09 Feb 2025
This was an excellent one day tour of the churches of Lalibela, which I did as a one day side trip from Addis Ababa. Maereg picked me up at the airport in the late morning, drove me to my hotel and we began seeing the churches in the afternoon. We saw the second set the next morning and then he returned me to the airport. Maereg was a fabulous guide- he's trained at the Addis Ababa travel University and has clearly refined and developed his presentation. He tailors it very well to the individual. I don't usually like tours because they're a little bit overly detailed but he instead gave me a very good overview, including appropriate culture,relevant modern history and a real locals grasp on the town and these marvelous churches. Fair amount of reasonable grade climbing but lots of stairs and ledges to climb over. You should not miss seeing this world heritage heritage site if you come to the area... Churches remind me of the Great Indian site of Ellora This tour has my highest recommendation,