Introduction
Start and end in Bahir Dar! you have a 3 day tour package taking you through the Amhara capital city of Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. The Bahir Dar, Bule Nile fall, lake Tana, historical monastries and Awra Amba commnity tour includes, transportation, Enterance fees, two times picning lunch and professional english speaking guide.
Additional information
The famous historic route is one of the best destinations in the world to travel centuries back to perceive the civilizations of the ancient and medieval Ethiopia, medieval monasteries of lake Tana, African Camelot castle of Gonder, the UNESCO list Simien mountains, Axum birth place of Ethiopian civilizations, the rock churches of Tigray and UNESCO registered eighth wonders of world- Lalibeal, with the savanna grassland Awash national park and walled city of Harar are living testimonies that endow with you a complete and full history of the country.
What is included in the tour
- Accommodation
- Guide
- COVID-19 Health & Safety Measures
- Meals
- Transport
What is NOT included in the tour
- Flights
- Additional Services
- Visit to Bahir Dar - lake Tana
- visit Betre Mariam and Ura Kidane Mihiret churches.
- Visit to Awra Amba
- Visit to to Blue Nile fall
Day 1: Bahir Dar - lake Tana
After breakfast we pick you up at the hotel and then get a brief about your full day boat trip. Our representative/ guide will take you to the harbor and heading to the outlet of the Blue Nile River. Along the way you will enjoy birds and fishermen with Tankwa (a vessel boat that made of Cyprus papyrus plant). Later continue to Narga Silassie church and coming back you will visit Betre Mariam and Ura Kidane Mihiret churches.
What to see and experience:
- 3:30 hours boat reed (one way)
- 30-40 minutes’ walk though coffee plantation and evergreen church forests
- Visit 3 beautiful monasteries
- Watch birds, hippos and fishermen. Finally return to Bahir Dar. Overnight Hotel
Day 2: Bahir Dar - Awra Amba community
At 8:00am drive to Awra Amba community through Hamusit city and afterwards make city tour including Emperor Haile Silassie palace (not open for everyone but has great views to watch Lake Tana, Bahir Dar city, Blue Nile River, island monasteries and surroundings). Overnight Hotel
What to see and experience:
- Unique community belief and practices
- Watch Bahir Dar’s view point
- Visit Emperor Haile Silassie’s palace (outside)
- Explore cattle and open-air markets
Day 3: Bahir Dar - Blue Nile fall
After breakfast excursion to Blue Nile fall. Later you would see Grace Center. Grace is one of the famous foundations in Bahir Dar. It helps women and families. They have daycare so that impoverished mothers can work and not have to abandon their children (orphan prevention).
They work to keep families together by searching for and assisting single parents while encouraging them to become self sufficient. And they also have children’s home foster homes for children who are not able to be reunified with birth family. For these children they work to have them adopted locally by Ethiopians and also help children growing up in prison
What to see and experience:
- Drive on unpaved road
- Visit water fall
- Visit Grace Center School, Children, their day care program, small business jewelry and bag making, Small business sewing, after school care program, Children’s temporary care home.
Finally end of the 3 Days/ 2 Nights tour.
