Early in the morning motor boat tour . Also included are visits to the Khidane Mihiret Monastery of Ura, walking in the coffee forest, Blue Nile Delta. Return to Bahr Dar for lunch, then transfer to Gondar.
This city, the third largest in Ethiopia, was the capital of the country in the 17-19 centuries. It was founded by Emperor Fasilides in 1636. Gondar is often called the African Camelot. Tourists take great pleasure in visiting the ruins of the royal palaces of the Solomon dynasty and the ancient churches of Gondar. The complex of royal palaces is quite well preserved. It includes the palace of King Fasil (1636), and the palaces of his descendants, kings Iyasu, Johannes, David, and Bakuffa, and the castle of Queen Mentwab.
There are 44 churches in Gondar, but the most famous of them is the 18th century Debre Berkhan Selassie church, with a ceiling painted with angels.
Accommodation: Goha Hotel

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