Trekking · Small Group
Simien Escarpment Trek
Camp to camp along the northern rim — Sankaber, Geech, Chenek — with the drop never more than a few steps away.
The Journey
4 nights, designed around the hours that matter
The classic Simien line, walked from Gondar and back in five days. Mules carry the loads, a park scout and camp cook travel with you, and each day ends a little higher than the last, so the altitude arrives gradually rather than all at once.
Places
- Gondar
- Debark
- Sankaber
- Geech
- Imet Gogo
- Chenek
- Simien Mountains
Indicative price
$1,890
per person, twin share
- Duration
- 5 Days · 4 nights
- Best season
- Oct – Apr
- Group size
- 2 – 10 guests
- Style
- 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
Arrive Gondar
The royal enclosure in the afternoon light, then a kit check and route briefing with your mountain guide over dinner.
Day 2
Debark to Sankaber · 3,250 m
Two hours north to the park office at Debark to collect your scout, then a first gentle walk along the rim from Buyit Ras, where gelada troops graze right up to the path.
Day 3
Sankaber to Geech · 3,600 m
Around six hours and thirteen kilometres along the escarpment to Jinbar Falls, then up through barley terraces to camp. For those with legs left, a sunset walk to Kedadit.
Day 4
Imet Gogo & Inatye to Chenek · 3,620 m
The longest and best day: Imet Gogo at 3,926 metres, the ridge over Inatye at 4,070, and a long descent through giant lobelia to the cliffs at Chenek.
Day 5
Bwahit & return to Gondar
A dawn walk toward the Bwahit pass, the best ground in the park for walia ibex, before the drive back to Gondar by late afternoon.
What Is Included
- A night in Gondar before the trek, with the castles on the afternoon of arrival
- Return transfers Gondar – Debark – Gondar
- All national park fees, an armed park scout and permits
- Mules and muleteers, a camp cook and full board on the trail
- Tents, sleeping mats and a heated mess tent at every camp
- A senior English-speaking mountain guide throughout
Not Included
- Flights to and from Gondar
- Sleeping bag (hire available in Gondar)
- Travel insurance (required)
- Gratuities for scouts, muleteers and cook
Enquire
Make Simien Escarpment Trek 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 – Apr · 2 – 10 guests · from $1,890 per person
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