A guide to go trekking in the Simien Mountains
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Loading... - Laura Ansong
- 06 Apr 2023
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A rugged, mountain range composed of insanely vertiginous cliffs and several peaks above 4000 meters, hiking in the Simien Mountains is, for many travelers, one of the highlights of any trip to Ethiopia.
At 4500 meters above sea level, Ras Dashen is the highest peak, the highest mountain in Ethiopia and the 5th in all Africa and, along with some real jaw-dropping scenery and a large variety of wildlife – especially Gelada monkeys, which you are likely to see in hundreds – it is no wonder that Simien Mountains National Park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.
This is one of the top trekking destinations in Africa, an adventure you don’t want to miss.
This guide contains everything you need to know to go trekking in the Simien Mountains in Ethiopia, including how to get there, tours, independent travel and trekking routes.
Introduction to trekking in the Simien Mountains National Park
Hiking the Simien Mountains was one of the best things I did in Ethiopia.
Being one of the very few places in Africa with regular snowfall, the landscape is absolutely breathtaking, plus you get to see plenty of wildlife from very, very close, including hundreds and hundreds of monkeys hanging out together. For me, that was priceless.
I did the Simien Mountains trek during the month of March, which is almost the end of the dry season, when the landscape turns kind of brownish, so I missed all the greenery those mountains are famous for, but that also meant that there weren’t many other hikers around, so we had all campsites pretty much to ourselves.
I decided to do the 3-day trek (most tourists do from 2 to 4 days) but the Simien Mountains offer treks for up to 12 days. Read More…
