Program: Historic Route & Harar

Tour Code: ATE1031

Duration: 12Nights (13 Days)

Transportation: Air and Land

Tour starts: Addis Ababa

Tour Ends: Addis Ababa

Day2: City Tour of Addis Ababa
City tour for full day.  Overnight – at 4* hotel – Addis (note that you can be provided from 3* up to luxury hotels in Addis Ababa)

Day3: The Blue Nile and Lake Tana
Fly from Addis to Bahir Dar and visit   the Blue Nile Falls, Portuguese Bridge, Woito Basket market, and the hill top of Bezawit. After Lunch, Monasteries on Lake Tana: Ura Kidane Mehret, and Azwa Maryam (in Zeghie Peninsula), Kibran Church (prohibited for women), Entos Eyesus and  the hill of Overnight – at current best hotel – Bahir Dar  

Day4: Gondar Castles, 17Century Churches and Semien Mountains Excursion
After breakfast; visit all site in the town of Gondar and after lunch; drive to the Semien Mountains national Park- until Sanka Ber to explore the park. Overnight – at Semien Lodge/tented camp – Semien N. Park

Day5: Semien Mountains Excursion
After breakfast; explore the park and drive back to Gondar. On the way; visit the Felasha/Jews village. Overnight – at current best hotel – Gondar

Day6: the birth Place of Ethiopian History
Morning; fly from Gondar to Axum and in the afternoon; explore the city of Axum. Overnight – at current best hotel – Axum  

Day7: The 11 Rock Hewn Churches
Morning; fly from Axum to Lalibela and visit the first group of churches in the afternoon. Overnight – at current best hotel – Lalibela

Day8: Bete Giorgis
Early morning; trek to Asheten .After lunch, visit the 2nd group of Churches and the cave church of Nakuto La’abe.  Overnight – at current best hotel – Lalibela

Day9:  Awash National Park
Morning; fly from Lalibela to Addis aand then drive to Awash National Park (225km modern asphalt road). Lunch at Dreamland Hotel – Debrezeith, 47km from Addis. After lunch; proceed to Awash Park and stopover at Lake Beseka (Nearby the park) for several birdlife. Game view after having entrance tickets at the head office of the Awash National Park. Overnight – at best local hotel (Genet Hotel) – Awash Sebat.  

Day10:  the Hyena Man show
Early morning; game view in the Awash National Park. After breakfast; drive from Awash Sebat to Harar (300km from Awash Sebat) and after lunch; visit the walled city of Harar. In the evening, attend the most astonishing and bizarre Hyena Man show. That Man feeds as many as 30 hyenas with his bare hands and with a wooden steak- holding by his mouth. If you feel courageous and no fear at all, you can try it with no any harm. Hyenas in Harar are considered as domestic dogs that anybody has no hesitation to fear them. Overnight – at current best local hotel -Harar

Day11: Babile and the Valley of Marvels
Morning; drive from Harar to Babile on the Jijga Road. There are General Market on every Saturday, Camel Market on every Monday & Thursday at Babile. Visit the market if your schedule coincides with the market day otherwise proceed to the Valley of Marvels. The most visited one is the rock formation of Dakata Rock, sited at 7km from the town of Babile. Drive back to Harar for lunch and drive about 51km for Dire Dawa. The main attraction of Dire Dawa known also as Queen City of the Rift Valley is: Taiwan Market, the stimulant leaf know as "Chat” Market and the big market place which is frequented by Oromo, Somali Issa and Afar people. Overnight – at current best local hotel –Dire Dawa

Day12: Dire Dawa – Addis
After Breakfast; drive back to Addis Ababa (515km best asphalt road).stopover at Lake Besseka, after Awash national Park for birds and continue to Addis appreciating the Rift Valley Landscapes. Lunch on the way and arrive to Addis in late afternoon. Overnight – at former hotel – Addis  

Day13: Addis – departure
You may have free time in the morning and departure in the evening. (End of the trip)

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Notice: This itinerary can be amended to any other sightseeing   direction up on your request