6 Days tour Package (Simien Mountains, Lalibela, and Danakil Depression)
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Simien Mountain and Danakil are two different landscapes, simien mountains are part of the Ethiopian Highlands. They are a World Heritage Site and include the Simien Mountains National Park. The mountains consist of plateaus separated by valleys and rising to pinnacles. Where as danakil is one of the most geologically active regions with three tectonic plates meeting at the Afar Triple Junction. When tectonic plates move apart like at Danakil, it creates lave lakes, hot springs, geysers and fissures in the ground. The rock-hewn churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia are the most extraordinary man-made sites in sub-Saharan Africa. Our tour is unique as it is well-arranged including "must visit" historic sites of Lalibela which we deliver all with Ethiopian hospitality and touch.
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Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Chính sách hủy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Bao gồm
Bottles of water for the trip.
Cooking and camping equipment.
Surface Transport expense with 4WD Land-cruiser including fuel expense and drivers allowance
Local guide service for the afar region as per the program.
All Entrance fees and licenses as per the program.
Security
Three domestic flights with Ethiopian Air Lines
Accommodation and all meals throughout the tour.
Scout and police service in Afar Region as per the program.
English speaking Guide and Driver
All transport
Camel and camel tires in Afar Region as per the program.
Lunch and dinner in Lalibela and Gondar.
International flights
Any alcoholic drinks
Any videographer or camera fee needed
Laundry service
Any expense of Personal items like internet, fax and telephone.
Services which are not mentioned in the above section
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Cần Quan Tâm
Simien Mountain Trekking
Lưu Trú
Overnight Florida Hotel Gondar
Simien Mountains National Park
We will meet you in the morning at Gondar Airport or your hotel in Gondar. Drive from Gondar to Debark, which is the headquarter town for the national park. We will stop here to get permission to enter the park and meet the scout. We will have tea and coffee break and visit the local market if we have time. The local market is open every day, and every Wednesday and Saturday is the big market day. From Debark town, we will drive to the park gate, which is about 16km from the town. Then, we are heading about 6km to Buit Ras, the first area of the national park. From Buit Ras, we will trek for about 3, 4 hours to Chilkuwanit which is one of the most beautiful viewpoints. This area offers stunning views over the escarpment dropping vertically. You will most certainly encounter troops of the endemic Gelada Baboons and see them up-close. You may also see common jackal, klipspringer and more. There are a lot of birds such as Thick-billed Raven, Augar Buzard, Black Kites, Lammergeyer and different plant species such as Abyssinian Rose, Erica Arboria tree, Euphorbia Species, St. Johns Worttree(Hypercumrevoltum) and so on.
Fly to Lalibela
Lưu Trú
Overnight Lalibela Hotel
Đồ ăn và uống
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela
Visit the 11 groups of Lalibela Churches which are located north of a small stream named Jordan River. These Churches were carved during the time of King Lalibela (1181 – 1221) and are registered by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Here is the list of churches you will visit.
Drive from Lalibela to Mekele
Lưu Trú
Overnight Mekele Hotel
Đồ ăn và uống
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela
Drive from Lalibela to Mekele enjoying the beauty of the landscape of the country.
Drive to Erta Ale
Lưu Trú
Overnight Camping
Đồ ăn và uống
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
LUNCH
Lunch
DINNER
Dinner
Erta Ale
We start our day by driving to Erta Ale (which means smoky mountain in Afar language). Erta Ale ranks one of the most alluring and physically challenging natural attractions anywhere in Ethiopia. It is a shield volcano with a base diameter of 30 km and 1km square caldera at its summit. Erta Ale contains the world’s only permanent lava lake. It is 613 meters, with a lava lake, one of only five in the world, at the summit. It is notable for being the longest existing lava lake, present since the early years of the twentieth century. We start early 9:00 AM, drive to Dodom (at the base of Erta Ale). This is may be one of the roughest roads in the world. The 80 km distance may take about 6 hrs passing through changing the landscape of solidified lava, rock, sand and occasional palm-lined oasis. After passing several small hamlets scattered here and there in this deserted land, you will arrive to Dodom camping site, located about 17km from Erta Ale. Dinner will be served around 17:00 o’clock. After a short break, trek up to Ertale at 20:00 hours. Camels will be transporting all the camping materials and some food (sleeping materials like light mattresses and mat and water) to the rim of the volcano, where we spend the night watching the dramatic action of the boiling lava. You will spend the night on top of the mountain, at the rim of the Volcano.
Dallol
Lưu Trú
Overnight Campiing
Đồ ăn và uống
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
LUNCH
Lunch
DINNER
Dinner
Erta Ale
Early Morning sunrise at the northern one corresponds to the main pit crater and walk 5 minutes for the southern and central pits could either corresponds to an ancient pit, or to a simple collapse structure. The main pit-crater, 200 m deep and 350 m across, is sub-circular and three-storied. The smaller southern pit is 65 m wide and about 100 m deep. Descend from Erta Ale around 9 am Dodom – Leave back to Dodom after an early breakfast, if possible at 07:00 o’clock. You will reach the latest at 10:30 o’clock at the camp, where you will be relaxing. As soon as possible, drive to reach the mythical Lake Giulietti (or Lake Afrera)(optional may not be available during summer time), a saltwater lake located more than100 meters below sea level, in one of the deepest depressions of the planet. Because of the picturesque landscape, it is interesting to visit the salt flats where the Afar people obtain the salt by evaporating the water of the lake, continue to Erbiti and proceed Abaala/ Hamed ela
Salt Mine
Đồ ăn và uống
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
LUNCH
Lunch
Erta Ale
Morning tour Drive to Ragad (Asebo), the place where the localities are mining salt. Look the activity of workers breaking salts from the ground, cutting into rectangular pieces and loading on camels. You drive ahead to Dallol and visit the difference landscape formed by volcanic activity, Dallol + Lake Assal + camel caravans. Excursion to Dallol (116 meters below sea level, one of the lowest places in the world) colorful salts mining, visit Lake Assal, follow up camel caravans (No camel caravan on July, August, and early September) and walk with the Afar people. Drive back to Hamedela and proceed to Mekele. Fly from Mekele to Addis. End of tour
Tùy chọn
6 Days tour Package (Simien Mountains, Lalibela, and Danakil Depression)
Pickup included
Đánh giá
32 đánh giá
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Yalew W,
7 thg 12, 2024
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
5.00Group last minute. If you are uncomfortable traveling alone, but hate the standard tour group vibe then Ethio Travel and Tours is the company fo you. From the moment I Booked
Ethiopia, a great place with amazing people,
W5246XHmariok,
9 thg 10, 2024
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
5.00I am writing to express my heartfelt appreciation for the exceptional service and assistance provided by your employee Maria during my recent experience in booking travel to Ethiopia different cities for me and my family members. . there onsite team very helpful even if any on demand changes in itinerary is required. overall i am very happy with tour guides as well as sales & onsite team thankyou
Disorganised and poor value for money
Fiona H,
27 thg 2, 2024
- Đánh giá từ Viator
2.00Disorganised, poor value for money, rude guide, long long journeys on rocky roads but amazing sights of the Danakil Depression were breathtaking. This tour is poor value for money! I paid £1,153.63 ($1500) plus, my internal flights which weren’t refunded, for the 6 day tour expecting a small group experience. For 3 days of the tour there were 11 people, none native English speaking. The schedule was disorganised, for example the first day of my tour I had to wait 3 hours in a roadside cafe for another guest to arrive which meant I was unable to do the hike on my itinerary in the Simien mountains which was hugely disappointing as we had made a 6 hour round trip to do this. Different people joined for different parts of the tour. On day 4 I was told to be ready to leave at 9:30am then at 8:30 told we were leaving at 9am. I didn’t get time for breakfast then We didn’t leave until 9:30 anyway. When we were on excursions it was very disorganised, running out of time so having to hike very fast in high temperatures to make up time. The itinerary completely changed for 10 people to accommodate a late arrival. The quality of accommodation is appalling. In the hotels in Gondar, Lalībela and overnight in Semera. Taps not working, wires hanging from the wall, in the bathroom there was a missing ceiling tile with a pipe sticking out which dripped water into a bucket on the floor, nearly overflowing. Camping was a mattress on the floor in the open air without a sleeping bag, pillow or toilet. Due to the poor organisation and communication I expressed my concerns about making it back for my 5:35pm flight on the last day as this was a 7 hour drive from where we were staying with the changed itinerary The guide publicly humiliated me and told me to stop interrupting her when I tried to establish what time we were leaving. The group leader in Semera was rarely present and did little effective communication or interaction with the group. When she did accompany the group She was more interested in having her photo taken than looking after guests, I heard her saying to everyone ‘ let me get front and centre as I’m the boss lady’ When we hiked up the mountain in the dark at sunrise she went so quickly I couldn’t follow her footsteps and fell over. I’m an experienced hiker and asked her several times to slow down and check in on the group. After a long day getting up at 5am We were supposed to have snacks in the late afternoon but they didn’t materialise and she disappeared. She seemed to prefer smoking and hanging out with the guides and drivers than looking after guests. Booking through viator I paid twice as much as others on the tour. I’ve booked many tours through viator which have all been excellent. This one was overpriced, disorganised. disappointing and the Semera guide rude. The drivers in Semera were excellent - very long drives on rocky precarious roads. The guide in Lalibela was also excellent. Very knowledgeable and courteous. The experience in Gondar was difficult and intimidating with different people jumping in and out of the vehicle at different points on the journey, shouting and arguing and at one point we forcefully had to close the door and drive off. You will find it normal to be accompanied by armed security but the sights in Lalibela and the Danakil Depression were worth the risk.
This one was truly one of the best!
vviall,
23 thg 7, 2020
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
4.00We were so impressed in this our second trip with Ethio Travel and Tours. Connections and transportation were always ready. Guides were adventuresome, but not careless. The adventure and fun were as good as we hoped for for we adequately-conditioned. Will definitely look to Ethiopia again! Being able to surround yourself in their culture was pretty eye-opening. I will never regret going on that trip no matter how hard it was to say goodbye. Not only did I get to see, taste, touch, and hear many, many unforgettable things there; it changed me as a person. I highly recommend going if you are interested and able.
One of the best travel experiences in my life - probably THE best
Ronald J,
5 thg 4, 2020
- Đánh giá từ Viator
5.00This trip was the birthday present for my 18 year son. He chose the destination and it was beyond all expectations. The organisation was flawless. Rahwa from HQ did full coordination and nothing was left as a surprise. And all staff did a wonderful job. Open to any proposal, flexible, informative, accommodating, .... The destination is one of the most beautiful nature I have experienced after having visited 64 countries. This trip is full of superlatives.
Every tour was wonderful, Every transfer was on time!
birhanut2020,
13 thg 3, 2020
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
5.00We ( two couples) spent an incredible week in Ethiopia. We planned the details with this tour agency. Every detail was great. The hotels all met our requests with friendly staffs and great locations. Our guides were all terrific, fun, knowledgeable, and caring.. Every tour was wonderful, Every transfer was on time.
The excursions were excellent, without exception.
blug201,
19 thg 2, 2020
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
5.00We had a great trip in a beautiful country. From the historical Rock Hewn churches of Lalibela, The Amazing Simien mountains to the Danakil, the excursions were excellent, without exception. From the beginning, our travel designer had a good sense of what we would like and matched us with the right activities.
Overall I thoroughly enjoyed the whole trip so much.
merdn2020,
8 thg 1, 2020
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
5.00The whole trip was very well organised. The travel agent at the ETT office, put together a very comprehensive itinerary that covered all the places I wanted to see and more. The our guide and the driver were very courteous and helpful and struck the right balance between being informative and not engaging in conversation. Overall I thoroughly enjoyed the whole trip so much.
Absolutely Perfect
847aliaw,
27 thg 12, 2019
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
5.00The travel planner and the group at this travel company helped us with our trip to Ethiopia. They really listened to what we wanted out of the trip and found places that met our goals. Our travel planner were always available by email or phone. They always answered our questions quickly and thoroughly. We were especially grateful for their expertise and help throughout the trip.
Everything went smoothly.
R403JPsamw,
23 thg 12, 2019
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
5.00I can't say enough about our travel designer and our wonderful vacation! Ethio Travel and Tours organized everything according to our need, everything we planed was included in the trip.
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