Day: October 10, 2015

October 10, 2015
Semien Mountains, Ethiopia
Hi,
We took the Semien Mountains trek over the Danakil Desert.
Although I think the Danakil will be more amazing (you know: active Volcano, geysers and stuff like that… ) , I prefer to walk for a couple of days than be driven in a car for 4 days.

Basically you go out with a group and take a scout (armored to keep you safe and show you the way), a guide (to tell you what you are looking at), a cooking staff (2 to 3 people that cooks and building the tents) and a mule (to carry the bags)…

Atzva and I decided to do it alone (except for the scout which is mandatory): I was the mule, Atzva was the cooking staff and we both were the guides

Take Care
Gad

The sign in the entrance to Debarq

The head of a Walia (Ibex) that area is famous of, inside the Simien mountains office building.

A model of the Simien mountains in the ticket office

Debarq Saturday market

A new bridge on the way to the Simien Mountains National Park

Views on the way to the Simien Mountains National Park

Baboons on the way to the Simien Mountains National Park

The cook and the scout

The mule carrying the food, tents, sleeping bags, etc.

view from the cliff

That has to be an high waterfall

Those birds were everywhere. They big and not afraid of humans – what probably mean they taste bad.

An Eagle

A beautiful flower that was along the trail

Atzva and he horses owners that tried to convince us to hire them.

the scout, the Scoria slopes and a small waterfall

a Lava bomb

First camping site: Our new tent