4-Day Abune Yosef Conservation Area Trekking Tour: Experience Highlander Life and Wildlife

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Embark on a thrilling 4-day trekking tour through the Abune Yosef Conservation Area. Immerse yourself in highlander life, witness stunning mountain views, and encounter rare wildlife.

Duration: 4 days

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Abune Yosef - Your guide and porter will pick you up from your hotel at 7am.

After few minutes walk you are already on the highlands of Lalibela. After 3hrs hike you will reach MERABARBU plateau. Lunch will be served there and you also will have a long break to enjoy the spectacular valley and mountain views.

The trek continues to the 2nd big escapement called AD MEHANE ALEM, after having a long break there you will continue to walk to Ad Medhane Alem Village, overnight in the village.

What's Included

Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off
Knowledgeable local guide for personalized experience
Private tour for an intimate journey
Complimentary bottled water to keep you hydrated
All-inclusive pricing with taxes, fees, and handling charges
3 nights’ accommodation in quality hotels
Delicious meals included — lunch, dinner, and breakfast
Selection of beverages served
Local taxes covered for hassle-free travel
Fuel surcharges included, ensuring transparency in pricing
Environmental Management Charge (Reef Tax) included

What's Not Included

Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Entrance fee for Yimrehane Kristos church

Additional Information

Join us as we traverse from one mountainous village to another in the Abune Yosef conservation region, immersing yourself in the lifestyle of the highlander farmers. Participate in their day-to-day tasks, marvel at the enchanting vistas of the mountain ranges and witness the diverse wildlife that call this massif home. Some of the creatures you might see include the native and exceedingly rare Simien Wolf, Gelada Baboon, mountain Leopard, along with a variety of bird species…

Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Children must be accompanied by an adult

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Putripandan

Oct 13, 2018

Great guides and insights into local community life - The Company is run by a group of local guides from Lalibela. I joined 2-day Lalibela church tour and 4-day trekking with them and everything was really well organized. . Already when preparing for the trip they always answered my emails quickly and even helped me with arranging my domestic guides. For the tour I had different guides for visiting the churches and the trekking, but all of them where great and really knowlegable. I felt well taken care of. Especially Nahom my trekking guide went the extra mile to make sure I could try out everything like preparing coffee the ethiopian way or baking injera. The scenary on the trekking tour is really beautiful and it is definitely worth doing a longer guided tour. I hope to come back some day. I would definetly take another tour with them

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Rae

Jul 29, 2019

Highland trek and Lalibela churches - We did a 4-day tour including 3 days of trekking to Abune Yosef and a tour of the Lalibela churches. The experience of staying with local families and hiking through the beautiful mountains was unforgettable. Our guide, Mareg was friendly, but I would have appreciated if he would help translate more of the conversations when we were with the local family. He really only did this if we asked, but otherwise didn't really help much. The cook prepared plenty of food (western dishes like pasta and soup) so you won't go hungry, but it would be a good idea to bring some snacks for the hike. Also, it can get very cold in the mountains at night so don't forget to pack appropriate clothing! (Down jacket, gloves & hat!) While the landscapes and the people were beautiful, overall we felt that the tour was overpriced for the food and service we received (hence the lower rating). 100 USD per person, per day, seems excessive. Also, we were advised by Daniel that the church entrance fees were not included, but weren't expecting $50 USD per person. An extra $100 USD is a lot to pay when you haven't budgeted for it!

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_lvarop622

Aug 27, 2019

Great place but extremely expensive company - We did this trekking (3 days, 2 nights) and we had fun, the place and the people are really really beautiful. However, we were very disappointed with the company Highland Eco Trekking Tours. The trip wasn't well organized, little information was provided about the places to sleep or to visit, the guide was not very professional and the price was ridiculously high for the service provided. We accepted the price in advance but we were expecting a much better service. Things in Lalibela are cheap but the company charges over 150 Usd/Day and provide low quality food and inexperienced guides. During my tin in Lalibela, I learned there that there are many other companies there that do the same tours at much better prices. So I do recommend the place, it is really worth to see, but I'd not recommend this company. Our trip was very overpriced and it is evident that they got a huge unreasonable profit for that. I like to give opinions face to face but, unfortunately, the owner of Highland Eco Trekking Tours was spending his holidays in Germany while we were there, so we never had the opportunity to talk to him about this.

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