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Looking for Budget Boat Tour In Bahir Dar ! Best Guide and Boat Tour Organizer in Bahir Dar . Melese Tours Our pick of the operators for boat trips to the monasteries on Lake Tana . Has an office a few doors up from st George church , but it's best to contact the owner, Melese in advance of your arrival in town. Lake Tana is the biggest body of water in Ethiopia and it was great to spend some time on her as we motored over to the Zege peninsula. There are tons of different monasteries to go and see around Lake Tana, but I was delighted that ETBL had selected the best ones for us to view – namely Ura Kidane Meret, which is the largest and Bete Maryam, Azwa Mariam which is the oldest. Both situated on Zege Peninsula, as the boat pulled in we were immediately greeted by our friendly and knowledgeable guide, who lead us for a number of hours across the peninsula to see both these famous monasteries. Both dating from around 14thC, constructed from mud and bamboo, the real delight is in seeing the artwork instead these 2 places of worship and our great guide took a lot of time to explain the paintings’ significance to us.