1) HISTORIC ROUTE, TIMKAT LALIBELA, (GL2588)

12. Arrival Addis Ababa; meet your guide with “Green Land Tours” sign board and transfer hotel. Afternoon tour of the capital. Visit Entoto mountains, with very nice view over the capital, the National museum, StGeorge church and the Merkato, biggest open air market in Africa and shops. Meals free; ON chosen hotel. 
13. Fly to Bahirdar, and transfer hotel for check-in. If time permits, go to visit Bezait palace, with very nice view over Tana lake and Blue Nile. Afternoon boat trip on lake Tana to admire the beautiful monasteries over the lake’s islands, as Ura Kidane Mehret and Mahal Zeghie Gyorgis. ON in Bahirdar
14. Morning drive to admire the Blue Nile falls. Lunch back to Bahirdar. Afternoon drive to Gondar, city of castles and churches. Dinner and ON Gondar.
15. Full day visit of castles and churches in Gondar: visit the castle’s compound, the Debre Birhan Sellasie church (light of Trinity) with wonderful murals, the King Fasiladas bath, the old Qusquam monastery, Empress Mentewab palace and more. ON Gondar.
16. Excursion to visit the Semien mountains. Back ON Gondar
17. Fly to Lalibela, defined as the 8th wonder in the world, and afternoon visit the first group of the rock-hewn churches. Meals and ON in Lalibela
18. Morning remaining churches in Lalibela. Afternoon Timkat ceremonies.
19. Morning Timkat ceremonies. Afternoon visit one church out of town.
20. Fly to Axum. Visit the steles, different archeological sites, the bath and the palace of Queen of Sheba; churches, among which in the church of St Mary of Tsion (where legend says is deposited the Ark of Covenant). ON in Axum.
21. Fly to Addis Ababa. Afternoon free. Dinner traditional restaurant with folkloristic dances. Evening departure.