Tour Code: ATTA 017
Duration: 23 Days and 22 Nights
Means of Traveling: By Surface
Trour Program of South Omo Valley with Rift Valley Lakes, Northern Classic Historic with HararAll by Surface (4x4) for 22 Nights & 23 Days
DAY ONE: ADDIS ABABA
Full day, you will have Addis city tour that includes; visit museums, churches and shopping such as National Museum, Natural History Museum, St.George Cathedral and St. Trinity Cathedral, Shopping at African Grand Market, called Merkato, Entoto Mountains; to visit the over view of the capital Addis, the memorial museum of Emperor Menelik and Empress Taitu and also St. Mary Church and others if the time will be permitted. O/N Addis Ababa.
DAY TWO: ADDIS---ARBAMINCH
Early morning, drive to the south via Addis-Butajira road. En route, you will visit the archaeological site of Melka Kunture, Tiya Stele and through the beautiful mountainous country you will drive 35 km through another junction to visit the tribal village of Chencha. This tribe is known for its art of weaving and unique house building. Here you will see also the preparation of false banana how it is scrapped and used to be bread and porridge. Then drive to Arba Minch. O/N at Paradise Lodge or similar.
DAY THREE: ARBAMINCH---JINKA
Drive to Jinka enroute visiting of different tribal villages and their way of life. On the way, you meet the tribes of Giddole, Konso, Tsemay, Benna and Ari. In the village of Key-Afer, more than three tribes congregated for Thursday Market. Late afternoon visit Jinka Museum to see the collection of South Omo tribes and others, O/N at Jinka Resort or similar hotel.
DAY FOUR: JINKA—Mago N. Park---JINKA
Drive to the Mursi people by crossing the Mago National Park. The Mursi are mostly known who adorned by using clay and wooden lip plate on their lip and ear lobes. Then drive back to Jinka Resort or similar hotel.
DAY FIVE: JINKA---TURMI
Drive to Turmi. Enroute attend the Saturday Market at Dimeka and meet the colorful tribes of Benna and Hummer. Then, drive 20 km further to Turmi. O/N Buska Lodge or similar.
DAY SIX: TURMI—Murule--TURMI
Drive to Murulle to visit the Karo village at Korecho. After a picnic lunch, you drive back to Turmi to visit one more Hamer Village. Then, drive back to Turmi. O/N Buska Lodge or similar.
DAY SEVEN: TURMI---Omorate---TURMI
Morning drive to Omorate through the lush forest. Then you will cross the majestic Omo River through wooden ferry and walk five minutes to meet the Dasenetch Tribal Village. They built unique termite mound like huts and grain stores. In the afternoon drive back to Turmi; on the way attend the colorful Monday Market in Turmi, dominated by Hamer people. O/N Buska Lodge or similar.
DAY EIGHT: TURMI---KONSO
Drive to Konso through the Woyto plain and visiting the Elbore tribal village, also visit Konso villages and you will visit the Konso astonishing walled terracing and villages’ settlement which is registered by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites in 2011. O/N Kanta Lodge or similar.
DAY NINE:KONSO---LANGANO
In the morning depart to Langano, via Wolayta Sodo town. En route you will visit Senkele Sanctuary, shelter for endemic mammals’ Swayne’s Hartebeest and others. Before you reach Langano, you will also visit Great Rift Valley Lakes and enjoying their scenic beauty along with the different species of birds. There is also Abijjata Shalla Lakes National Park that comprises the two soda lakes together with their abundant bird life and the Ostrich Farm that worth a visit on your way. O/N at Sabana Lodge or similar.
DAY TEN: LANGANO----AWASH
After early morning breakfast drive to Awash, on the way, you will visit Lake Ziway with abundant aquatic birdlife and further drive to Awash to visit Awash National Park & game drive. Among the mammals; Beisa oryx, soemmering’s gazelle and salt’s dik dik, lesser and grater kudu, warthog anubis baboons and the endemic can be seen. Bird species such as yellow-throated spurfowl, Abyssinian roller, carmine bee-eater can also be seen.
O/N Awash Falses Lodge or Similar
DAY ELEVEN: AWASH---HARAR
After early morning breakfast drive to Harar, en route visiting scenic eastern highlands and mountains, in the evening entertain the Hyena man feeding Hyenas in the evening. Hyena Feeding is one of the old traditions passed from generation to generation in the Harar and vicinity which you mightn’t find anywhere else in the country. You will see local people who will do the same, therefore the show will includes. O/N heritage plaza Hotel
DAY TWELVE: HARAR
Full day; visit of the Walled City of Harar. You will start visiting the site seeing which includes The Old town, museum, Rimbaud’s House, Harari traditional House and visit Colorful multiplication of ethnic groups market which the Harar is known for. O/N heritage plaza Hotel
DAY THIRTEEN: HARAR---DIRE DAWA
In the morning drive southeast 17km to visit Koremi village and visit the colorful market of Hareri, Argoba and Oromo tribes. Then continue driving 20km to Babile, valley of Marvels and back to Harar and Diredawa. In your way you visit Awaday Chat/Qat market and then continue driving to eastern Highlands (which is starting from Jijiga to Chercher or Chiro OR Ase be Teferi. Reach Dangago and then descending to the low land. O/N Selam or Samrat hotel
DAY FOURTEEN: DIRE DAWA—AFAR VILLAGE
After breakfast, you will attend Kefira Market and continue drive to Afar Village; on the way you also visit scenic view. In the late afternoon you will arrive at Afar Village (around Bilen Lodge), you will see Game View at Aleghedi Sanctuary: the area around this lodge has a similar combination of habitats the national park including riverine forest, acacia woodland , savanna and wetlands, and harbours a similar variety of birds. O/N Bilen Lodge or Similar.
DAY FIFTEEN: AFAR VILLAGE---WOLDIYA
After breakfast, drive to Woldia; on the way you will see scenic view and Afar and Amhara people and village. O/N Arsema Hotel or Similar.
DAY SIXTEEN: WOLDIYA----LALIBELA
After breakfast, drive to through the scenic route all the way to Lalibela, before reach to Lalibela town you will see Genete Mariam Churches. O/N Roha Hotel or similar.
DAY SEVENTEEN: LALIBELA
Full day visit of Lalibela brings you to yet more wonder – The 3 groups rock-hewn churches (12 rock-hewn churches). O/N Roha hotel or similar.
DAY EIGHTEEN: LALIBELA--GONDAR
After breakfast, continue to drive to Gondar through scenic view. O/N Goha hotel or similar.
DAY NINTEEN: GONDAR—KOSSAYE—GONDAR
After breakfast, drive to Kosaye for excursion to see the View Point of Siemen Mountains). In the late afternoon drive back to Gondar. O/N Goha Hotel or similar.
DAY TWENTY: GONDAR—BAHIR DAR
After breakfast, make city tour in Gondar; you will see the Church of Debre Birhan Selassie which is painstakingly decorated by a local monk and historical sites such as the royal palace of Emperor Fasiledes, the Quesquam Enclosure, and the Bath Palace of Emperor Fasiledes. Late afternoon, drive back to Bahir Dar through the spectacular Tara Gedam Mountain ranges and you will see the 16th c. Castle of Emperor Sarsa Dengel. O/N Tana Hotel or similar.
DAY TWENTY ONE: BAHIR DAR
Full day, boat trip over Lake Tana to Zege Peninsula to visit the 15th century Medieval Monasteries of Ura Kidane Mihret. O/N at Tana hotel or similar.
TWENTY TWO: BAHIR DAR
In the morning, drive 35 km one way to the Blue Nile Falls and to the Portuguese Bridge, then start sightseeing of Bahir Dar town and the environs including the local market. O/N at Tana hotel or similar.
DAY TWENTY THREE: BAHIR DAR----ADDIS
Morning drive back to Addis Ababa through the beautiful countryside, and also you will find a medieval monastery of Debre Libanos and the spectacular Jemma Cliff and the dramatic Blue Nile Gorge which mostly compared with the Grand Canyon by most observers, the mountain ranges of Entoto of Addis Ababa to see the over view of Addis. O/N Addis in a hotel.