3-day Tour to Lalibela Churches and Trek to Ashton Monastery
Highlights
Lalibela
trekking, cultural, historical
Private Tour
3 Days
Medium
English, French, German, Spanish
Languages
English, French, German, Spanish
Description
Immerse yourself in Ethiopia's history and natural beauty with this Lalibela adventure. Explore the incredible rock-hewn churches, including the famous Bet Giyorgis, and trek to a mountaintop eco lodge for stunning views and wildlife encounters. Witness a traditional church service and learn about local life before departing Lalibela.
Itinerary
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Day-1: Fly to Lalibela, Visit the rock hewn churches
- Fly to Lalibela and take the airport shuttle transfer to the town and visit the rock hewn churches.
- After lunch, drive to sits where we find a concentration of some of Ethiopia most famous Rock hewn churches, mostly referred by many as " the living wonders of the world ". This churches have been here for at list 900 years, an active christen shrine and the spiritual center of the country's religious life.
- Then we will visit Northwestern Clusters of churches, which consists of the Bet Medhane Alem, Bet Maryam, Bet Meskel, Bet Danaghel, Bet Mikael and Golgotha.
- Finally we will visit the most famous of all the churches – Bet Giyorgis, a huge monolithic in the shape of a cross, and constructed in the honor of St. George, the patron saint of Ethiopia.
Overnight at Lalibela
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Day- 2: Asheton mary chrch and Eco lodge
- After breakfast trek to visit the monastery church of Asheton mary (3200m above sea-level). The monastery is located at 2hr walking daistance from lalibela and is still active.
- After short break, trek 1.5hr to lalibela hudad Eco lodge (3400m above sea-level) positioned to take in 360 degree views over the surrounding countryside.
- Have lunch at the lalibela Hudad Eco lodge and spend the remainder of the afternoon watching black Ghelada baboons, mountain hyrax, and different endemic birds.
- In afternoon, get back to lalibela in different direction. 2hr on the way we will have a stop in the local village to learn about the life of the local people.
Overnight at Lalibela.
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Day -3: Southeastern Cluster of Lalibela churches
- Early morning we will attend church service in one of the churches of Lalibela to assure you that the churches are still active for 900years.
- After breakfast we continue to visit the Southeastern Cluster of Lalibela churches – Bet Gabriel-Rufael, Bet Merkorios, Bet Amanual, and Bet Abba Libanos.
- Finally we will drive back to Lalibela airport for your next flight.
What's Included
What's Excluded
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
| Adult | |
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| 1 to 50 | /person |
| Child | |
| 1 to 1 | /person |
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This is a private tour |
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