Climbing · Trekking · Small Group
Abune Yosef Ascent
A 4,260-metre summit above Lalibela, with community lodges, geladas and wolf country on the way.
The Journey
3 nights, designed around the hours that matter
Most visitors see Lalibela's churches and leave. This short climb heads into the Abune Yosef massif about forty kilometres away — among the highest ground in northern Ethiopia — staying in community lodges and reaching the summit on the third day. A natural addition to any Lalibela visit.
Places
- Lalibela
- Abune Yosef
Tailor-made journey
Priced to your plans
Quoted individually once we know your dates, lodges and group size.
- Duration
- 4 Days · 3 nights
- Best season
- Oct – Mar
- Group size
- 2 – 8 guests
- Style
- Climbing · Trekking · Small Group
Final pricing depends on season, room category and group size. No deposit is taken until the itinerary is right.
Day by Day
The itinerary, as it usually runs
A working draft rather than a fixed schedule — we move days around for weather, festivals and how you are feeling.
Day 1
Lalibela
Arrival, the churches in the late afternoon light, and a briefing for the climb.
Day 2
Into the massif
The drive toward Abune Yosef and a walk up through farmland to the community lodge above 3,200 metres.
Day 3
Summit · 4,260 m
The climb to the top of Abune Yosef, among gelada troops and giant lobelia, with a chance of Ethiopian wolves on the high ground. Back to the lodge for the night.
Day 4
Down to Lalibela
The walk back down and the drive to Lalibela for an afternoon flight.
What Is Included
- A senior guide and local community guides
- Two nights in a community lodge, one in Lalibela
- Pack animals for luggage
- Full board on the mountain
- Community and conservation fees
- Transfers from and to Lalibela
Not Included
- Flights to and from Lalibela
- Sleeping bag (hire available)
- Travel insurance with evacuation cover (required)
- Gratuities
Enquire
Make Abune Yosef Ascent yours
Send us your dates and we will confirm availability, quote precisely, and suggest the two or three changes we would make if it were our own trip.
Runs Oct – Mar · 2 – 8 guests · priced to your plans
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Altitude, road time, how hard the walking really is, whether the children will cope. Ask us anything — a designer will answer honestly.
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