15 Hiking & Trekking Tours in Ethiopia to Build a Day Around

3.3 Days Bale Mountains Trekking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · from $410

Three days hiking in Ethiopia’s Bale Mountains, with park access, hotel stays, pickup from Addis Ababa, and chances at Ethiopian wolves.

“The Bale Mountains National Park is nothing but breathtaking – so it’s even worth a trip if you have the worst guide ever. Don’t read reviews – just go there!”

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4.5-Day Northern Ethiopia Tour : 3D Simien Mountains Trek & Axum.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $471

Axum monuments and Simien Mountain trekking in a small private group, with park tickets and most meals included. Expect views and altitude.

“Review of Salomon from ARRE Tours and Travel – Ethiopia”

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5.Simien Mountains Trekking Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $338

3-day Simien Mountains trek near Gondar with English/German guides, camping at Sankaber and Geech, park fees and 2 lunches included.

“We booked a trek with Simien Mountains Trekking and Tours / Dezy for 6 days in the Simien mountains and we can highly recommend it! It was all well organized. The pick-up was punctual, the guide Fenta was nice and knew a lot to tell about tRead more”

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6.3-days Scheduled Lalibela Churches & Abune Yosef Trekking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $350

3-day Lalibela churches and Abune Yosef trek from 4200m, with community villages, coffee ceremony, and UNESCO sites.

“The 3 days trek with guide Sammy was great – beautiful views, very friendly people and many opportunities to watch herds of gelada baboons and other animals.”

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7.4 Days Trekking to Simien Mountain National Park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $275

Four days trekking in Ethiopia's Simien Mountains from Gondar to Debark, with geladas, lobelia, and Walia ibex chances.

“My friends and I had a wonderful time. Our tour guide was extremely friendly and knowledgeable. He was very flexible when we requested changes to our itinerary. We learned a lot, saw some amazing sites and had an experience we won’t soon forget!”

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8.3 Days Trekking Simien Mountains Tours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $250

3 days trekking in Ethiopia’s Simien Mountains from Gondar, with permits, meals, and prime wildlife viewing from high ridges.

“Ethiopia beautiful country! Ethio Target Tours have good stuff. Andualem and Tegegn they are so kind. This trip is for me beginning in Africa.”

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9.Trekking in Ethiopia’s Lalibela Wollo Highland 4 Days / 3 Nights

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $500

A community-based 4 day trek from Lalibela into the Wollo highlands, with gelada baboons, birdlife, acacia shade, and local guesthouses.

“We arrived in Ethiopia and after two days looking around the churches in Lalibela we headed off on a 4 day trek with Maereg. We had never visited the country before and so were full of questions about anything and everything. Maereg spRead more”

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10.2 Days Simien Mountains Trekking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $295

Two days in the Simien Mountains from Gondar with a guided trek, permits, gelada sightings, and views over the Gich Abyss and Jinbahir Falls.

“All the personnel supporting this trip were outstanding in their friendliness, knowledge and attentiveness.”

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11.Day trek to Simien Mountain

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $164

Day trek from Gondar into Ethiopia’s Simien Mountains, guided hike to Chilkuwanit for gelada baboons, with lunch, water, and transfers.

“What a WONDERFUL experience it was! Booking on Viator was a breeze and after that I believe my tour was organized by Ethio Travel and Tour (ETT) via the agent Malese, but executed by Simien Eco Tours, who provided the AWD vehicle (ToyotRead more”

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12.Simien Mountains National Park – 7 Day Trek

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $900

7-day serious-hiker trek in Ethiopia’s Simien Mountains from Gondar, with Gelada, Walia ibex, big viewpoints, meals, and A/C pickup.

“Me and my friends love to trek. We has been trekking since young age and we trekked more than 17 mountains all around the world. This one was special because we enjoyed all the arrangements by the tour company and also the place is wonderful. Trekkers if you want to experience high quality service in Ethiopia choose this company”

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13.Day Hike Around Lalibela

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $50Best value

Day hike around Lalibela with Hudad Lodge lunch, gelada baboons, birdwatching, and Asheton Maryam monastery, private guided trip

“We had a wonderful trip with Mareg. He was sensitive, knowledgeable and a lot of fun.”

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14.Mogle Mountain Hiking For Birding, Natures From Addis Ababa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $130

Full-day hike to Mount Mogle for birding, 3,100m views, a waterfall stop, and local Tella and coffee ceremony outside Addis Ababa.

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15.Northern Ethiopia & Trekking Simien Mountains , 10 Days

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 5 reviews · from $2,358

Guided Northern Ethiopia highlights, Lake Tana monasteries, Gondar castles, Simien trekking to 3600m, and Lalibela rock churches in 10 days.

“Ethio tours , Best tour and Travel Agency in Bahir Dar”

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