Those of us privileged enough to see it today were spectators to a planetary drama that hid the central part of the sun from view for several minutes. The whole eclipse lasted close to 2h30min.
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Join the Exciting Solar Eclipse Tour – this June in Ethiopia
A ‘ring of fire’ – how a solar eclipse looks
Witness a ring of fire in the sky over Ethiopia’s Jerusalem
“It’s not like night. It’s not like day. It’s not like twilight. It’s like nothing you’ve ever felt before.”
— Rhonda Coleman having witnessed the Great American Eclipse in Aug 2017
There will be a full Annular Solar Eclipse – that is ‘the moon moves in front of the sun and the world goes dark ‘ in Lalibela on the morning of 21 June this year. Nasa’s plotting of the eclipse shows that it will pass directly over Lalibela giving people over 1 minute of full eclipse where the moon almost totally blocks out the
View from Mequat Mariam Guesthouse
sun leaving a tiny ring of fire visible, or possibly what the experts call ‘Baileys beads‘. This climatic moment will be at 8am, although the eclipse will start at about 7am. [This is subject to clear sky where the sun rises, but experts such as eclipsophile.com conclude that is likely to be the case].
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Tabots & incense at Senay Mikael festival
with a very special Saints’ Day when tabots are paraded out of the churches and the priests perform special dances and chants while incense spreads its blessing to all. Two mornings later you will witness this ring of fire in the sky above the sacred churches of Lalibela – built as Africa’s Jerusalem. The ancient landscape will darken for over 1 minute before it emerges out of the moons shadow again.
This will be a very special week – one you will never forget. There are only a limited number of places on this trip – maximum is 6 people. Per person the price is $1,495. This includes local flights, transport, accommodation, guides and entry fees. You will pay your own lunch and dinner in Addis, Gondar and Lalibela, drinks and tips. We have arranged a champagne breakfast at Ben Abeba to celebrate the eclipse and we will have a celebratory dinner in Addis on the last night.
The trip begins in Addis on Saturday 13 June in the morning with us meeting you at Bole Airport, and it will end on Sun 21st June with us dropping you at the airport in Addis.
For more details see our tour page for this trip by clicking here. Or email us your details. We can also design a custom trip for you.
Come to Lalibela to see a Ring of Fire in the sky.
A Ring of Fire in the sky above Africa’s Jerusalem, and Holy relics paraded from the churches.
Ring of Fire – an Annular Solar Eclipse
Two special events this June in Lalibela: on Sunday 21st June, you can witness a rare celestial phenomena, when the sun is eclipsed by the moon. It will be an ‘annular’ eclipse so a ring of light or beads of light will become visible. While this event will begin in central Africa, and carry on to the middle east, experts believe Lalibela maybe one of the best places to observe this.
Icons & Tabots paraded under brocaded umbrellas
A few days before the eclipse, on Friday 19th June, you can celebrate the second biggest Saint’s Day in this Holy City: Senay Mikael (The June St Michael’s Day) which is the annual saints day for Bete Mikael. It is also the anniversary of the death of the Saint King Lalibela who died on 19th June in 1221 ( 799 years ago) who is buried in the church behind Beta Mikael – known as Golgotta.
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Woman kisses the cross of a Monk
After a night of praying on the evening before, early in the morning sacred Tabots (the holy of holy in the church sacred replicas of the Tablets of Stone) will come out for the churches with brocaded umbrellas and singing and dancing.
Why not come to Lalibela for these momentous days. Fly in on Thursday lunchtime and fly back out on Sunday afternoon.
Tesfa Tours has developed special packages to enjoy these two special occasions. Included in the package is transport, hotel, guide, entry fees and special viewing glasses to protect your eyes. We can also offer a fully inclusive package with all meals and a special Champagne breakfast for viewing of the eclipse.
The Eclipse will start 6:50 am, with the full eclipse at around 8am. It will finish by about 9:15am. After the eclipse you can relax and ponder on what you have just witnessed. Your flight back will leave at 1:10 pm – so we will provide transport to the airport at 11:30am
Contact Tesfa Tours for more details. eclipse@tesfatours.com
