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Select one of the below 4 best Gondar trips for 2025 and 2026. Your local English-speaking guide will lead your small group or personalized private tour on an extraordinary adventure exploring Addis Ababa, Gondar, Geneta Mariam Church, Lalibela, and Bahir Dar. Our Gondar trips for 2025 feature land tours, urban exploration, cultural, archaeological site visits, and local market visits, and start from $4,111 for trips of 7 to 10 days. Contact Adventure Life's Gondar trip planning experts to start planning your next seamless trip.
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The Holy Trinity Cathedral
$4,110
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Historic Route

8 Day Itinerary
  • Wander ancient rock-hewn churches
  • Cruise Lake Tana's monasteries
  • Hike the famous Simien Mountains
  • Visit the museum housing 'Lucy'
Starts / Ends:
Addis Ababa / Addis Ababa
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Archaeological Site Visits, Local Market Visits, Urban Exploration
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Relaxed
Spend 8 days on a privately guided tour of Ethiopia and explore the best places to visit in this fascinating and culturally rich nation. Tour rock-hewn churches in Lalibela and cruise the islands of the popular Lake Tana region. Hike through the Simien Mountains, which are some of the highest in …
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Hiking the Simien Mountains
$5,279
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Ethiopian Christmas Festival

10 Day Itinerary
  • Witness the Christmas Eve Ceremony
  • Hear the priests chant and dance
  • Tour churches, markets and cities
  • Cruise Laka Tana and take day hikes
Starts / Ends:
Addis Ababa / Addis Ababa
Activities:
Archaeological Site Visits, Festival Visits, Local Market Visits, Urban Exploration
Activity Level:
Relaxed
Spend 10 days on a tour of Ethiopia that includes many of its cultural sites and spend time in Lalibela on January 7, otherwise known as Ethiopian Christmas. Participate in the Christmas ceremony into the early AM hours in Lalibela and listen to the priests chant at sunrise as you join the locals …
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Timket Celebration procession
$5,496
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Timket Festival

9 Day Itinerary
  • Celebrate Timket Festival in Gondar
  • Hike a day in the Simien Mountains
  • Cruise on Lake Tana
  • See Lalibela's rock-hewn churches
Starts / Ends:
Addis Ababa / Addis Ababa
Activities:
Archaeological Site Visits, Festival Visits, Local Market Visits, Urban Exploration
Activity Level:
Relaxed
Spend 9 days touring the Historic Route in Ethiopia and pair it with the Timket Celebration in Gondar at the Royal Enclosure and Fassilades Bath. Witness this solemn and yet joyous celebration in January while your private guide explains the rituals and gives you insight into the sacred traditions …
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The Simien Mountains, or the "rooftop of Africa"
$4,394
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Simien Mountains Trek

7 Day Itinerary
  • Spend four days hiking the Simiens
  • Spot gelada baboons and foxes
  • Spend two nights at Simien Lodge
  • Summit Bwahit Peak on the 4th day
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Camping, Hiking, Wilderness Lodge Exploration
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Ultimate
Spend 4 full days trekking through the Simien Mountains on this 7-day Ethiopia tour. Enjoy the breathtaking scenery, spot wildlife, and experience the mystery of the ‘rooftop of Africa’, one of its biggest mountain ranges. Trek from campsite to campsite as you make your way towards a …
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Great company. Good communications. Great accommodations, excursions, transport. Guide Elvira was spectacular along with transport, driver, Cesar and activities
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