Our great range of 3 day tours are the perfect way to cover a few destinations in Ethiopia, easily and efficiently, if you want to see a lot in a short period of time.
Our Top 3 Day Tours include:
#1 Axum and Tigray Churches
Sites visited can include:
• St Mary Zion Church Complex
• Northern Stelae Field
• Cleopatra’s Bath
• King Ezana’s Inscription
• King Kaleb’s Tomb
• King Balkan’s Tomb
• Queen Sheba’s Palace
• Yeha / Debre Damo (not open to women)
• Abuna Yemata, Maryam Korkor, Daniel Korkor
Price: $260 USD per person – includes entrance fees, local guides and scouts, transport, 2 nights accommodation, breakfast and hotel pick up / drop off.
Option A) Day 1: Tour Axum and stay Axum, Day 2: Visit Yeha / Debre Damo (not open to women) and stay Hawzien, Day 3: Visit Abuna Yemata, Maryam Korkor, Daniel Korkor.
Option B) Day 1: From Makele visit Abuna Yemata, Maryam Korkor, Daniel Korkor and stay Hawzien, Day 2: Visit Yeha / Debre Damo (not open to women) and stay Axum, Day 3: Tour Axum.
Add-On!
Why not add a guided tour to the amazing Danakil Depression before or after visiting the Tigray Churches? Departing from Makele, our amazing 3 and 4 day Danakil trips make the perfect accompanying tour to the Tigray Churches if you truly want to see the dazzling diversity of Ethiopia. For more information see here.
#2 Bahar Dar, Gonder and Axum
Sites visited can include:
• Lake Tana
• Tana Monasteries
• Blue Nile Falls
• Royal Enclosure
• Fasilades Bath
• Debre Berham Selassie
• St Mary Zion Church Complex
• Northern Stelae Field
• Cleopatra’s Bath
• King Ezana’s Inscription
• King Kaleb’s Tomb
• King Balkan’s Tomb
• Queen Sheba’s Palace
Price: $275 USD per person – includes entrance fees, local guides, transport between cities, Lake Tana boat ride, 2 nights accommodation, breakfast and hotel pick up / drop off.
Option A) Day 1: Tour Axum and stay Axum, Day 2: Drive to Gonder, tour Gonder and stay Gonder, Day 3: Drive to Bahar Dar, tour Bahar Dar.
Option B) Day 1: Tour Bahar Dar and stay Bahar Dar, Day 2: Drive to Gonder, tour Gonder and stay Gonder, Day 3: Drive to Axum, tour Axum.
Add-Ons!
Why not add a guided tour to the amazing Danakil Depression before or after visiting Bahar Dar, Gonder and Axum? Departing from Makele, our amazing 3 and 4 day Danakil trips make the perfect accompanying tour if you truly want to see the dazzling diversity of Ethiopia. For more information see here.
You can also add a guided hike in the UNESCO-listed Simien Mountains National Park onto your tour. For more information see here.
#3 Bahar Dar, Gonder and Simien Mountains
Sites visited can include:
• Lake Tana
• Tana Monasteries
• Blue Nile Falls
• Royal Enclosure
• Fasilades Bath
• Debre Berham Selassie
• Simien Mountains National Park
Price: $300 USD per person – includes entrance fees, local guides and scouts, transport between destinations, 2 nights accommodation, breakfast and hotel pick up / drop off.
Day 1: Tour Bahar Dar and stay Bahar Dar, Day 2: Drive Gonder, tour Gonder and stay Gonder, Day 3: Trip to Simien Mountains.
Add-On!
You can also extend your guided hike in the UNESCO-listed Simien Mountains National Park. For more information see here.
#4 Danakil Depression
Start from Makele.
Price: $300 USD per person – includes entrance fees, local guides and scouts, 4wd aircon transport within the Depression, camping equipment, camping fees, food, water and pick up / drop off from the city of Makele.
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#5 Gonder, Axum and Tigray Churches
Sites visited can include:
• Royal Enclosure
• Fasilades Bath
• Debre Berham Selassie
• St Mary Zion Church Complex
• Northern Stelae Field
• Cleopatra’s Bath
• King Ezana’s Inscription
• King Kaleb’s Tomb
• King Balkan’s Tomb
• Queen Sheba’s Palace
• Yeha / Debre Damo (not open to women)
• Abuna Yemata, Maryam Korkor, Daniel Korkor
Price: $280 USD per person – includes entrance fees, local guides and scouts, transport, 2 nights accommodation, breakfast and hotel pick up / drop off.
Option A) Day 1: Tour Gonder and stay Gonder, Day 2: Drive to Axum, tour Axum and stay Axum, Day 3: Visit Yeha / Debre Damo (not open to women).
Option B) Day 1: Tour Axum and stay Axum, Day 2: Visit Yeha / Debre Damo (not open to women) and stay Axum, Day 3: Drive to and tour Gonder.
Option C) Day 1: From Makele visit Abuna Yemata, Maryam Korkor, Daniel Korkor and stay Hawzien, Day 2: Drive to Axum, tour Axum and stay Axum, Day 3: Drive to and tour Gonder.
#6 Simien Mountains National Park
Start from either Gonder or Debark.
Price: $225 USD per person – includes entrance fees, local guide and scout, park transport, pick up / drop off from Gonder / Debark accommodation, food, water, camping equipment, camping fees.
Learn more about our extended Simien Mountains Tours here.