3-Days Simien Mountains Trek

3-DAYS SIMIEN MOUNTAINS TREK

Tour Code: EAET101

Duration: 2Nights / 3Days

Day 1: Addis Ababa –Simien Mountain

Transfer to the airport of Addis and flight to the medieval town of Gondar and Drive from Gondar to Debark ,here we obtain a permit from the Park headquarters and collect our obligatory scout before continuing to Sankabar for the first overnight camp. An early start is needed as the drive from Gondar takes 2-3 hours. The trek begins at Buytras (Simien Lodge), taking about 3 – 4 hours to walk to the Sankabar campsite is usually possible. During the walk there’s a good chance of seeing your first Gelada baboons. Overnight Camping

Day 2: Trek Sankabar to Geech

In the morning of day 2, we will walk to Geech via the spectacular Jinbar waterfall. The trek will take approximately 5 – 7 hours. After descending down to the Jinbar Wenz (which feeds the waterfall) a short ascent remains to Geech village. A short distance beyond Geech village is the camp site. The camp site has great views of the mountains and is characterized by giant lobelia plants. The nearby Kedadit summit provides one of the best places to see the sun set. The camp site is situated at 3600m ASL. Overnight Camping

Day 3:  Trek-Geech –Ambaras

We trek from Geech to the Imet Gogo promontory, for one of the most spectacular views in the whole mountain range. This is a great day for seeing the magnificent Lammergeier vultures. From Imet Gogo we trek back to the road near a village called Ambaras and meet the car for the drive back to Gondar. The trek will last approximately 4-5 hours.

• Note: The above program can be adjusted according to your time, Budget and interest.