6-Day Semien Mountains Trek and Gondar Tour with Blue Nile Falls

• Arrive at Addis Ababa Airport, where your tour manager will greet you and transfer you to your hotel.

• Check in, rest, and enjoy a scrumptious lunch.

• In the afternoon, embark on a city tour of Addis Ababa. Visit the National Museum, which displays an impressive collection of artefacts and ecofacts, including the fossil of "Lucy," dating back 3.2 million years. You will also visit the Ethnographic Museum and head to Mount Entoto, where Addis Ababa was established.

• Return to the hotel for an overnight stay.

• Check out from your hotel and catch a flight to Gondar. From Gondar Airport, drive north for 121 kilometres, passing Debark to reach Sanka Ber, where the headquarters of Simien Mountains National Park is located.

• Set out for a walk around the incredible Simien Mountains. Try to spot the Gelada baboon, referred to by the BBC as "the bleeding heart," a mammal endemic to Ethiopia. You may also get the chance to see other endemic mammals such as the Walia Ibex and Semien Fox.

Overnight stay.

• After a hearty breakfast, begin a 6-hour trek towards Immetgogo. Carrying only your lunch box and backpack, you will be accompanied by your guide and scout. Your camping gear will be carried by mule and monitored by the cook.

• Arrive in Immetgogo, where the cook will pitch the tent and prepare your meal upon arrival. Enjoy dinner and retreat for a good night's sleep.

• Enjoy breakfast and set out for another 6-hour trek towards Cheneq.

Overnight stay in Cheneq.

• After an early morning breakfast, set out on a drive to Bahirdar via Gondar.

• On arrival in Gondar, visit the 17th-century castles' compound, registered by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

• Visit Debre-Berhan Selassie Church, richly decorated with murals depicting biblical stories and portraits of angels.

• Enjoy lunch before resuming the drive towards Bahirdar.

Overnight in Bahirdar.

• After a very early breakfast at the hotel, drive 32 km southwest of Bahirdar to the small town of Tiss Abay. From here, walk for 30 minutes to reach the famous Blue Nile Falls. Continue for about 20 minutes to a viewpoint that affords a spectacular view of the falls' breathtaking plunge.

• Drive back to Bahirdar for lunch.

• In the afternoon, take a boat trip on Ethiopia's largest water body, Lake Tana, to visit the monasteries of URA Kidane Mihret, located on the largest peninsula of the lake. These monasteries are known for their colourful frescoes of religious scenes and an impressive display of illuminated Bibles written in Ge'ez, Ethiopia's oldest language.

• Fly to Addis Ababa on an evening flight and then connect to your homebound international flight.