Ethiopia Pilgrimage & Spiritual Journey

There are few words adequate to describe the astonishing spectacle of the Orthodox Christian Christmas celebrations held each January in Lalibela, Ethiopia. Visited by few travellers due to its remote location, the 3-day event is a rich tapestry of colours, chanting and rituals stretching back into the mists of time to the days of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. Join us on a one-of-a-kind adventure into the heart of the second-most ancient Christianity in the world after the Holy Land with many traditions intact that have been long lost in the western church. Starting in Addis Ababa, the lively capital, we will visit the palaces of the late Emperor Haile Selassie alongside jazz evenings and memorable restaurants. Flying to the Northern Highlands and the old city of Gondar, there will be a guided tour of 17th century castles and baths of Emperor Fasilides as well as church with the most famous ceiling in Ethiopia. The climax of the tour will the all-night visit to a gathering of pilgrims at a ceremony held outside a 12th-century rock-church church in Lalibela, called Ethiopia’s ‘New Jerusalem’.