| Walk: | Lalibela Walk 1 |
| Location: | Africa > Ethiopia > Lalibela |
| Map: | (see map) |
The Walk
What should we know?
| Name in local script: | Add Data |
| Also known as: | Add Data |
| Tour operator(s): | Add Data |
| Environment type: | farmland, mountainous, rocky |
| Location type: | rural, town, village |
What can we see or do there?
| Attractions: | Bete Giorgis, Naktoleab Monastery, Rock Hewn Churches |
| Services: | Add Data |
| Shops: | Add Data |
| Animals: | Add Data |
| Birds: | Add Data |
How can we get in contact?
| Email: | Add Data |
| Website: | Add Data |
| Telephone : | Add Data |
| Language(s): | Amharic, English |
| Timezone: | UTC+03:00 |
| Country calling code: | 251 |
How can we get there?
| Coordinates: | 12.03491, 39.04632 |
| Geographical feature: | |
| Start location: | Blue Nile Guest House |
| End location: | Blue Nile Guest House |
| Transportation type: | Add Data |
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The Directions
| Head downhill from the Blue Nile Guest House past the Rock Hewn Churches ticket office. Continue walking down this road beyond the traditional village until you come to a major junction and take a left. You should soon pass the turning for Bete Giorgis on your right, which you can pop into if you’ve already bought your ticket. Continue down this winding cobblestone road until you pass Alif Paradise Hotel and come to a junction. Take another left and follow that road for maybe 15 minutes until it joins on with the main road to the airport. |
| Follow the airport road for about 6km out of town. The road will become progressively more rural as you go, and traffic will pass by intermittently. After an hour to an hour and a half down this road you will see a left turn onto a dirt track through a village and a large blue sign post for Naktoleab Monastery. Follow the path up to the monastery for about a kilometre. The monastery costs ETB200 so you can choose whether or not to go in. Either way, the scenery is quite beautiful and rural. |
| Return back the way you came until you reach the fork that originally took you onto the airport road. Instead of taking the left turn back into lower Lalibela, take the steep road heading up and you will soon find your way back to the central roundabout with Blue Nile Guest House shortly after the left turn. |
The Directions
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The Directions
| If you know how to get to Lalibela Walk 1 and would like to share that information with the community, contact [email protected] and we’ll post it right here in the directory. |
What are the numbers and averages?
| Distance: | 15km |
| Altitude: | Add Data |
Top Descriptions
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Top Tips
| There are a few restaurants and small shops on the first third of the walk, but you may want to take plenty of water and snacks for the rest. |
| Keep an eye out for large birds of prey catching the thermals along the whole route and small grey monkeys on the way up to the monastery. |
| If you get tired of walking, a bajaj back to town should cost no more than ETB50. |
| If you have a tip about Lalibela Walk 1 and would like to share that information with the community, contact [email protected] and we’ll post it right here in the directory. |
