Simien Mountains Trekking including Axum and Gonder – 11 Days
Itinerary
Day 1: ADDIS ABABA
Arrival to Addis Ababa. Overnight in a hotel
Day 2: ADDIS ABABA – GONDAR
Visit Gondar, the home of many emperors and princesses who ruled the country from the 12th century
Day 3: GONDAR – SANKABER
Visit Sankaber Camp, the start point for most treks in the Simien Mountains.
Day 4: SANKABER – GICH
You will enjoy the good views of the scenic route along the escarpment from Sankaber to Gich
Day 5: GICH – CHENEK
Here you will have the most spectacular views of the Simien Mountains while reaching Chenek
Day 6: CHENEK – SONA
You will start from Chenek to Sona to enjoy the beautiful landscape
Day 7: SONA – MEKAREBYA
After trekking around 5 hours you will reach at Mekarebya, and it’s downhill almost all of the way.
Day 8: MEKAREBYA – MULIT
From Mekarebya we will hike for about 5/6 hours to Mulit. This is an interesting hike where you will likely see vervet monkeys.
Day 9: MULIT – ADI ARKAY – AXUM
From Mulit we make our way, mostly downhill, for 2.5 hours to Adiarkay and move to Axum
Day 10: AXUM
Visit Axum, site of the historic capital of the Aksumite Empire.
Day 11: AXUM – ADDIS ABABA
Start driving from Axum to Addis. END OF THE TRIP.
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