Trekking from Gondar: Simien Mountains Day Tour with Lunch

Explore the Simien Mountains National Park on a day tour from Gondar. Enjoy a scenic drive, hike along dramatic escarpments, and spot wildlife like gelada baboons.
Begin your day with a pickup from Gondar and set off on a scenic drive to the Simien Mountains. Travel in a private 4x4 vehicle, enjoying breathtaking mountain views along the way. Stop at the Simien Mountains National Park office for registration and to meet your local guide and scout.

Enter the park and start your exploration. Stop at viewpoints like Michibi or Sankaber, depending on time and interest. Take a light to moderate hike along dramatic escarpments, keeping an eye out for gelada baboons, klipspringers, and — if you’re lucky — walia ibex or Ethiopian wolves. Learn about the park’s unique flora, wildlife, and geology from your certified guide.

Enjoy a packed lunch at a panoramic rest point with breathtaking views over cliffs and valleys. Take time to relax, photograph, or simply enjoy the cool mountain air.

Begin your drive back, passing more scenic spots or stopping for brief photo ops. Make an optional short cultural stop in Debark or roadside villages. Return to your hotel or the airport in Gondar, ending your tour with unforgettable memories of Ethiopia’s most stunning highlands.

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.