Located north of Gonder along the road to Axum, the Simien
Mountains offer a unique/v wonderful sight: high peaks and
deep gorges, valleys and rivers, golden barley fields asfár
as the eye can see. The highest mountain (4439 meters) is
Ras Dejen, hut a lot ofthe peaks are above 4000 meters.
Only afew roads on the Simien Mountains are practicable
by car, but the entire area is crossed by tracks used by
locals to travel from village to village or to lead their
animals to pasture. This makes it the ideal place Jbr trekking:
you can walk thr days on end along easy paths, occasionally
passing through villages amid breath-taking views, frequently
encountering colonies of 'ge/ada 'baboons and, at nightfall,
among the steep gorges, sighting Walias and, not so frequently,
the Simien fox.
The
historic route and trekking in the Simien Mountains
Code:
KTTE 5014 By Air, Car & on Foot 16d./15n.
1. Arrive to Addis Ababa.
2. Fly from Addis Ababa to Lalibela: visit to the first
group of churches.
3. Lalibela: morning on foot or by mule to the hill churches
of Lalibela. Afternoon visit to the second group of churches.
4. Fly from Lalibela to Axurn : visit to Axum and the surroundings.
5. By road from Axum to Debark: including the magnifIcent
panoramic lookout of/he Simien mountains.
6. By car from Debark to Sankaber (1 :45min ) and the same
day start trekking from Sankaber - Gich (5/6 hours).
7. Gich - Chenek: via Met Gogo (3926 m) & Enatye (4070
m) on foot (7/8 hours).
8. Chenek - Mizma: via Bwahit (4430 in) (7/8 hours,).
9. Mizma - Ras Dejen (the highest mountain in Ethiopia (4543
m) - Mizma (7/8 hours).
10. Mizma - Chenek: (5/6 hours,).
11. Chenek - Sankaber: a different route.
12. By car Sankaber - Gonder: on the way a stop to visit
the Felash (Black Jews) village.
13. Gonder - Bahir Dar: visit to the Blue Nile falls.
14. Bahir Dar: boat trip on Lake Tana.
15. Bahir Dar - Addis Ababa : qfternoon city tour in Addis
Ababa.
16.Departure
trekking from the high land to the low land
Code:
KTTE 5015 8d./7n.
1. Arrive to Debark from Gonder or Axum, etc..
2. By car Debark to Sankaber (1:45mm and the same day trekking
from Sankaber - Gich.
3. Gich - Chenek via Met Gogo (3926m ) and Enatve (4079m.)
(7/8 hours).
4. Chenek - Arkuasiye via Bwahit (4430m) (7/8 hours).
5. Arkwasiye - Sona via Silki (4430m) (6/7 hours).
6. Sona - Mekarebiya through the small stream of Anisya (5/6
hours).
7. Mekarebiya - Amba Toleka (5/6 hours).
8. Amba Toleka - Adirkay (2 hours) the same day by car to
Gonder or Axum.
Trekking from Sankaber, Gich, Cheneck back
to Sankaber
Code:
KTTE 5016 7d./6n.
1. Arrive to Debark from Gondar or Axum....
2. From Debark to Sankaber by Car (1 :45min) and the same
day trekking from Sankaber Gich
3. Gich Met Gogo -Gich
4. Gieh Chenek
5. Chenek - Bwahit - Chenek
6. Chenek - Sankaber
7. By Car from Sankaber to Gondar or Axum
Trekking to the Ras Dashen
Code:
KTTE 5017 8d./7n.
1. Arrive to Debark from Gondar or Axum
2. By car from Debark to Sankaber the same day start
trekking from Sankaber- Gich
3. Gich- Chenek
4. Chenek- Mizina
5. Mizma- Ras Dejen
6. Mizma- Chenech
7. Cheneeh- Sankaber ( different itinerary)
8. By car from Sankaber to Gonder or Axum
TREKKING IN BALE MOUNTAINS
Codice: KTTE 5075 9g./8n. By car 4x4 Trekking
1.Arrive toAddis Abeba, city tour
2.Addis Abeba- Dinsho, camping in Dinsho
3.Trekking Dinsho- Morraro (3750 m), camping
4.Trekking Morraro-Wasema, Camping
5.Trekking Wasema-Batu, camping
6.Trekking Batu- Senati, Goba
7.Goba
8.Goba- Addis Abeba
9.departure
SURMA TREKKING
Surma are people of nilotic origin, similar to Mursi, who
live on the western shore of the river Omo, at the border
of the Omo Park. The itineraries we propose combine the trekking
in this far region of Ethiopia with a journey by off road
veicles through the Kaffa areas, Illubador and Welega regions
or with the more classic Mago Park and the Rift Valley. A
journey in regions almost unknown to tourism: the coffee and
the ancient Sidamo Kingdom region, the region of the subtropical
wood and of the Nuer and Anuak tribes.
16d./15n.
Surma trekking, Omo Park and the Rift Valley
By car 4x4
1°day: Arrive to Addis Abeba
2°day: Addis Abeba- Jima
3°day: Jima- mizan Teferi
4°day: Mizan Teferi- Tum
5°day: start trekking, Tum- Maji
6°day: Maji- Adikas
7°day: Adikas- Kurma- Kolu
8°day: Kolu- Omo Park ( Mui river)
9°day: Omo Park- Omomursi ( trekking up to the Omo river,
then we will cross the river and on the opposite shore an
car will await us)- Mago Park
10°day : Mago- Murulle
11°day: Murulle- Turmi
12°day: Turmi- Konso
13°day: Konso- Arba Minch
14°day: Arba Minch- Awasa
15°day: Awasa- Langano
16°day: Langano- Addis Abeba
17°day: departure
Note: on the 9th day, instead of going to Mago, it is possible
to go directly to Murulle by boat. The exursion on the Omo
river lasts 10 hours.
14d./13n.Surma
trekking, Gambela and the West
By car 4x4
1°day: Arrive to Addis Abeba
2° day: Addis-Jima
3°day: Jima- Mizan Teferi
4°day: Mizan Teferi- Tum
5°day: start trekking, Tum- Maji
6° day: Maji- Adikas
7/8°day: Adikas- Kibish, trekking to Magawgni
9°day: Kibbish- Mizam Teferi, by car
10°day: Mizan teferi- Tepi- Gambela
11°day: Gambela
12°day: Gambela- Nekente
13°day: Nekente-Addis Abeba
14°day: departure
19d./18n.
Surma terkking and the historic route
By car 4x4
1°day: arrive to Addis Abeba
2°day: Addis Abeba- Jima
3°day: Jima- Mizan Teferi
4°day: Mizan Teferi- Tum
5°day: start trekking, Tum- Maji
6°day: Maji- Adikas
7/8°day: Adikas- Kibish
9°day: Kibish- Mizan Teferi, by car
10°day: Mizan Teferi- jima
11°day: Jima- Nekente
12°day: Nekente- Burè
13°day: Burè- Bahir Dar
14°day: Bahir Dar
15°day: Bahir Dar- Gondar
16°day: Gondar- Lalibela
17°day: Lalibela
18°day: Lalibela- Kombolcha
19°day: Kombolcha- Addis Abeba
20°day: depature
