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Lalibela Rock Churches Guided Tour

4,916 recensioniRock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela

Le descrizioni sono mostrate in inglese.

  • 24–48 ore
  • Cancellazione gratuita fino a 24 h prima
  • Guida in inglese
  • Conferma immediata

In evidenza

One can say that every tourist who decides to visit our country comes here and sees these quite remarkable and also strange monolithic, semi-monolithic and cave 'buildings, churches of Lalibela' which still leave the scientists puzzled about their possible creation process and are therefore often called the 8th wonder of the world. The style of the excavation is unique: most of the churches are below ground level. Roha - Lalibelas old name - is around 800 years old and after Axum the second holiest city in Ethiopia. It is a medieval town and one of the greatest historical sites in the Christian world. For the Ethiopian Christmas in January there are tens of thousands of pilgrims in town, sometimes walking for a month to reach the churches. In 1978 Lalibela, which lays at an altitude of 2520m, was listed as a world heritage site...

Incluso

Cosa è incluso

  • Car with its driver and fuel
  • Transfer from/to the airport
  • An English speaking professional tour guide
  • Coffee ceremony in a Local Family
  • Visit to the town
  • Transport by private vehicle

Cosa non è incluso

  • Entrance fee for Lalibela chruches

Itinerario

  1. The tour company

    15 min

  2. A guide from our team will meet you at Lalibela airport arrival with a car to bring you to your Hotel. The drive from the Airport to Laibela town (your hotel) would be 24 k/m, and takes around 30 minutes. After check-in, start your tour to the UNESCO World Heritage site rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, visiting the Northwestern Cluster of churches, which is built by the symbol of the earthly Jerusalem: -Bet Medhane Alem, Bet Maryam, Bet Meskel, Bet Danaghel, Bet Mikael & Bet Golgotha (entry not permitted for Women). From 12 - 2pm the churches are closed and the key -man will go for lunch break. We also will take you to one of the best restaurant for lunch (7olives Hotel). In the afternoon, after lunch continue with the South-eastern Cluster of churches, built by the symbol of heavenly Jerusalem: –Bet Gabriel-Rufael, Bet Merkorios, Bet Amanual, and Bet Abba Libanos. Finally, you will visit the most famous of all the churches –Bet Giyorgis (St George), constructed in honour of the patron Saint George. After having visited all the churches, we take you to the villages where you will be able to see the way life of the locals very closely, and get invited for our famous traditional coffee ceremony. In the Evening after dinner in Kana restaurant, we will invite you to try our famous home-made Honey wine, in one of the best traditional bar we have in town called Torpido. There you will also have the chance to see the Amhara tribes dance and enjoy our traditional music live. Then we bring you to your hotel. Next day morning transfer to the airport. * If you arrive in the afternoon in Lalibela, you will visit some of the churches from 2pm -5pm, then visit the rest of the churches before your departure to the airport. We also organize an amazing ECO trekking tour to the highlands above Lalibela, Contact us for details or see our listed tour here on Tripadvisor Experience

    24 h

  3. The famous cross shaped church of St. George is one of the highlight of Lalibela churches.

    40 min

Cancellazione

Cancellazione gratuita fino a 24 ore prima dell’inizio, con rimborso totale.

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Prelievo
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Tipo di biglietto
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Gestito da
Highland Eco Trekking Tours Ethiopia
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

How it compares in Lalibela

  • Its from-price is close to the median of the 58 experiences we list in Lalibela.
  • Its length is typical for the group.
  • By number of reviews it ranks 10 of 58.
  • The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Lalibela

Lalibela is a highland town in northern Ethiopia, famous for eleven medieval churches carved down into solid rock and still used for worship.

Lalibela stands at about 2,500 metres in the Lasta mountains of northern Ethiopia. Its eleven churches were cut from the red volcanic rock in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, traditionally under King Lalibela, and UNESCO has listed the site since 1978. The freestanding ones were carved downward from the surface, roof first. The cross-shaped Biete Giyorgis stands alone in a deep pit, and Biete Medhane Alem is among the largest.

Top-ranked sights in Lalibela: Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela.

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