Meket in Wollo

From the bustle of Addis Ababa, fly north and on by road to discover the remote Meket district of Wollo in the Highlands. Days spent with village communities bookend some fine, high-level walking, walk times between 4 and 7 hours daily. Both holidays include a visit to the extraordinary Christian centre of Lalibela - churches hewn out of a single block of red rock. Or choose a longer holiday that includes a visit to the royal enclosure at Gondar and a journey further north into the Tigray highlands, staying at a very special guest house.

With a combination of stunning walking and stays in the communities, this holiday gives you a great appreciation of the way of life of the mountain people of Meket. You spend 6 nights in the comfortable guest tukuls with 4 guided walking days. As well as discovering some of Ethiopia’s most beautiful countryside, you will also visit and stay en-route at Bahir Dar, the gateway to the Blue Nile falls and Lake Tana. As well as the falls you will visit the extaordinary monasteries set in the lake on Zege Peninsula. Your holiday starts and ends with a stay in Addis Adaba.

Starting in Addis this longer holiday adds in a wonderful visit further north into Tigray staying in the regional capital Mekele and in an exceptional lodge with views towards the Gheralta highlands. At the heart of your holiday, back in Wollo Province, you walk between and visit the wonderful Meket village communities. This mix of walking and rest days give you a great opportunity to appreciate and undertsand the way of life in the communities, little changed for centuries. Also included are visits to fascinating Gondar and Lalibela.