Highlights: - Rich History, monuments, Gorges, valleys, churches, monasteries, Stele, castles, palaces, mural paintings Lake Tana and falls

Day 1, Arrival at Addis Ababa
Arrive Addis Ababa late at night. - In Amharic, Addis Ababa means "new level in one of the highest parts of the Entoto mountain chain (3,000m above sea level). Overnight Hotel Addis

Day 2, Bahirdar-
The Blue Nile gorge and Debre libanos Monastery
Drive in the morning to the Portuguese Bridge, The Blue Nile Gorge and The most important monastery of the medieval time-Debre Libanos-Once it was a popular monastery in the Ethiopian History. Overnight Hotel

Day 3: - Bahir Dar
Full day in Bahir Dar,( Set at 1,830 m. above sea level ) an attractive town with tree-lined avenues and the deep blue lake in the background. Lake Tana is Ethiopia's largest lake and is dotted with islands. In the morning depart by boat to visit the Zege peninsula for monasteries of Ura Kidanemihret, and the monastery of Kibran Gebriel to see mural paintings, crowns, crosses etc. On the way back to Bahir Dar see place where the Blue Nile River and Lake Tana join after lunch visit the local market, the Woito village (where the local people make the Papyrus boat) and Blue Nile Falls. Overnight Hotel

Days 4- Gondar
Drive to Gondar and visit the castle and the church of Debre Berhan Selassie and the Bath of king Fasiledous and the Felasha village. Overnight hotel

Day 5 - AXUM
Drive to Axum through the escarpments of the semien mountain National park and the beautiful valley of Tekeze. Overnight Hotel

Day 6, Axum
Full day in Axum once one of the four great powers of the ancient world. We will see the remarkable stelae or obelisks, the largest single pieces of stone standing anywhere on the world. There are also tombs and castles of former monarchs, the Axum Museum and Mariamtsion Church, built on the site of Ethiopia's first church. A chapel within the church compound is believed by Ethiopian Orthodox Christians to house the Ark of the Covenant, or the original tablets of Moses. Our tour starts with a visit to the museum and the stelae. Then you ascend a hill to see the castle of King Kalab, passing Mai Shum (the bath of the Queen of Sheba) on the way. Coming back into town, you will see the tomb of King Basen, visit the small museum inside the church grounds, and end the day at the site known as 'Queen Sheba's Palace' (although it is, in fact, the villa of an Axumite notable from around the 1st century AD). Overnight Hotel

Day 7, Monasteries and Temples
Drive to Mekele and en route visit Aba Garima Monastery,Yeha Temaple of the Pagan of the 5 Century and the first Sub Saharan Christian Church of the 5 C-Debredamo Monastery-FORBIDDEN TO WOMEN. Overnight Hotel

Day 8, Lalibela and Cave churches
In the morning visit Mekele Museum and Drive to Lalibela - en route visit Yimrahine Kirstos Monastery. Overnight Hotel

Day 9-Rock Hewn Churches of Lalibela

Full day in Lalibela At the end of the 12th and beginning of the 13th centuries, King Lalibela of the Zaghwe dynasty built a series of rock hewn churches, rightly acknowledged as one of the wonders of the world We will visit the first group of churches and In the afternoon continue visiting the second and third group of the Lalibela churches Overnight Hotel

Day 10-Dessie and Nacutolaab monastery

Drive to Dessie and en route visit the medieval time monastery near lalibela. Overnight hotel

Day 11-Departure
In the morning drive to Addis Ababa through the spectacular Shewan plateau and scenery after having Ethiopian traditional dinner and dance as a complimentary from Amazing Ethiopia Tours you will be transferred to airport for return home