Northern Ethiopia Tigray Mountains

Highlight

This trip takes you Awash National Park- famous for its wildlife and spectacular Awash River Falls, Dallol or Danakil Depression- One of the remotest, the lowest and unique land formation of the world in the great rift valley system, still this part of the earth is unstable and pulling each other to the opposite side and it is 116 meters below sea level, Erta Ale is one of the few volcanoes on the world that have an almost persistent lava lake. It is an isolated basaltic shield volcano, 50 km wide, rising more than 600 m from below sea level in the barren Danakil depression, the salt lakes of Afdera and Asale, and to the tribal villages of the nomadic Afar people. In this region, the climate varies from around 25 0 C (77 0 F) during the rainy season to 48 0 C (118 0 C) during the dry season (March- August). Amazingly, it is one of the hottest places year round any where on Earth. Only the Awash River flows into the depression, where it ends in a chain of lakes that increase in salinity.

Duration: 10 days/ 9 nights
Transport: Surface/Air

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive at Bale International Airport (Addis Ababa) where you will be met by Destiny Ethiopia Tour and Travel representative and transfer to hotel. O/N – Hotel

Day 2: Fly to Axum and drive to Adigrat and trek to Anaf Mountains/3000m/ – 2hrs. O/n Community Lodge or Camping

Day 3: Trek from Anaf to Guhagot /2500m/ visiting Bete Iyesus Rock Church. 6-7hrs. O/n Community Lodge or Camping

Day 4: Trek from Guhagot to Erar/ 2630m/, visiting Mariam Behara rock Church. 5hrs. O/n Community Lodge or Camping

Day 5: Trek from Erar to Shembreyti/2720m/, visiting Mariam Bezuhan rock Church. 5hrs. O/n Community Lodge or Camping

Day 6: Trek from Shembryti to Hawzen/2hrs/, and visit Giyorgis Maykedo rock Church. O/n Lodge

Day 7: Trek to Geraltha Mountains and visit Mariam Korkor rock Church/3hrs/. O/n Lodge

Day 8: Trek to Geraltha Mountains and visit Abune Yemata /Guh/ rock Church/ 3hrs/. O/n Lodge

Day 9: Drive to Mekele and fly back to Addis and then departure

Notes

The above trekking itineraries are based on what are essentially popular routes for people who love trekking. It can be shortened or extended.
All the date of itineraries includes arrival and departure dates.
All trips are available year round, but prices may be adjusted around special holidays.

Fitness:

The tour does not require a high level of fitness but participants should be in good general health. Should you have any physical limitations please contact us. Please note we will be traveling in high altitudes (above 1800 m- 3200 m) part of the tour.

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