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Hike Lalibela: Unique Tailor-Made Tours
4.9
43 Ratings
Girany Amba
Hike Lalibela Tours stands out as an exceptional local tour company by offering top-notch service paired with highly customized and tailor-made tour packages. Their team boasts many years of experience.
Hike Lalibela Tours stands out as an exceptional local tour company by offering top-notch service paired with highly customized and tailor-made tour packages. Their team boasts many years of experience.
Duration:
1 day
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela - Day 1: Flight to Lalibela
Begin your journey with a morning flight to Lalibela, where a guide from our team will greet you at the Lalibela airport and escort you to your hotel. After checking in, embark on a tour of Ethiopia’s most renowned historical sites. Start by exploring the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela,…
- Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela - Day 1: Flight to Lalibela
Begin your journey with a morning flight to Lalibela, where a guide from our team will greet you at the Lalibela airport and escort you to your hotel. After checking in, embark on a tour of Ethiopia’s most renowned historical sites. Start by exploring the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, beginning with the Northwestern Cluster, which includes Bet Medhane Alem, Bet Maryam, Bet Meskel, Bet Danagel, Bet Mikael, and Bet Golgotha (note: entry to Bet Golgotha is not permitted for women). In the afternoon, continue to the Southeastern Cluster, visiting Bet Gabriel-Rufael, Bet Merkorios, Bet Amanuel, and Bet Abba Libanos. Conclude your tour with a visit to the most famous church, Bet Giyorgis, dedicated to Ethiopia’s patron saint, Saint George.
Day 2: Early in the morning, you will be taken to one of the churches to witness a religious ceremony in Lalibela.
- If you arrive in Lalibela in the afternoon, you will visit some of the churches from 2 PM to 5 PM, and then see the remaining churches before your departure to the airport.
For more information, please feel free to contact us.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- Landing and/or facility fees
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Airport and departure taxes
- All entrance fees to Lalibela churches
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- Landing and/or facility fees
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Airport and departure taxes
- All entrance fees to Lalibela churches
What's Not Included
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Location
Lalibela Airport
Guests will be picked up at Lalibela Airport or their hotel. At the airport, the driver/guide will meet guests in the arrival hall with a sign showing the lead traveler’s name and escort them to the vehicle for the 30-minute drive to town
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(43 Ratings)
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Owenbow
Jan 30, 2026
Fantastic tour - I had an amazing tour over two half days with Tadese. His knowledge was outstanding and really brought to life the architectural and religious meaning of the churches. Highly recommended.
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Goplaces48237583486
Jan 27, 2026
Lalibela Life-Time Experience - Girma is amazing! Full of knowledge, very personable and always checks in to make sure you’re comfortable and enjoying your stay. Anyone who books him will have a great experience. Thank you Girma! 😊 10/10
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Vaisjevoterzemmour
Dec 29, 2025
A great way to visit the churches - Amazing tour! Definitely recommend. Girma presented everything really well, showed me around, and even got me a Bible!
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Naderf102
Mar 12, 2020
A great tour to a beautiful place! - I loved this tour! My guide, Girma, was very easy to communicate with. He picked up me at the airport, quick stop at my hotel to drop off my bags, then onto the tour. We visited half the churches, then had about 2 hours break while the churches closed, then saw the second half after lunch. The next morning, he picked me up and took me to the airport.
The churches are very interesting to see! Nothing quite like it in the world. Girma grew up in Lalibela and is an expert. He’s very professional and I had a really fun time exploring with him for the day.
Transport is via a new van with air conditioning.
Take this tour!
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Frankj614
Mar 8, 2020
Unbelievable--churches dug into rock! - Absolutely amazing. Looking at photos on -line, reading about them, just doesn't do them justice. Fantastic. Hint: plan one day for the first group of five churches plus St. George's and the other group of five for the second day. Women need to cover their heads to enter a church, everyone needs to take off their shoes.
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Michelesx5629gc
Feb 9, 2020
Excellent experience in Lalibela - Girma was our guide during our short stay in Lalibela. He was very kind and flexible in the arrangement of the tour, definitely a knowledgeable person about the culture and life of Lalibela. Hope to come back and meeting him soon, thank you!
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Iftachbrill
Feb 1, 2020
A guide and organizer you can trust - I had only 4 days to spend in Lalibela, and little time to plan in advance. I've never taken an organized tour nor used a guide before, but this time it seemed like a good idea. Ethiopia is a hectic place for a tourist who doesn't speak the language, and hiking the mountains alone when there are no waymarked trails might get you in trouble.
A friend of mine recommended that I turn to Girma. It turned out to be a very wize choice. We corresponeded on facebook, and Girma devised a plan that suited my schedule perfectly. He took care of everything, from picking me up at the airport and returning me there, to booking a place to stay, guiding a tour in the churches and fixing me with another local guide who spent 3 days with me in the surrounding mountains and villages. He even found for me a hotel that allowed me to pitch a tent in its garden, while using its facilities. I paid for everything through Girma and had no need of bargaining with anyone else, which was a great relief.
Above all, as others have noted here, Girma was always attentive to everything I needed, always on time and always trustworthy. I very strongly recommend him.
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M402cqdavidd
Jan 25, 2020
A must see! - I enjoyed a personally guided tour Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. Take the 1 hour flight from Addis Ababa and visit these amazing churches of Lalibela hewn into the volcanic stone on this mountain. This is one of the wonders of the ancient world that has remained in use for over 800 years. Simply wonderful. A must see.
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Tahitianrose
Jan 10, 2020
Awesome Experience - Girma is an amazing guide whose English is near perfect. It makes it so easy to understand him and get the full culture and history behind the churches. He has an amazing personality and you will definitely enjoy being with him. We stayed at the top twelve hotel, and believe me when I tell you that a trip to lalibella is not complete without staying there. all in all I had an amazing time, and i whole heartedly recommend him as a tour guide of choice to anyone.
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Viniciusavelino
Jan 3, 2020
Good assistance all the time - I went visiting the Rock Churches in Lalibella with Girma, the guide of the tour agency and he gave assistance all the time and explained much things about the churces and their history. After this good experience, I hired another all-day tour to visit another interesting places around Lalibela. I really recommend them.
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