Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Axum City Tour
Up on arrival in shire airport you will be welcomed by our agent and go straight to Axum 60km an hour and half drive. You will start your tour after you check in your hotel.
To day, you will visit the historical city of Axum and its main attractions ; the giant obelisks of Axum , underground tombs , Ezana inscriptions , tombs of king Kaleb and G/meskel , St.Mary of zion church and the Queen of Sheba's palace as well as highlights of the beautiful town .Overnight in Axum
Day 2: Axum - Gheralta
Early in the morning after breakfast , we drive to the great temple of Yeha ,the center of sabean civilization 55km east of Axum via the historic mountains of Adwa . Then we continue our tour to visit one of the ancient monastery of Debre Damo dated back to 6thc A.D . The only access to climb to the magnificent church is using leather rope and climb 15m high cliff. This flat topped mountain is spectacular and very religious site for Orthodox Christians found in Ethiopia .
After that we head to Adigrat town for lunch late afternoon , passing through the chain mountains , beautiful landscape of tigray and we will drive over 3000m to reach the town. In the afternoon , we continue our drive to stay hawzen for overnight .
Day 3: Visit Gheralta Churches
To day you will hike some of the marvelous ancient rock hewn churches around Gheralta mountain . Mariam korkor and daniel Korkor in the morning and afternoon we continues to see Mariam Papasit church
Overnight: hawzien
Day 4:. Gheralta and Gheralta Mountains
After breakfast , we drive to west of Hawzien to see one of the most outstanding church of Abune Yemata built on top of a hill with an hour hike and the church is unique for its paintings , difficult climbing , treasure as well as its spectacular view of gheralta area.
Afternoon , we continue to see another ancient and beautiful church of Georgis Maykado built in the 4thc A.D according to the priests then returned to town of Hawzen and walk around to see what it look like .
O/n Hawzen
Day5. Visit wukro Churches and Drive to Mekele - fly to Addis Ababa
After breakfast , we drive to south of Hawzien to see one of the most outstanding church of Abune Abraham built on top of a hill with an hour hike and the church is unique for its paintings , size and height , treasure and tunnel as well as its spectacular view of gheralta area.
Then, we drive to Abraha we Atsibeha church built by the two Axumite kings in the 4th c A.D and stop at wukro for lunch . Finally , we drive to the northern star city of Mekele and transfer to Alula Aba Nega Mekele airport in the evening to Addis Ababa.