A short flight north to Bahir Dar. Bahir Dar is a pleasant city located on the shores of Lake Tana the largest lake in Ethiopia. After checking in to your hotel, explore Lake Tana and its islands by boat. We visit the monastery churches of Ura Kidane Mihiret, Azwa Mariam, Ura Kidanemihiret is the best-known of the monasteries and has an important collection of religious icons from the 16th to 18th century A.D.

In the afternoon, Drive to the Blue Nile Falls, which is known locally as Tissisat (smoking water) the water plunges for 45 m (148 ft.) giving rise to steam clouds and rainbows. We climb down to the base of the falls for an up-close look and then ascend the other side the round trip will take about 1 hour of walking. Then we cross the Blue Nile by boat to return to the point of departure.