▁walk ▁through ▁coffee , ▁m ango ▁and ▁fig ▁trees ▁that ▁line ▁the ▁path . ▁More ▁advent ur ous ▁trav ellers ▁can ▁rent ▁a ▁tank wa ▁pap yrus ▁boat ▁from ▁loc als , ▁ 2 0 ▁minutes ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁towards ▁G ond ar , ▁just ▁before ▁the ▁N ile ▁bridge . ▁ ▁D ega ▁Est ef anos ▁Set ▁on ▁a ▁hill ▁around ▁ 1 0 0 m ▁above ▁the ▁lake , ▁a ▁short ▁tre k ▁up ▁a ▁w inding ▁path ▁brings ▁you ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁sacred ▁monaster ies , ▁the ▁monaster y ▁of ▁D ega ▁Est ef anos . ▁This ▁monaster y ▁is ▁of ▁real ▁historic ▁interest , ▁housing ▁bright ly ▁col oured ▁cer emon ial ▁ro bes , ▁a ▁ 1 6 th - century ▁painting ▁of ▁the ▁Madonna ▁and ▁the ▁m umm ified ▁remains ▁of ▁five ▁Eth iop ian ▁em per ors , ▁displayed ▁for ▁visitors ▁to ▁view ▁in ▁modern , ▁glass - s ided ▁coff ins . ▁ ▁N arga ▁Sel ass ie ▁N arga ▁Sel ass ie , ▁which ▁means ▁‘ Tr inity ▁of ▁the ▁Rest ’ , ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁De k ▁Island , ▁the ▁largest ▁island ▁of ▁Lake ▁T ana ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁The ▁church ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁peace ful ▁and ▁atmos pher ic ▁on ▁Lake ▁T ana ▁and ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁an ▁extremely ▁beautiful ▁location . ▁ ▁T ana ▁Ch erk os ▁T ana ▁Ch erk os ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁island ▁monaster y ▁where ▁it ▁is