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Route Addis Ababa Monday

Excursions Flight to Addis Ababa. Arrival to Addis Ababa with evening or night flight. Meeting with company’s representative at the airport. Transfer to hotel.

Hotel Jupiter or Kaleb

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Addis Ababa, Ethnographic Museum 2

Addis Ababa – Bahr Dar Tuesday

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Bahr Dar Wednesday

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Bahr Dar Gondar Thursday

In the morning short city tour in Addis Ababa visiting National Museum, with its prize possession – remains of Lucy, 3.5 million year hominid Australopithecus Afarensis. Also included excursion to Entoto, where in 1881 King Menelik tried to build a capital city. Most interesting places to see at Entoto are a church museum near the church of St. Mary and the old house of King Menelik. In the evening flight to Bahr Dar. Transfer to Hotel. In the morning boat ride on Lake Tana visiting churches of Ura Kidane Mihiret and Azwa Mariam. Also guests will be able to see outlet of the Blue Nile. Lunch in Bahr Dar. In the afternoon rest in the hotel and walk in Bahr Dar, near the lake. In the evening it is possible to visit a local “night club” with real traditional dances and songs of Gojam province. In the morning travel by a minibus from Bahr Dar to Gondar (185 km). Check into Hotel. City tour of Gondar will include visiting the Royal enclosure with famous palace of King Fasil, also swimming pool of king Fasil, and early 18th c. church of Debre Berhan Selassie.

Abbay Minch or Summerland

Flight 140, 20:15 – 21:15

Lake Tana Abbay Minch or Summerland

Flight 122, 08:55 – 10:40

Blue Nile waterfall, Tiss Abbay Taye or Florida

Castle of King Fasil, Gondar

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Gondar Axum Friday

Transfer to airport and flight to Axum. Check into hotel and city tour of Axum. This tour includes visiting all historic and archaeological sites of Axum, including the stele field. Also it is possible to visit the church of St. Mary, where the original Ark of the Covenant is being kept. In the evening walk in the center of Axum and dinner in one of the local restaurants (Ethiopian food)

Yeha or Branna

Flight 122, 08:55 – 10:40

Blue sky of Axum 6

Axum Lalibela Saturday

Flight to Lalibela in the morning. Our Lalibela tour includes visiting all 12 rock-hewn churches of Lalibela: 7 churches of the north complex ibefore lunch, 4 churches of the southern group and the church of St. George in the afternoon. In the evening it is possible to visit the local pub, where tej is served. (Tej is a local wine made from honey, special produce of Lalibela and surrounds)

Mountain View or Lal

Flight 123, 11:10 – 11:55

Lallibela, church of St. George 7

Lalibela – Addis Ababa Sunday

In the morning flight from Lalibela to Addis Ababa. Check into hotel. Souvenir shopping in the afternoon. Dinner in the traditional Ethiopian restaurant in the evening.

Jupiter or Kaleb

Flight 123, 12:15 – 14:30

Ethiopian farming in the 21st century

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Addis Ababa – Arba Minch Monday

Drive from Addis Ababa to Arba Minch by 4WD. On the way we stop to visit Tiya Stele of the 8th c., one of many UNESCO World Heritage sites in Ethiopia. Lunch stop in Sodo, Wellayta. Arrival to Arba Minch late in the afternoon.

Swaynes or Ezana

475 km, 6 – 7 hrs

Tiya Stele 9

Arba Minch Tuesday

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Arba Minch Turmi Wednesday

In the morning boat ride on Lake Chamo, part of the Nech Sar Park. Here you can observe the real huge crocodiles and hippos in the wild, and a lot of water birds, pelicans and others. Lunch in Arba Minch. After lunch excursion to Chencha, village of Dorze people. The highlight of this excursion is a visit to a traditional Dorze house where you can observe how bread is made from false banana and drink locally made vodka. Return to Arba Minch in the evening.

Swaynes or Ezana

Drive from Arba Minch to Turmi via Karat Konso, Weito, and Erbore. Stop at Erbore to take photos of the Erbore people. Arrival to Turmi. If you are lucky and on that day there is a bull-jumping ceremony in a Hamer village near Turmi, it is possible to attend such ceremony. Rest at the lodge in the evening.

Buska or Turmi

To the boat – 20 km, 3 – 4 hrs To Chencha – 70 km, 3 – 4 hrs

Lake Chamo 285 km, 7 – 8 hrs (rough road)

Weaving in Ethiopia is men’s job

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Turmi - Jinka Thursday

Drive from Turmi to Jinka. On the way we make a stop-over at Key Afar, where every Thursday there is a local market. This market attracts Hamer, Benna, Konso, Ari, and many other people of the South Omo. Arrival to Jinka late in the afternoon and rest at the hotel.

Orit or Goh or Eyob

120 km, 6 – 7 hrs including Key Afar

Hamer girls 12

Jinka – Karat Konso Friday

In the morning excursion to the Mago Park. In this park lives Mursi tribe. It is probably best known in the South Omo Valley, because women of this tribe slit their lower lip and insert a clay or wooden plate, and men fight donga (a stick fight which determines the most eligible bachelors ready to get married). Return to Jinka at lunch time, then drive to Karat Konso.

Kanta

320 km, 8 - 9 hrs

Mursi 13

Karat Konso Langano Saturday

Drive from Karat Konso to Langano early in the morning. Langano, one of the lakes of the Rift Valley, is famous because it is one of a few lakes in Ethiopia with beautiful beaches and clean safe water, where you can swim.

Sabana

385 km, 6 – 8 hrs

Birds near Lake Langano: superb starling 14

Langano – Addis Ababa Sunday

In the afternoon drive to Addis Ababa. Shirt rest at the hotel. In the evening transfer to the airport and flight home.

Jupiter

200 km, 3 hrs