• Fly to Bahir Dar on the Ethiopian Airlines from Addis Ababa.

• Arrive and meet your local tour guide at the airport for pick-up and transfer.

• Visit the marketplace in Bahir Dar.

• Take a boat excursion on Lake Tana, the source of the Blue Nile.

• Climb to the ancient island monasteries with your Ethiopian tour guide.

Overnight stay at hotel in Bahir Dar.

• Drive through the countryside to Gondar with your Ethiopian tour guide.

• Tour the Royal Enclosure, a UNESCO World Heritage site and see the five castles built by a successor of Ethiopian Kings during the beginning of the early 17th century. Having survived several wars, including air raids during World War II, the castles stand as a testament to the resilience of this once mighty African Empire.

• Visit the Church of Debre Birhan Selassie, famous for its religious arts and especially its iconic ceiling depicting angels.

Overnight stay at hotel in Gondar.

• Fly to Lalibela on the Ethiopian Airlines.

• Tour the magnificent rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, a UNESCO World Heritage site. This group of eleven monolithic and semi-monolithic structures were carved directly into the stone of the mountainside at least 800 years ago. This complex boasts of the largest monolithic church in the world and consists of a maze of passageways and tunnels, intricately carved reliefs and fabulous examples of icon paintings.

Overnight stay at a hotel in Lalibela.

• Fly to Axum on the Ethiopian Airlines.

• Traverse through the ancient stelae fields, standing for more than 2000 years.

• Visit the new and impressive Archeological Museum along with other tombs and archeological sites as time permits.

Overnight stay at a hotel in Axum.

• Fly to Addis Ababa on the Ethiopian Airlines.

• Visit the Ethnographic Museum or the National Museum, home of the 3.18 million-year-old skeleton "Lucy."

• An optional activity of souvenir shopping can be done in the afternoon.

• Enjoy a farewell dinner at a traditional Ethiopian restaurant featuring dancers and musicians representing some of the country's many ethnic groups.

• Transfer to the airport for late-night departure.