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Code: – HTE10
Duration: – 14 Days and 13 Nights
Transportation: – By Air and by surface
Route: – Addis Abeba, Bahir Dar, Gonder, Simien park, Aksum, Hawzien, Lalibela, kombolcha, Awash, Harar and Dire Dawa.
Ethiopia is home to the most ancient kingdom in Africa, one of the first monarchies in the world and it is the sole African country to possess and alphabet more than 2,000 years old. By maintaining independence in the face of European colonizers, Ethiopia preserves today its full culture and historical richness. From the Red Sea to the Kenyan Lake Turkana, Ethiopia is home to a large portion of the Rift Valley which forms the Danakil Depression on the north of the country and then a chain of fantastic lakes that provide the ideal habitat for an exuberant variety of flora and fauna. After crossing the Rift Valley, the South Omo Valley will surprise you with stunning landscape and cultural diversity of more than a dozen tribes sharing the same limited space.
Up on arrival meet your guide and transfer to your reserved hotel. Then start city tour in Addis Ababa, by visiting National Museum, Mercato, Holy trinity cathedral church and Mount Entoto.
Fly to Bahr Dar and boat trip on Lake Tana to visit Ura Kidane Mihret monastery which is dating back to 14th C.
Take an excursion tour to one of the most spectacular water falls in Africa, the Blue Nile Falls. After lunch drive to Gonder.
After breakfast visit the 17th C castles and palaces of Gondar. Finally, you’ll visit the fantastically decorated church of Debrebirhan Selasie, and Bath of Emperor Fasiledes. Then drive to Simien mountain National Park and meet some endemic mammals and Birds.
Drive to Axum through the spectacular landscape of Simien Mountain and Tekeze gorge.
Visit the stele or obelisks of Axum, the largest single piece of stone standing anywhere in the world, castles of former monarchs, Mariam Tsion church, built on the site of Ethiopia’s first church and a palace of Queen Sheba, King Ezana’s inscriptions and tomb of King Kaleb and Gabremeskel.
After breakfast visit the rock-hewn churches of Tigrai, Mariam Korkor and the church of Abereha and Weatsebeha. You will be guest at one of Ethiopian Family for cooking class.
Drive to Lalibela through the magnificent landscape of Tigrai and Lasta Mountains. On the way visit one of the typical villages of Amhara.
Visit the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, which is divided in to two clusters Northwestern and Southeastern Cluster. Finally, you will visit the most famous of all the churches – Bete Giyorgis (which is considered as the eighth wonder of the world).
Drive to Kombolcha on the way visit the cave church of Na’akuto La’ab.
After breakfast drive to Bati to visit colorful and weekly market, where you will find country’s largest cattle market, then drive to Awash.
Game drive on Awash national Park to meet some endemic mammals and birds. Then Drive to Harar. In the evening visit the Hyena feeding man show.
City tour in Harar. Visit the walled city of Harar with its colorful markets, countless mosques and shrines, and unique Harari people and traditional basket production of the Hadare people, well decorated houses. After lunch drive to Dire Dawa.
After breakfast take a train to Addis Abeba. Farewell dinner at traditional restaurant with folklorist dance. Then transfer out to Bole international Airport for your international flight.
