Activities
Gondar – Sankaber camp
We will travel from Gondar and be dropped off for two hours trek up to the camp site. You will enjoy the views over the escarpment and are likely to spot large groups of the Chelada monkey. You will camp at Sankabar which is at 3250m.
Sankaber – Geech
Trek from Sankabar camp to Geech camp via Jinibar falls. Geech camp is at 3600m.
Geech
Based at Geech Camp we will do a day trek to Imet gogo from where there are excellent views of the Simien mountains escarpment.
Geech – Chennek
From Geech to Chennek [3630m]. At Chennek there are again excellent views and we should see more Chelada monkeys, Walia ibex and if we are lucky we can see Ethiopian wolf.
Chennek – Ambiko
From Chennek camp to ambiko camp [3250m], the base camp for the climb up to Ras Dejen the highest mountains in ethiopia.
Ambiko – Ras Dejen – Ambiko
An early pre-dawn start to climb Ras Dejen [4543m]. This is a long day, with around 11 hours of trekking and return to Ambiko.
Ambiko – Sona
Trek from Ambiko to Sona camp. We will start by trekking along the river valley before starting to cross farmland and pass the village of Arkeasiye before reaching Sona community. From Sona we will have fantastic views back on the high peaks and where we were a few days earlier.
Sona – Mekaribiya
Descends into the lowlands as we leave Sona to Mekaribiya camp, which is at 2060m.
Mekaribiya – Mulit
From Mekaribiya camp to Mulit camp, which is at 2150m.
Mulit – Adiarkay – Gondar
Short morning trek to Adiarkay where we will finish our trek and transfer back to Gondar.
