Ethiopian Highlands & Sudan - Overland Trip
3 ½ weeks: Khartoum to Addis Ababa or v.v. (DR4CC-EHS)
Discover style trip exploring remote regions. Laid back pace with long stays to explore. Excellent antiquities, trekking opportunities and cultural experiences with local people. Journeys through a part of Africa that is very different but with limited facilities. Climatic variations from cold highlands to hot plains. Spectacular scenery, an ideal trip for the more adventurous traveller.General Notes
Rough roads and few western amenities. Because of the areas that we are visiting, the itineraries may well vary from that published. Do not expect the trip to run as published, this is definitely an exploratory style trip.If you want to see the Whirling Dervishes on southbound trips you must arrive in Khartoum a day early. This event occurs in Omdurman on Friday afternoons.Kitty does not cover food while staying in hotels and hostels.Accommodation
Campsites, wildcamps, hostel/hotel.
Itineraries
Nights 1-3:Sudan & Ethiopian Foothills: Khartoum & the confluence of the Niles
Sudan & Ethiopian Foothills: Explore Omdurman market in Khartoum
Sudan & Ethiopian Foothills: Witness the spectacular and totally bizarre Omdurman Whirling Dervishes
Sudan & Ethiopian Foothills: Overland through the hot plains of eastern Sudan and the foothills of the Ethiopian Highlands
Nights 4-9:Ethiopian Highlands: 2 night stay and guided tour of Gondar, ancient capital of historic Ethiopia
Ethiopian Highlands: 2 or 3 days for organised guided trek through the Simien Mountains NP
Nights 10-19:Coptic Ethiopia: 2 nights in Axum to experience this historic town with guided tour of its palaces and temples
Coptic Ethiopia: Explore Tigray rockhewn churches and Debre Demo Monastery
Coptic Ethiopia: 3 nights to comprehensively explore the unbelievable Lalibela churches
Coptic Ethiopia: Guided tours of the rock churches and monastery and visit to local school at Lalibela
Nights 20-25:The Nile & Addis: 3 nights at Bahir Dar to explore Lake Tana and the island monasteries by boat
The Nile & Addis: Chill out in Bahir Dar and visit the source of the Blue Nile
The Nile & Addis: Day trip out to the huge Blue Nile Falls, second in Africa only to Vic Falls
The Nile & Addis: Overland journey into the immense Blue Nile Gorge
The Nile & Addis: Time to explore the capital city, Addis
Last updated: 4th February 2008
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