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Tigray Rock Churches and Gheralta Hiking Experience 2 Days

By Liyu Ethiopia Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is S$577 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

Step off the beaten track and discover the raw beauty of northern Ethiopia. This unique 2-day journey combines breathtaking treks through the Gheralta Mountains with intimate encounters in local communities. Climb to ancient rock-hewn churches carved into towering cliffs, marvel at centuries-old frescoes, and wake up to sweeping sunrise views over dramatic escarpments.

Stay in community-run lodges and guesthouses, where you’ll share meals, stories, and traditions with local families. From honey tasting and bread baking to unforgettable treks in the Degamba Valley, this experience connects you directly with the culture and landscapes that make Tigray so remarkable.

Perfect for adventurous travellers and culture seekers, this tour offers more than just stunning views,it gives you a chance to live Ethiopia, not just see it.

Activity location

  • Mek'ele
    • Mek'ele, Ethiopia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Mek'ele
    • Mek'ele, Ethiopia

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Tigray Rock Churches and Gheralta Hiking Experience 2 Days
  • Activity duration is 2 days2d
    2d
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
S$576.95 x 1 AdultS$576.95
Total
Price is S$576.95
Until Mon, 23 Mar

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Private transport
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Admission fee
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Accomidation
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Entrance fee
  • What's includedWhat's included
    English speaking guide

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Addis Ababa - Mekele

  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Overnight stay at Vision hotel Hawzen

Mek'ele

  • 7h
We drive approximately 47 km to Wukro Chirkos, an ancient Orthodox Tewahedo monolithic church in northern Ethiopia, known for its cruciform layout and historical significance since the 19th century. Next, we visit the impressive Abreha and Atsebha Church, located 15 km west of Wukro, carved into red rock and famed for its murals and treasures, including a prayer cross believed to belong to Ethiopia’s first bishop, Frumentius. Afterwards, we proceed to Hawzien for an overnight stay.

Day 2: Hawzen - Mekelle - fly to Addis Ababa

  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Not included

Abuna Yemata Guh church

  • 8h
  • Admission ticket included
Today after an early breakfast we will visit three churches; we will leave from the hotel and visit the Tigray Churches of Abuna Yemata Guh; Maryam Korkor and Daniel Korkor. All of which are very different in style but stunningly beautiful in their own way. To visit Abuna Yemata Guh, walking for about an hour to commence a steep ascent up the side of the Gheralta massif. This steep ascent soon turn into a climb using foot holds and hand holds chipped into the sandstone rock by the passage of many hands and feet. The climb and the walk along very narrow ledges with sheer drops to the side is not one for the faint hearted. The church itself can be reached by walking out on a ledge one metre wide and with a 200m drop to the left hand side. At the entrance there is a small cave and a wooden door built into the rock. After we drive to Mekelle for over night or fly to Addis.

Location

Activity location

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    Mek'ele
    • Mek'ele, Ethiopia

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Mek'ele
    • Mek'ele, Ethiopia

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