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2 Days Simien Mountains Trekking
2 Days Simien Mountains Trekking
2 Days Simien Mountains Trekking
2 Days Simien Mountains Trekking
2 Days Simien Mountains Trekking

2 Days Simien Mountains Trekking

By Simien Tour and Travel
4 out of 5
Free cancellation available
Price is $295 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 2d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

Simien Mountains - “Chess pieces of the gods”

The Simien Mountains present the most dramatic mountain scenery in Africa: “the chess pieces of the Gods” as one writer described them, tower over precipitous gorges, river valleys and plains stretching all the way to Eritrea.

Activity location

    • Gondar, Amhara, Ethiopia

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Gondar, Amhara, Ethiopia

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2 Days Simien Mountains Trekking
  • Activity duration is 2 days2d2d
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 8:00am
Price details
$295.00 x 1 Adult$295.00
Total
Price is $295.00
Until Mon, May 13

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedGuide and scout fee
  • What's includedWhat's includedDinner
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedBreakfast
  • What's includedWhat's includedAll Fees and Taxes
  • What's includedWhat's includedMule(s) & Mule handler
  • What's includedWhat's includedBottled mineral water
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAlcoholic Beverage
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedServices which are not mentioned on the inclusion

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Sankaber (3250 m)
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: Overmight Camping
Simien Mountains National Park
  • 6h
  • Admission ticket included
Early morning we drive along a good paved road from Gondar to the park headquarters in Debark, the 100 km journey will take around two to three hours. At the headquarters we will arrange our permits to the park and pick up our scout. After that we will drive for another hour before we will start our first day introductory walk. This first hike is an easy one along the northern edge of the escarpment with a nice view points over the foothills and plains of northern Ethiopia. You will encounter gelada baboon along this hike.
Day 2: Jinbahir - Sankaber - Gondar
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch
  • Accommodation: Not included
Simien Mountains National Park
  • 5h
  • Admission ticket included
We follow the northern escarpment eastward, before we descend a little into the Kaba Valley. After that we climb up before we reach Gich Abyss and continue over a narrow ridge to a cliff where we have a spectacular view of the abyss towards the Simien foothills. We also find a large waterfall here, where the Jinbahir River plunges 500 m into the abyss. Having finished enjoying and taking pictures around the fall, we will walk back to Sankaber through the other way round enjoying with the great wazla River valley landscapes and villages towards to south direction of the path where I born and grow up. Then we will drive back to Gondar, if you still need to have more walk we can stop in between and possible to do it. Then drive back to Gondar. Or Axum

Location

Activity location

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    • Gondar, Amhara, Ethiopia

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Gondar, Amhara, Ethiopia

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