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You bring the time and the curiosity. We build the journey around them.

Every trek on this site already has a shape. This is about the ones that don’t — built around the time you have, the places that pull at you, and how you like to travel.

How it works

Three conversations, not a form to fill.

01

Tell us your time

Two days, seven, twenty — whatever you actually have. Duration decides the shape before anything else does.

02

Tell us what pulls you

History, mountains, food, photography, slow mornings with coffee — we route the journey toward what you came for.

03

We sketch, you adjust

Tevan and the local team draft a route within days. Nothing is booked until you say it’s right.

Shaped around

The details that actually change a trip.

01

Duration

From a single day in Gondar to a full loop through the north or south — the calendar is yours, not ours.

02

Interests

Trekking, heritage sites, coffee and food, photography, festivals, or a mix — tell us what draws you.

03

Travel style

Fast-paced and active, or slow and unhurried — we match the pace to how you actually like to travel.

04

Comfort & accommodation

From simple camping on the trail to comfortable stays in Gondar, arranged around what suits you.

What this can look like

Real journeys, reshaped for someone else.

These aren’t hypothetical packages — they’re real trips we run, shown here as a starting point. Yours would be adjusted the same way.

Shoppers among colourful clothing stalls in a Gondar market

2–3 days

A short add-on

Extend a Simien trek with time in Gondar’s royal sites, food and coffee — or a quieter countryside day near Kosoye.

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Travellers sharing an outdoor meal at Chenek camp

7 days

A week built around the mountains

Run the Simien, walk it slowly, or combine a classic trek with festival timing — the week is shaped around your pace.

See a 7-day example
Carved stone stelae at Axum beneath a blue sky

12 days

A longer loop across regions

Combine highlands and history in one extended route, from the Simien escarpment to the Rift Valley or Tigray’s ancient sites.

See a 12-day example

Ready when you are

Start with your dates, not our menu.

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Locally planned journeys from Gondar into the wild highlands of the Simien Mountains.

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The Simien Mountains

Life above
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UNESCO-listed escarpments, geladas and Walia ibex — explore Ethiopia's wild highland frontier at your own pace.

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Ras Dashen (Ras Dejen)

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History, food
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Castles, coffee, markets and the people who call Gondar home — an introduction shaped around your interests.

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Northern Ethiopia; gateway to Simien Mountains National Park; altitude approximately 2,200 m

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Begin in Addis Ababa, explore lake and historic landscapes, or continue into southern Ethiopia. Gondar is our home and the Simien Mountains remain at the heart of our journeys.

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Start with a simple question. Tevan and the local team will help shape the rest.

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