3-Day Lalibela Rock-Hewn Churches Tour with Yemrehanna Krestos

• Arrive in Lalibela by flight or road.
• Complete hotel check-in and take a short rest.
• Visit the Northwestern Group of Rock-Hewn Churches.
• Explore Bete Medhane Alem, the largest monolithic church in the world.
• Visit Bete Maryam, Bete Maskal, Bete Denagel, and Bete Golgotha Mikael.
• Learn about King Lalibela and the 12th-century construction history.
• Enjoy an evening cultural walk or a traditional coffee ceremony.

Overnight in Lalibela.

• Begin the morning with the Southeastern Cluster of churches.
• Visit Bete Amanuel, Bete Merkorios, Bete Abba Libanos, Bete Gabriel Rufael, and Bete Lehem.
• Cross the symbolic Jordan River.
• Drive about 42 kilometres to Yemrehanna Krestos Monastery.
• Explore the cave church built in the 11th century, before Lalibela's churches.
• See Axumite-style wood and stone architecture and ancient cave burials.
• Enjoy the surrounding mountain scenery.
• Return to Lalibela in the late afternoon.

• Visit the iconic Bete Giyorgis, carved in a perfect cross shape.
• Learn why it is considered the masterpiece of Lalibela.
• Enjoy time for photography, souvenir shopping, or visiting the local market.
• Transfer to Lalibela airport or continue onward travel.