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Fun at the Portuguese Bridge with a day trip to Debre Libanos Monastery from Addis Ababa
Day Tour from Addis Ababa - Gelada Baboons (Endemic to Ethiopia) crossing the 16th Century AD Portuguese Bridge
View along the road to Debre Libanos Monastery
A group of Gelada Baboons crossing over the Portuguese Bridge, near Debre Libanos Monastery

Debre Libanos Monastery and Jemma River Gorge - Day Tour from Addis Ababa

By Merit Ethiopian Experience Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is $273 per traveler* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travelers
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Overview

Expert tour guide takes you on a 9-hrs private day trip from Addis Ababa. Enjoy beautiful scenery, visit Ethiopia’s biggest monastery, experience unique culture, and wildlife.

Places to visit and things-to-do include: -

  • Debre Libanos Monastery
  • Magnificent views of Jemma River Gorge
  • Portuguese Bridge (16th Cent AD)
  • Seeing Gelada Baboons (indigenous to Ethiopia)
  • Cultural Ethiopian coffee ceremony
  • Visiting traditional villages

With a free hotel/airport pick up, drive 100 km from Addis Ababa to Debre Libanos Monastery. Learn about the Ethiopian Orthodox Church religion with a guided tour of the monastery and its rich museum.

Have yummy Ethiopian cuisine for lunch; enjoying the magnificent views of the Jemma River Gorge.

Tour includes private transport with comfortable vehicle, hotel pick up/drop off, professional tour guide, lunch, Coffee Ceremony, bottled water, on-site tour guides, local family visits, and all related taxes.

Price does NOT include entrance fees, etc.

Activity location

  • Debre Libanos
    • 1000, Debre Libanos, Ethiopia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Adwa 00km Museum
    • Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Debre Libanos Monastery and Jemma River Gorge - Day Tour from Addis Ababa
  • Activity duration is 9 hours9h9h
  • English

Expert tour guide takes you on a 9-hrs private day trip from Addis Ababa. Enjoy beautiful scenery, visit Ethiopia’s biggest monastery, experience unique culture, and wildlife.

Places to visit and things-to-do include: -

  • Debre Libanos Monastery
  • Magnificent views of Jemma River Gorge
  • Portuguese Bridge (16th Cent AD)
  • Seeing Gelada Baboons (indigenous to Ethiopia)
  • Cultural Ethiopian coffee ceremony
  • Visiting traditional villages

With a free hotel/airport pick up, drive 100 km from Addis Ababa to Debre Libanos Monastery. Learn about the Ethiopian Orthodox Church religion with a guided tour of the monastery and its rich museum.

Have yummy Ethiopian cuisine for lunch; enjoying the magnificent views of the Jemma River Gorge.

Tour includes private transport with comfortable vehicle, hotel pick up/drop off, professional tour guide, lunch, Coffee Ceremony, bottled water, on-site tour guides, local family visits, and all related taxes.

Price does NOT include entrance fees, etc.

Language options: English
Price details
$272.77 x 1 Traveler$272.77
Total
Price is $272.77

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate transportation
  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's includedWhat's includedLocal on-site guides
  • What's includedWhat's includedLocal family visits
  • What's includedWhat's includedBottled water and local snacks
  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional experienced English speaking tour guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedLunch at a local restaurant
  • What's includedWhat's includedEthiopian Coffee Ceremony Attendance and Coffe
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntrance fees and any other expenses not mentioned in the "Included" list above

Know before you book

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • If you are visiting between June and September, expect wet weather and be prepared accordingly
  • If you are not eating Ethiopian food at small local restaurants, please bring packed lunch with you
  • Women are expected to be fully dressed and cover hairs when visiting the Debre Libanos Monastery

Activity itinerary

Debre Libanos
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
Drive 100 km north of Addis Ababa to Debre Libanos Monastery - the biggest monastery of the Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity in Ethiopia founded in the 13th Century AD.
Portuguese Bridge
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket not included
Visit the Portuguese Bridge (16th Century AD), explore the spectacular scenery of the Jemma River Gorge, indulge in the local culture of the Oromo people, and see the Ethiopian endemic mammal - Gelada Baboon,

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESDebre Libanos
    • 1000, Debre Libanos, Ethiopia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEAdwa 00km Museum
    • Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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