Gonder city Tours
- 4 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Private tour
Highlights
This tailor-made Ethiopia holiday is a fascinating insight into this friendly and unique country. You’ll learn about its history, culture and religious life, see its dramatic architecture left behind by ancient civilizations, and explore its diverse landscapes.
Inclusions
What's included
- Car city tour
- Guide half day
- Landing and facility fees
- Transfer in
What's not
- Accomedations
- Meal
- Domestic flights
- church and castel entrance fee
Itinerary
Gondar, located on the high plateau just north of Lake Tana. The town of Gondar was the imperial capital of Ethiopia for 200 years. Gondar’s most famous monuments are its exceptionally well preserved 17th century castles. The largest and best is that of King Fasilidas. It is a stone-built construction with round turrets and wooden balconies. This whole complex of buildings is unique in Ethiopia and unlike anything found elsewhere in Africa. On arrival, as well as visiting the castle ruins and King Fasilidas baths, we’ll also make a visit to the Debre Berhan Selassie Church famed for its ceiling frescoes of many faces.
The Ethiopian medieval capital boasts with its large royal enclosure containing grand castles, palaces, houses and outbuildings. You will visit King Fasiladas's palace, the oldest and perhaps most Impressive of the castles. Beside the castle are various ruined buildings including the remains of a bathing pool, a chancellery and a library of Fasiladas's son Yohannes I. You will visit Debre Birhan-Selassie, one of the country's most famous churches that lie 2km to the north east of Gonder.
Visit fasil Bath
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Ethio Tours
- Wheelchair accessible
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
How it compares in Gonder
- Its from-price is 55% below the median of the 34 experiences we list in Gonder.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Gonder
Gondar, in northern Ethiopia, was the capital of the empire for over two centuries, and its royal castles still stand in the middle of town.
Gondar lies at about 2,100 metres in the Amhara highlands of northern Ethiopia, north of Lake Tana. Emperor Fasilides made it his capital in 1636, and over the next two centuries rulers added palaces, a library and banqueting halls to the Royal Enclosure, Fasil Ghebbi, a walled compound of stone castles listed by UNESCO. Its towers and battlements have led some to call the town the Camelot of Africa.
