewhere.
Guides
You will be escorted throughout by an English-speaking guide. You will also have local English-speaking guides.
Meals
As listed within the itinerary (B-Breakfast, L-Lunch, D-Dinner).
Entrance Fees
All entrance fees
Water
A bottle of mineral water every day
Visa’s
Guests are responsible for arranging their own visa. We would recommend that you obtain your visa in advance of your trip using the evisa service.
International flights
We don’t include international flights in the cost of our tours
Insurance
It is important that you have insurance in place prior to arriving in country.
Tips
Guide and porterage tips, also local payments for photography
- Day 1 - Addis Ababa L/D On arrival at Bole International Airport, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. After lunch a city tour will take you to the National Archaeological Museum, to view the 3.6 million-year-old remains of “Lucy”, discovered in 1974, Ethnological Museum at Addis Ababa University and Holy Trinity Cathedral. Drive to the top of Mount Entoto, which rises to an altitude of 10,500 feet for a panoramic view of the metropolis before making your way back to your hotel. Overnight at Swiss Inn Nexus Hotel or similar.
- Day 2 - Addis-Gondar- Sankaber Morning, transfer to airport to fly to Gondar. Up on arrival, drive from Gondar to Semien mountains National Park.
- Day 3 - Sankaber- Geech (13 km) After breakfast, trek from Sankaber to Geech enjoying the breathtaking scenery of Semen Mountain.
- Day 4 - Geech- Chenek (15 km) After breakfast trek through fields of giant lobelia from Geech to Chenek- the only place in the park you can see rock hyrax.
- Day 5 - Chenek- Ambiko (20 km) After breakfast you will trek from Chenek to Ambiko to see the endemic Waiya Ibex more closely and to mount at the second peak of the park with an altitude of 4437masl, Buahit.
- Day 6 - Ambiko- Ras Dashen- Ambiko (21km) An early start this morning for your trek to Ras Dashen, the highest point in the country with an altitude of 4620m.
- Day 7 - Ambiko- Chenek (19km) In the morning, trek back to Chenek.
- Day 8 - Chenek- Gondar After breakfast, drive from Chenek to Gondar. After check-in to hotel and a short rest, we will visit the curious symbiosis of Ethiopian and Portuguese architectural representation of the Royal Enclosure which is also known as
- Day 9 - Gondar- Addis-Departure After breakfast, transfer to the airport for our flight back to Addis. This evening you will have farewell traditional dinner in one of best restaurant in Addis followed by folkloric dance of different Ethiopian nations