A day trip to Debrelibanos Monastery and the Portuguese Bridge

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Stop At: Debre Libanos Monastery Museum, Debre Libanos, Ethiopia

Debrelibanos monastery and the Portuguese Bridge, which was one of first bridge in Ethiopia and one of the oldest monastery founded in the 13th century by Saint Tekle Haymanot. The church was built over Tekle Haymanot’s tomb, which were constructed by the order of the last King of Ethiopia, (Haile Selassie I) in 1961, and Elaborated with Mosaics and stained-glass. Escape into Ethiopia tours help visitors to explore the church, the cave where the saint prayed is in the nearby cliffs. Escape into Ethiopia tours offers walk to the cave, this cave contains holy water. In Debrelibanos you will visit the small waterfall, ending up in the Jemma River Gorge, one of the tributaries of the Blue Nile River. On the other side of the cliffs Gelada Monkeys can be seen in the bridge side with awesome views.
Debrelibanos is two hours’ drive from the catial Addis Ababa.



Duration: 3 hours 15 minutes

Departure Point :

Traveler pickup is offered
We pickup from any Hotels, and Bole international airport. Airports

• Bole Airport, Addis Ababa Ethiopia

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