3 Tage geplante Lalibela-Kirchen & Abune Yosef Trekking

During our research project, me and other 8 friends found Eco Access Trekking company and decided to join! We are architecture students and not everyone where in a good shape of hiking, but I have to admit our guides Joseph and Sami did everything that we would reach the mountain tops and were all the time there for us and walking with our speed. Also, if a person gets too tired there are local people that could carry your personal belongings. The experience received is the most amazing one in my lifetime. We hiked in mountains with beautiful scenery and had an opportunity to stay with the local family! It was perfect to see how people live in the high-lands and how their life is happening daily. Everything (food,water,sleeping area), was taken care for us. Nevertheless, as locals are used to cold, in the night it was rather cold and many of us had limited amount of clothes (because of the hiking and carrying your personal belongings ourselves in the bag). The sleeping matrasses and blankets were not the cleanest ones and itching. I wished i would have my own sleeping bag that could helped me from getting this cold. But even with some minor flaws, all this journey was the perfect experience. My suggestion: bring good hiking shoes, termo clothes and lightweight sleeping bag with you, everything else will be taken care for you! The beauty of the project is that the guys working in Eco Trekking actually come back and invest in the community. They invest in the school, in facilities, they help people and have close ties with them. Thank you,Joseph and Sami for making these 3 days unforgetable!

We were a group of 9 doing the 3 day hike with our incredible guides Sami and Joseph. The first day was the toughest in terms of walking (we were not all experienced hikers) but our guides took us up slowly and the scenery was stunning. We stayed in a fantastic village home and had coffee with the family, and danced with the kids in the evening. On the second day a group of us went on the hike up Mt Abune Yousef, seeing eagles and baboons and incredible views. Another group stayed behind and visited the school, which I understand was a great experience. The third day we walked back down to Lalibela and, after a break for lunch and a shower back at our hotel, had a fantastic tour of the churches, which was very informative. The food provided was amazing and there was so much of it, and the hosts at the village were wonderful. The guides were great, and told us so much about the local culture. Staying with the family in the village is an experience you won't get anywhere else, and is so much better than staying at a tourist lodge. I would recommend this tour to anyone planning on visiting Lalibela. (I would also advise bringing pens, as all the children we met on the way up were asking for pens for school!)

We had a great time on the 3 days community based trek. The hike is not so difficult, and you get to see great views, unique animals and the most important- you get to experience an authentic community village in the mountains! On both night we slept in a local family house, one of the best experiences we had in Ethiopia. Joseph our guide was absolutely great, patient and kind. Kanu the owner organized everything perfectly, we didn't had to worry about a thing. On top of that, he is truly a good man, who continue to help us even after we left Lalibela! We really recommend about the trek and about Kanu, you will not regret!