Day 1: Addis-Gondar/Simien mountains.
A short morning flight takes you to Gondar and A warm welcome to the old mountain capital of Gondar, and Drive from Gondar to Debark the place where the park head quarter is situated where we need to spend about 30 minutes to do entrance fees and pick the scout plus to have tea and coffee before leaving to the mountain, then keep on driving to the place where called Michibiny and start the introductory walk to the first camp site Sankaber for about 2-3 hours along the plateau of the mountain far from the edge of the mountain and over night at Sankaber. You will encounter gelada baboon along this hike.
Day 2: Sankaber-Gich (3600 m), 5-6 hours
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: Imet Gogo-Ambarace, 5-6 hrs
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. 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. Keep walking through the feild of Erica Arboria plant and grassy paths to Aynameda, where the jeep is waiting to us and drive back to Gondar for over night.
Price will be 750$ for two of you!
Services to provide
- Transport in and out
- Food and mineral water for the whole trip
- Cook with its complete gear
- Guide (English speaking)
- Park ranger (compulsory)
- Park entrance fees
- All camping equipment (Tent, sleeping Mattress and sleeping bags, but it is highly recommended if you bring your own sleeping bags)
- Mule and muleteers for loading and unloading luggage and stuffs from one camp to another
Notes meals for the city is not included from the price.
