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4 Days Simien Mountains Trekking
4 Days Simien Mountains Trekking
4 Days Simien Mountains Trekking
4 Days Simien Mountains Trekking
4 Days Simien Mountains Trekking

4 Days Simien Mountains Trekking

By Simien Tour and Travel
Free cancellation available
Price is $494 per adult
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  • 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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4 Days Simien Mountains Trekking
  • Activity duration is 4 days4d4d
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 8:00am
Price details
$494.00 x 1 Adult$494.00

Total
Price is $494.00

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedBottled Mineral water
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedMule and muleteers
  • What's includedWhat's includedAll Fees and Taxes
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAlcoholic beverages
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedServices which are not listed on the inclusion

Know before you book

  • 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 a high level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Gondar-Sankaber (3250 m)
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: overnigh at Sankaber
Simien Mountains National Park
  • 4h
  • Admission ticket included
Pick you at Gondar Airport or your hotel, drive along a good paved road from Gondar to the park headquarters in Debark. The 100 km journey will take around two 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 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: Sankaber – Gich (3600 m)
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: Camping Overnight
Simien Mountains National Park
  • 6h
  • 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 Jinbar River plunges 500 m into the abyss. We proceed for about two hours and have lunch at the Jinbar River. After lunch we walk through fields of barley before we arrive at the idyllic village of Gich. Here we can enjoy a traditional coffee ceremony in one of the huts and learn more about local farm life. From Gich village it is a short walk to Gich camp which is a good area to look for lammergeyer and thick billed raven. After a relaxing afternoon, we will take a short hike up to Kedadit to enjoy sunset plus the gorgeous shaded landscapes down to the cliff side towards to the eastern direction and return to the camp for dinner.
Day 3: Gich – Chennek (3600 m)
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: Overnight Camping
Simien Mountains National Park
  • 8h
  • Admission ticket included
From Gich camp we stroll through endless fields of Giant Lobelia before we reach the towering cliffs of Imet-Gogo (3926 m). Here we will spend some time to absorb the superb views over the mountain valleys below and strange shaped domes in the distance, which we will see from up close at the end of the trip. After that we descend into the Jinbahir River Valley. In this way we get a very different perspective of Imet-Gogo and the volcanic landscape, where it looks like big chunks of mountains have been blown away. The trail follows the edge of the escarpment, which is completely vertical here for several hundred meters. We climb to a summit of 4070 m where we will have lunch. After lunch we descend to Chennek for about two hours along a steep trail. From Chennek camp there are spectacular views in all directions. Sit down on a bench at the escarpment and try to spot Walia Ibex in late afternoon or early morning. Sometimes Walia Ibex visit the edges of the campsite.
Day 4: Chenek – Buwahit
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch
  • Accommodation: Not included
Simien Mountains National Park
  • 5h
  • Admission ticket included
Climb the second highest peak in the Simien mountains Buwahit (4430m) rewarding with one of the endemic wild animals in Ethiopia particularly in the Simien mountains called Walia Ibex (a goat family), in addition to the scenic views of surroundings including the chance to see the highest mountain peak in Ethiopia Ras-Dejen (4543m) and back down to chenek camp where the car waiting us to pick and drive back to Gondar for about 4 hrs.

Location

Activity location

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    • Gondar, Amhara, Ethiopia

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Gondar, Amhara, Ethiopia

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