Every way to experience Ethiopia

Entoto, Lucy at the National Museum, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Merkato and a coffee ceremony.

• 5 places
• Private or group
• Year-round
• Full Day

A rock-hewn church south of Addis Ababa and the UNESCO-listed carved stelae of Tiya.

• 3 places
• Private or group
• Year-round
• Full Day

A historic monastery, the Portuguese Bridge, gelada on the cliffs and the vast Blue Nile Gorge.

• 4 places
• Private or group
• September to July
• Full Day

Hike or ride into a volcanic crater, take a boat to the island monastery and relax by the lake.

• 2 places
• Private or group
• October to June
• Full Day

A quick escape to the oryx plains, hot springs and waterfalls of the Awash valley.

• 3 places
• Private or group
• September to April
• 2 Days · 1 night

Flamingos, pelicans and hot springs in the Rift Valley, with a night beside Lake Langano.

• 4 places
• Private or group
• September to May
• 2 Days · 1 night

Fly in, explore both clusters of rock-hewn churches, and fly back the next day.

• 2 places
• Private or group
• September to July
• 2 Days · 1 night

Both church clusters, Bete Giyorgis and a highland excursion from Ethiopia’s holiest town.

• 3 places
• Private or group
• September to July
• 3 Days · 2 nights

From Semera Airport to the crater of Erta Ale, Lake Afdera, the sulphur springs of Dallol and the salt caravans, and back.

• 6 places
• 2 to 12 guests
• November to March
• 3 Days · 2 nights

Erta Ale by night, Hamed Ela, the Ragad salt mines and the mineral terraces of Dallol.

• 7 places
• 2 to 12 guests
• November to March
• 3 Days · 2 nights

Oryx, Awash Falls and the palm-fringed Doho hot springs, three hours from the capital.

• 4 places
• Private or group
• September to April
• 3 Days · 2 nights

The Sanetti Plateau, Tulu Dimtu and the cloud forest of Harenna, home of the Ethiopian wolf.

• 6 places
• Private or group
• October to April
• 3 Days · 2 nights

Sankaber to Gich along the escarpment, with gelada troops and a night under canvas.

• 5 places
• 1 to 12 guests
• September to June
• 3 Days · 2 nights

Walk the Sanetti Plateau and the Harenna cloud forest in search of the Ethiopian wolf.

• 5 places
• 1 to 12 guests
• October to April
• 3 Days · 2 nights

The walled city of Harar Jugol, its museums, markets and coffee, and the famous hyena feeding at night.

• 2 places
• Private or group
• Year-round
• 3 Days · 2 nights

The stelae, royal tombs and Ezana Stone of Axum, St. Mary of Zion and the pre-Aksumite temple of Yeha.

• 2 places
• Private or group
• October to April
• 3 Days · 2 nights

Crocodiles and hippos on Lake Chamo, the Forty Springs and the beehive houses and weavers of Dorze.

• 3 places
• Private or group
• September to April
• 3 Days · 2 nights

From Jinka to Turmi: the Bena, Karo, Dassanech, Hamer and Mursi peoples of the Lower Omo Valley.

• 7 places
• Private or group
• Year-round except April and May
• 3 Days · 2 nights

A full day in the capital, then two days among the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela.

• 2 places
• Private or group
• September to July
• 4 Days · 3 nights

Sidama and Yirgacheffe: farms, washing stations and coffee ceremonies at the source.

• 7 places
• Private or group
• September to May
• 4 Days · 3 nights

Gich, Imet Gogo, Chenek and a summit of Buwahit, with walia ibex and gelada along the way.

• 6 places
• 1 to 12 guests
• September to June
• 4 Days · 3 nights

A day in Addis Ababa, then Dinsho, the Sanetti Plateau and the Harenna Forest.

• 5 places
• 1 to 12 guests
• October to April
• 4 Days · 3 nights

Village-to-village walking in the Lasta highlands with nights in community guesthouses.

• 6 places
• 1 to 12 guests
• September to June
• 4 Days · 3 nights

Koka, Ziway, Langano, Abijatta-Shalla and Hawassa: more than 300 species in four days.

• 7 places
• 1 to 12 guests
• September to April
• 4 Days · 3 nights

Cliff-face churches, ancient frescoes and the dramatic sandstone towers of Gheralta.

• 6 places
• 1 to 12 guests
• September to July
• 5 Days · 4 nights

Fly straight to Jinka for the Mursi, Hamar, Dassanech and Karo. No long drives.

• 7 places
• Private or group
• Year-round except April and May
• 5 Days · 4 nights

The eve procession, the baptism ceremony and the second day of Timkat among Lalibela’s churches.

• 3 places
• Private or group
• January (Timkat)
• 5 Days · 4 nights

Christmas Eve vigil and Christmas Day among the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela.

• 3 places
• Private or group
• Late Dec to 7 January
• 5 Days · 4 nights

A city day in Addis Ababa, then the coffee lands of Sidama and Yirgacheffe.

• 7 places
• Private or group
• September to May
• 5 Days · 4 nights

Sankaber, Gich, the Inatye escarpment and Chenek: the finest walking in the Simien.

• 7 places
• 1 to 12 guests
• September to June
• 5 Days · 4 nights

Lake Langano, Abijatta-Shalla and the forests of Wondo Genet, with a city day in Addis Ababa.

• 5 places
• 1 to 12 guests
• September to April
• 5 Days · 4 nights

Food markets, a cooking class and coffee ceremonies in Addis Ababa, with both groups of Lalibela’s churches.

• 5 places
• Private or group
• Year-round
• 5 Days · 4 nights

Addis Ababa, the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, then Erta Ale, Dallol and the salt flats of the Danakil.

• 11 places
• Private or group
• November to March
• 6 Days · 5 nights

Tiya, Dorze, Konso and the Banna, Hamar, Karo, Mursi and Ari peoples in six days.

• 11 places
• Private or group
• Year-round except April and May
• 6 Days · 5 nights

Wild coffee in the Mankira forest, the Kaffa highlands of Bonga and the Bebeka estate.

• 5 places
• Private or group
• September to May
• 6 Days · 5 nights

Bale’s plateau and forest, then Wondo Genet, Yirgalem and the Rift Valley lakes.

• 11 places
• 1 to 12 guests
• October to April
• 6 Days · 5 nights

The churches of Lalibela plus a three-day community trek through the Lasta highlands.

• 5 places
• 1 to 12 guests
• September to June
• 6 Days · 5 nights

The palace of King Abba Jifar II in Jimma, the Bebeka coffee estate and the elephants of Chebera Churchura.

• 5 places
• Private or group
• October to April
• 6 Days · 5 nights

Lake Tana, Gondar, the Simien escarpment and Lalibela in one well-paced week.

• 7 places
• Private or group
• September to July
• 7 Days · 6 nights

Awash, the Ilala Sala plains, Langano, Wondo Genet, Yirgalem, Hawassa and Abijatta-Shalla.

• 7 places
• 1 to 12 guests
• September to April
• 7 Days · 6 nights

Lalibela’s churches, then the Rift Valley lakes, the Dorze and the Mursi and Karo of the south.

• 11 places
• Private or group
• September to March and June to July
• 8 Days · 7 nights

Celebrate Epiphany at the bath of Fasilides in Gondar, then the Simien Mountains and Lalibela.

• 6 places
• Private or group
• January (Timkat)
• 8 Days · 7 nights

Lake Tana, Gondar and the Simien Mountains, then Ethiopian Christmas among the pilgrims of Lalibela.

• 6 places
• Private or group
• Late Dec to 7 January
• 8 Days · 7 nights

Erta Ale, Dallol and the salt caravans of the Danakil, then the cliff churches of Gheralta in Tigray.

• 11 places
• Private or group
• November to March
• 8 Days · 7 nights

Dorze, Lake Chamo, the Mursi, Dimeka market, the Karo and Konso at an unhurried pace.

• 9 places
• Private or group
• Year-round except April and May
• 9 Days · 8 nights

Walk the Simien escarpment among gelada troops, then track the Ethiopian wolf across the Sanetti Plateau.

• 7 places
• 1 to 12 guests
• October to April
• 9 Days · 8 nights

Monasteries, castles, rock-hewn churches and the walled city of Harar: the classic northern circuit with an eastern finale.

• 9 places
• Private or group
• September to July
• 10 Days · 9 nights

Good Friday in Lalibela, the castles of Gondar, then south to the Hamar and Karo of the Omo Valley.

• 7 places
• Private or group
• Easter (April or May)
• 11 Days · 10 nights

The deepest Omo Valley journey: markets, ceremonies and villages from Key Afar to Omorate.

• 13 places
• Private or group
• Year-round except April and May
• 11 Days · 10 nights

Lalibela, Harar, the Danakil Depression and the Omo Valley: Ethiopia’s greatest contrasts in twelve days.

• 11 places
• Private or group
• November to March
• 12 Days · 11 nights

Gelada and walia ibex in the Simien, oryx in Awash, Swayne’s hartebeest and the Ethiopian wolf of Bale.

• 10 places
• Private or group
• October to April
• 12 Days · 11 nights

Abuna Yemata Guh, a shared Danakil expedition, the churches of Lalibela and the peoples of the Omo Valley.

• 19 places
• Private or group
• November to March
• 12 Days · 11 nights

Omo Valley peoples, Ethiopian wolves on the Sanetti Plateau, the hyenas of Harar and the wildlife of Awash.

• 17 places
• Private or group
• October to March
• 12 Days · 11 nights

Harar, Lalibela, Lake Chamo, the Dorze highlands and the peoples of the lower Omo.

• 9 places
• Private or group
• September to July
• 13 Days · 12 nights

Lake Tana, Gondar, a three-day Simien trek, Lalibela, the Danakil and the churches of Gheralta.

• 10 places
• Private or group
• November to March
• 13 Days · 12 nights

The finest of the north and the south: Lalibela and Gondar, then the Mursi, Hamar and Karo.

• 12 places
• Private or group
• September to March and June to July
• 13 Days · 12 nights

The Suri of Kibish, the Nyangatom, Hamar, Arbore and Bodi, with long, unhurried photography sessions.

• 11 places
• 1 to 12 guests
• Year-round except April and May
• 13 Days · 12 nights

Harar, the rock churches of Tigray, the tribes of the south, Gondar and Lalibela.

• 11 places
• Private or group
• September to July
• 14 Days · 13 nights

Konso and the Omo Valley, Ethiopian Christmas (Genna) in Lalibela, then Erta Ale and Dallol in the Danakil.

• 23 places
• Private or group
• Late December to early January (Genna)
• 14 Days · 13 nights

The full northern circuit, the Rift Valley lakes, the Omo Valley and Wenchi Crater Lake.

• 12 places
• Private or group
• September to July
• 15 Days · 14 nights

Simien, Harar’s hyenas, Awash, the Rift Valley lakes and five days in the Bale Mountains.

• 12 places
• Private or group
• October to April
• 17 Days · 16 nights

Lalibela, the Danakil, Awash, the Rift Valley, Konso and the Omo Valley, Hawassa and the walled city of Harar.

• 27 places
• Private or group
• November to March
• 19 Days · 18 nights