Simien Mountains Tours & Holidays
Simien Mountains Small Group Tours & Tailor-Made Holidays
Climbing to an altitude of 4,620m, stretching 100 miles east to west, the Simien Mountains are one of the largest ranges in Africa. With their vaulting granite columns, towering escarpments and plummeting valleys, they are also among the most spectacular. Besides the colourful Amharic tribes, the Simien Mountains are also home to a vast assortment of wildlife, where Gelada Baboons, the Simien fox, bushbuck and the magnificent Lammergeyer vulture can be found. But the wonder of the Simiens does not ...
Climbing to an altitude of 4,620m, stretching 100 miles east to west, the Simien Mountains are one of the largest ranges in Africa. With their vaulting granite columns, towering escarpments and plummeting valleys, they are also among the most spectacular. Besides the colourful Amharic tribes, the Simien Mountains are also home to a vast assortment of wildlife, where Gelada Baboons, the Simien fox, bushbuck and the magnificent Lammergeyer vulture can be found. But the wonder of the Simiens does not lie so much with the animals or the people that live there, it is simply to watch the sun rise or fall over a land that time forgot.
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Best experiences
Visit the powerful Jinbar Falls
One of Africa's tallest waterfalls, the little-known Jinbar Falls, can be viewed across a chasm with a short walk from the road. Cascading down roughly 1600 feet to the canyon below, it's a beautifully peaceful sight.
Search for gelada monkeys and ibex
Tracing the edge of the escarpment the views are simply breathtaking, but with any luck you'll be able to spot the Gelada monkeys, known as the 'bleeding-heart baboon' and the Walia Ibex with it's huge curved horns, both of which are endemic to the region.
Trek in the mountains
The Simien Mountains National Park is a World Heritage Site and the dramatic landscape makes for some of the most fantastic scenery on the African continent. This area of the mountains is home to the endemic Walia ibex, the klipspringer and gelada monkey.OUR FAVOURITE PLACES TO STAY
Limalimo Lodge, Simien Mountains
The wonderful Limalimo Lodge is a luxurious yet sustainable and eco-friendly lodge located just on the edge of the Simien Mountain National Park. The lodge has been built across 10 acres of land using…