General
This itinerary provided you a visit to all the most fascinating star attraction sites in Ethiopia:
In the North, in the south, omo valley, and with exception of explore the hottest and most active volcano lake in this world ERTAALE make you feel that you put your foot print on the mother land of all human being. Where Lucy and other very old hominid fossils was discovered.
Day 01-ADDIS ABEBA -2400masl
Arrival in addis Morning free after noon visit the capital ,begin by the St .trinity cathedral church ,then ,national museum home of our ancestor LUCY ,after noon drive to the mountain ENTOTO to see the view of the city final visit the biggest market Markato .
Overnight :hotel
Day 2-BAHRIDAR-1750masl
Morning fly to Bahridar, fullday excursionboat visit the monastery of lake Tanaurakidanemihret ,Nargasiliase found in the center of the lake in DEKE ISALAND the biggest island .
Overnight :hotel
Day 3 –bahirdar-gonder
Morning drive to blue Nile falls then walk for 20-30miniute to visit Portuguese bridge date back to 16th century made during the king fasiledes of Gonder and the blue Nile falls ,the longest river in this world then drive back to visit the local market in Bahridar ,end of afternoon admire the sun set .
Overnight :hotel
Day 4-GONDER-2200masl
Morning drive to Gonder, on the way to visit the village of AWRA AMBA, in the afternoon visit the medieval city of Gonder . They have been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Overnight: hotel
Day 5- excursion day trip to simien park-2800-3200masl
Morning drive to simian national park, excursion in the park, to observe the fascination over view of this unique land scape and the bleeding heart of chilada baboon endemic to Ethiopia. They have been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site then drive back to Gonder.
Overnight: hotel
Day 6-Axum
Morning fly to AXUM ,visit the mystery city of AKSUM, discover the ancient civilization of AKSUM, the largest single stone obelisk in the world height 24m up 33m ,weight up to 520 Tonnes ,the kings tombs, St.Tsion church and the oldest stone inscription of King EZANA in three language ,geuz,greek and sabian . They have been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Overnight: hotel
Day 7-dallol
Early in the Morning drive to Hamed ELA, via the Salt market and the caravan station city Berahle, late afternoon admire the sun set and the arrival of caravans.
Overnight CAMPING in an open air
Day 08-DALLOL (-116MBSL)
Morning visit the magic land of DANAKIL- DALLOL and LAKE ASALE the place where red see join inside the earth crest
Overnight Camping
Day 09-ERETAELE(603masl)
Morning drive to DODOM on the sandy and volcanic rocks, end of afternoon trek on foot or camel back to the top of the smok mountain lava lake Eretaele, the hottest and the most active volcano in our world ,then Observation of the activities of the volcano by night .
Overnight Local HUT
Day 10-Mekele-1850 masl
Early Morning Short observation of the fascinating activities of volcano then walk on foot for about 2hours then Drive back to Mekele via AFDERA and Abergele .
Overnight: hotel
Day 11-Mekel-Lalibela
Morning drive to Lalibela via the Abyssinian high land or Ethiopia plateau
Overnight: hotel
Day 12-Lalibela
Visit one of the eighth wonders of this world, lalibela, the home of fascinating rock hew churches dated back to 12th century A.D, they have been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.one of the 8th wonder of the world next to the table mountain of cape-town in South Africa.
Overnight: hotel
Day 13-Hawassa
Morning fly back to addis then drive to ward south Hawassa , on the way to visit THE TWIN RIFT VALLEY LAKE ,abijata –shalla which is now home of different aquatic birds and mammals and the shalla lake the deepest rift valley lake in Africa .
Overnight: hotel
Day 14 -Arbaminch
Morning drive to Arba Minch and End of afternoon visit The Dorze people, known for their cotton woven clothing and bamboo- made beehive shaped, theywere the hunter of elephants.
Overnight: hotel
Day 15-Jinka
Morning drive JINKA on the way to visit the fascinating peoples and culture of Omo Valley tribes, first visit the Konso people , who for centuries have practiced terracing and intensive agriculture in their steep land and are known for their wooden totems they erect over the graves of the dead. After noon visit the king’s village, they have been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Overnight: hotel
Day 16-mago park –mursi –turmi
Morning drive to mago national park to visit the tribe group of mursi , experts at body painting-using clays and locally available vegetable pigments to trace fantastic patterns on one another’s faces, chests, arms, and legs. The uniqueness of mursi men They insert a wooden and terra-cotta disks in to the ear lobes , Mursi warriors carve deep crescent incisions on their arms to represent each enemy they have killed in battle and mursi women split and stretch their lower lips to make room for similar disks but the biggest disk she has the most beautiful than others This lip-plate is also an expression of female social adulthood. A girl will have her lip pierced by her mother, or another woman of her local community, when she reaches the age of around fifteen. Scarifications, is a widespread custom in mursi, after noon drive to TURMI
Overnight: lodge
Day 17-16Nov
Morning drive to Turmi visit the Hammer market held on every Monday , in the market Hammer men Elaborate hairstyles and Hammer women wear their hair in dense ringlets smeared with mud and clarified butter and topped off with a head- dress featuring oblongs of gleaming aluminum,the bull Jumping is one of the cultural attraction in Hammer village .
Overnight: lodge
Day 18 –Karo-arbaminch
Morning drive to ward Karo, visit the village KORCHO , They live along the east banks of the Omo River Like many of the tribes in the Omo, they paint their bodies and faces with white chalk to prepare for a ceremony. The chalk is mixed with yellow rock, red iron ore and charcoal to make its color. Face masks are worn at times and they have clay hair buns with feathers in them. Red clay mixed with butter is put into their hair and clothing is made from animal skin. The women scar their chest believing it makes them beautiful then afternoon drive back to arbaminch .
Overnight: hotel
Day 19 –ADDIS -ABEBA
Morning drive back to Addis, then fare well dinner in a traditional restaurant in AddisAbaba
Then fly back home