Addis-Abeba : Debre Libanos, gorges du Nil Bleu et visite des grottes
Description
Lors de ce road trip populaire, vous traverserez de magnifiques paysages de campagne et le véritable mode de vie éthiopien en action - agriculteurs, communautés rurales, villes coupées les unes des autres. Sur les destinations, vous visiterez l’ancien monastère Debre Libanos (et son église troglodytique), le célèbre « pont Portugais » construit dans les années 1890, les gorges du Nil avec son abondante faune aviaire endémique et ses babouins gelada et profiterez d’une vue sur Addis-Abeba depuis un point de vue situé à 3 300 mètres d’altitude (mont Entoto). Veuillez noter que repérer les babouins Gelada peut être une question de chance, car ils vivent dans un parc ouvert.
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Fondé par l'Éthiopien saint Abune Tekle Haymanot dans un profond canyon en 1284, Debré Libanos est plus tard devenu le centre politique de l'église orthodoxe éthiopienne, et c'est là où l'empereur Lebna Dengal a reçu la première mission portugaise en Éthiopie en 1520. L'armée italienne a détruit l'église d'origine lors d'un massacre en 1937, qui a coûté la vie de 800 moines, diacres et fidèles. L'église moderne, avec son toit en dôme décoré de vitraux, demeure un important site de pèlerinage.
Bien que les habitants pensent que le pont en pierre portugais a été construit par les Portugais au XVIe siècle, il a en fait été construit dans les années 1890 par Ras Darge dans un style classique portugais. Les rues étroites offrent un spectaculaire panorama, et la cascade (coulant à flots pendant la saison des pluies) juste en dessous est très impressionnante.
Vous verrez la gorge de la rivière Jemma, qui est le point de départ de la vallée africaine du Grand Rift et l'une des plus spectaculaires étendues de route d'Éthiopie, qui serpente jusqu'au fond de la gorge du Nil bleu, 1 km en dessous. La gorge est facilement accessible par une route qui offre des panoramas spectaculaires et une paire de ponts traversant la rivière.
Vous passerez devant l'historique église Entoto, qui comprend la première église d'Addis-Abeba et ses environs. C'est une église paisible à l'architecture ancienne typique des églises éthiopiennes.
Entoto est le berceau d'Addis-Abeba. Nichée à presque 3 300 mètres d'altitude, la colline offre une vue spectaculaire sur les vastes étendues d'Addis-Abeba.
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Lieux et horaires de prise en charge
Prise en charge flexible depuis n'importe où à Addis-Abeba, y compris l'aéroport de Bole, n'importe quel hôtel ou adresse personnelle
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Informations importantes
- Animaux d'assistance acceptés
- Déconseillé aux femmes enceintes
- Convient à toutes les conditions physiques
- Âge minimum : 7 ans
Avis(284)
We booked this trip (over other tour operators) as it included Entry/Admission to Mount Entoto (expecting to go into Entoto Park as there were multiple photos from other people's experiences), but all we did was stop at a random spot along the road and the guide said there's the view of Addis Ababa. We would have been better saving the additional cost and going with another tour operator who charges less and doing Mt Entoto (and Entoto Park) separately with the money saved. Very disappointed and a lack of understanding / acknowledgement from the tour provider over this.
Our guide (Sam) and driver (Rudolf?) were really nice, I enjoyed their company and explanations. Although I enjoyed what I saw, in the end it was all a little too far, and the road a little too bumpy. I was exhausted by the end of the day from sitting in that small uncomfortable van for so many hours. Lunch was good, but not having any coffee for us at the end was a huge fail for any Ethiopian tour.
I had an amazing tour with our guide, Semere, and our driver, Surafuel! Thank you! If you have the time while visiting Addis, I really recommend booking this tour so that you can see outside of the capital. Amazing scenery, especially around the Portuguese Bridge. You really do miss out on the beautiful nature in Ethiopia if you stay in Addis. It's a long drive (about 2 and a half hours both ways), but the journey is part of the adventure, and the van was comfortable. Great company as our tour was all solo travellers. I felt completely safe the entire trip. We saw the monastery, which is extremely interesting, and you learn a lot about the history of the Orthodox Christian church in Ethiopia. We then went to the Portuguese Bridge, and had a bit of a hike up to see the view of the Gorge and waterfalls. Amazing! And we were the only ones around. We then got lunch (traditional food) at a nearby spot with an amazing view, and stopped again for a coffee ceremony. Great day and great company!
This was great. Would have been better with a guide, and one that speaks English. Long drive there and back with bad roads. But the baboon stop, the monastery and the Portuguese stop especially are well worth it. The food stop was a miss for me though. Little bit of a dive. One one traveler felt comfortable eating there. Overall still well worth it. Pack your food and drinks. I’d go for the Portuguese bridge alone 10/10.
Nice guide, fine trip, raining season would be better to see the waterfalls
We had an incredible day with the awesome guide Semere! Everything from a coffee ceremony to seeing baboons, the canyon and the bridge. Wonderful scenery the whole way!
İt was a great experience to discover beautiful nature of debre libanos. Our driver Abiy is so kind accompanying us sürüngen the trip. Highly recommended.
Great tour. Very friendly tour guides! We went to the market, the church, in the wild and saw the beautiful Gelada Baboons that can only be seen in Ethiopia! We always felt very safe. I can only recommend it!! :)
Such a Amazing,Awesome tour trip we enjoyed a lot really from start to end all Tour places are Super and Beautiful Special Feedback to *Mr GABRU* Our Tour Guider he makes our trips so beautiful/Enjoyable/Caring/Lovely. We really so much happy and grateful to have such Great Guider MR GABRU 🤝💯🫂❤️ These man will sure sure grow Ethiopian Addis’s Ababa all Foreign Tours Proud and Happy,Enjoyable by his Attractive Communications,Caring and Joyful Ethiopia Food Injera and Coffee ☕️ was Delicious ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ *5 Star for MR GABRU and his Tours Team* Thanks a lot 🇪🇹🤝☕️💯🗻🌄
Gabru, our tour guide was so friendly & accommodating. We appreciate him showing us his beautiful country!
