Take the early flight to Gonder (historical city in the Norther) the vehicle picks us up at the from the airpprt and takes us 100 km north on the Ethiopian highland to Debark, a small town of about 35,000 inhabitants at the border to the famous Simien National Park.After a quick stop for the formalities at the headquarter offices of the national park and for collecting cook and scouts we drive out on a rough road to the Sankaber area at about 3,100 m sea level from where we take a short walk of 2-3 hours to assist the acclimatization process.

We get a first impressive view over the dramatic mountain range and see some typical plants of that area such as big Heather Trees , St. John swort or the Abissinian Wild Rose . This is also the area in which the largest number of Gelada Baboons can be found.

Accommodation: camping in Sankaber Campsite, Simien Mountains National Park

After early breakfast, we leave the camp at around 8:30 and we traverse along the Northern escarpment before dropping down to get impressive views, for example of the beautiful Jinbar Waterfall . This hiking will take us 6-7hrs. In the large gorge of the waterfall there are many huge circling birds, especially vultures such as the Griffon , Lappet-faced or Nubian Vulture and Lammergeier or Bearded Vulture and other smaller birds as buzzards and ibises. Hopefully we also encounter the endemic Abissinian Catbird . Among the mammals Klipspringers and Meneliks Bushbucks can be observed between Sankaber and Geech.

After a short distance (20 min) on the rough road, crossing the Jinbar river where we have the lunch break, we ascend through terraced farmland to our camp at 3,600m. In the evening we have the possibility to walk up (30 min) to the mountain Kedadit (3,760m) and to assist to an unforgettable sunset.

Accommodation: Comping Geech Campsite, Simien Mountains National Park

After breakfast we walk for about 2 hours to the summit of Imet Gogo (3,926m), which is one of the most spectacular viewpoints with 360 degrees and from where we can see Ras Dashen, the highest peak of the country.
After a photo break we trek along the whole escarpment, cross a small valley and climb the peak Inatye (4,070m) where we will take our lunch stop and have a rest. From there we will have a nice view more than 1,000m down to the green fields of the mountain villages Dihwara, Tiya, Amiwalka and Truwata. During the whole day we walk through vast fields of Giant Lobelia and sometimes Heather Trees or Red Hot Poker .

After the break we descend and reach our camp Chennek in the afternoon (3,620m). Chennek, sometimes called wildlife corridor, is the best place to see the Gelada Baboons , the Walia Ibex and the Ethiopian Wolf . These animals are best observed around Chennek camp. At the campsite we have the possibility to wash ourselves at the river or pipe water.

Accommodation: Chennek Campsite

In the early morning we leave from our last camp Chennek, where we meet again Walia Ibexes , and first climb up about 600m to the Pass Bwahit (about 4,200m). This is the pass that hikers have to traverse if they want to climb Ras Dashen, but reaching this summit takes at least 2 days more.If the physical condition allows it, we continue from the pass our climb up to the peak of Ras Bwahit (4,430m), one of the highest in the whole area.

Then we descend to Chennek and the car brings us back first to Debark on a 58 km long rough road and from there on the new asphalt road to Gondar, where we will arrive in the afternoon at about 5:00 PM.

Take the evening flighy back to Addis.

End of the tour.