Day Trip to Rock Hewn Churches of Lalibela

My tour operator was very communicative even before the trip began. He was very responsive on Whatsapp. He booked all my domestic flights, arranged all my airport pick ups and drop offs. He had professional tour guides in all the regions I visited. All the guides were well knowledgeable with facts and history and were willing to answer any questions. The itinerary was clear and he was flexible to accomodate any changes that were needed before and during the trip. All pick up and drop offs were on time. The vehicles were clean, well maintained and well driven. There were no extra costs. All meals, transport and accommodation were taken care of in the 7 days. He is reliable, communicative and well experienced. I enjoyed my trip and I will be back with the same company.

Incredible visit led by Maereg. Excellent guide, knowledgeable with impeccable manners. The churches are worth visiting, a 10!

The visit to the 11 churches justifies the trip to Lalibela. It is worth arriving on a Friday and extending the stay until Sunday to see the masses and the attendance of the faithful.

My partner and I spent two days in Lalibela. Maereg is a very professional and knowledgeable tour guide with strong historical, political, and cultural knowledge, which in my opinion is essential to truly understand Lalibela. He also has excellent English communication skills and explains everything clearly about Lalibela and Ethiopia. Thank you — I can highly recommend him.

It was an amazing experience with a very knowledgeable guide, which answered our questions, provided a lot of information and even assisted us with some issues at our hotel! Highly recommend!

Maereg was great. On top of the informative Lalibela churches tour he gave, he also helped me with so many other things - when my other tour in the region informed me of the last minutes changes, he helped me navigate the issues; he also helped me get cash from the bank and SIM card for internet - all done in an extremely efficient but not hasty manner. He was also a great photographer! Maereg was not only doing tours in Lalibela but also around the country, which makes him the go to person for many other trip suggestions and great learnings!

Highly recommend this tour with Maereg (guide) and Getachew (driver). Both were highly professional and I felt safe throughout my entire trip. The churches were beautiful and a must see!

Had a great tour with Extraordinary tours - Abayu , Girum and Maereg covering AddisAbaba , Gondar and Lalibela. Very informative and detailed . Accomodation , Meals and Transportation were also well taken care of. They are always available on watsapp and accompany you everywhere on the tour

This was an excellent one day tour of the churches of Lalibela, which I did as a one day side trip from Addis Ababa. Maereg picked me up at the airport in the late morning, drove me to my hotel and we began seeing the churches in the afternoon. We saw the second set the next morning and then he returned me to the airport. Maereg was a fabulous guide- he's trained at the Addis Ababa travel University and has clearly refined and developed his presentation. He tailors it very well to the individual. I don't usually like tours because they're a little bit overly detailed but he instead gave me a very good overview, including appropriate culture,relevant modern history and a real locals grasp on the town and these marvelous churches. Fair amount of reasonable grade climbing but lots of stairs and ledges to climb over. You should not miss seeing this world heritage heritage site if you come to the area... Churches remind me of the Great Indian site of Ellora This tour has my highest recommendation,

I recommend this tour to see the 11 rock hewn churches. Learn about the history of ancient Lalbella, as its construction dates back to the seventh century