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| Viewing: Ethiopia Historic Discovery |
Package ID: 1053 |
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| Ethiopia Historic Discovery |
An Adventurer Accommodated Safari through Ethiopia discovering its fascinating archaeology, colourful history and warm locals.
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ITINERARY
DAY 1: Addis Ababa
You will be met on arrival at the airport and transferred to your hotel. After meeting up with the rest of the tour group we depart on an afternoon city tour. Visit the National Museum, St George Church and the Entoto Mountains with a great magnificent view of the city.
DAY 2: Kombolcha
Today we head for Kombolcha in the Amaha region south of Dessie. There we can admire a stunning view and if sun we visit the Oromo and Afar people market at the Senbete village. Here you can try your haggler skills to buy some jewelry, crafty work, woven materials and baskets. [BLD]
DAY 3-4: Lalibela
We drive to Lalibela. On our way we stop for a visit to the Debre Estifanos Monestary on a cryptic island in Lake Hayk. On the fourth day of our tour we visit the world Heritage site by Unesco, the stone hewn churches are again quite marvelous. You will spend the day stepping back in time and exploring the remarkable churches described as ‘the creations of angels’ in and around Lalibela. [BLD, BLD]
DAY 5 & 6: Gondar
Take a morning drive to Gondar, the 17th Century capital of Ethiopia. Gondar has now become one of Ethiopia’s largest and most impressive cities, with its walled royal enclosure. This enclosure contains several well-preserved castles and other old buildings.
Spend the second day exploring castles and churches in Gondar: castle’s compound, the Debre Birhan Sellasie church (light of Trinity), the King Fasiladas bath, old Qusquam monastery, Empress Mentewab palace. [BLD]
DAY 7: Simien Mountains National Park
We continue on to the Simien Mountains National Park. This fascinating and awe-inspiring wilderness consists of hundreds of canyons and gorges, with mountain peaks that soar to more than 4000 metres. The Simien’s dramatic topography is a result of the erosion of basalt lavas, which have been calculated to be nearly 3,000 meters thick. Cracks have developed, opening the way for points of erosion; the cracks in the hard resistant basalt were widened and deepened by floods creating deep trenches. The result is an incredible array of jagged carvings reminiscent of America’s Grand Canyon.
We will also search for 3 endangered species found nowhere else in the world, namely the Walia Ibex, the Simien Wolf and the Gelada (an extremely rare baboon). There will be a 3 hour guided walk after which we return to Gondar and our hotel. [BLD]
DAY 8: Bahir Dar
We leave Gondar und make our way to Bahir Dar. This city is situated on the southern point of Lake Tana, wellspring of Blue Nile. Jesuit settlers founded it in the 16. century from which the Páez building dates. Today’s Bahir Dar is the commercial centre of the Amhara province. Nearby you can find the holy Selassie palace and the Blue Nile Falls.
Spend the afternoon making boat trip of about 4-5 hours on lake Tana to admire the beautiful monasteries (Ura Kidane Mehret, Mahal Zeghie Gyorgis and if time permits the Asua Mariam). The lake has an amazing network of 37 islands scattered over the surface of 3000 square km
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DAY 9: Blue Nile Falls, Lake Tana- Addis Ababa
This morning we drive to admire the Blue Nile falls. These amazing waterfalls are 400 meters wide and more than 45 meters in height. Return for lunch in Bahirdar. In the afternoon fly to Addis. [B]
DAY 10: Addis Ababa
You have the day free to explore Addis Ababa on your own before your flight back or continuing to your next destination.
Tour ends after airport transfer. [B]
Includes:
Transport in a Minibus or large bus dependent on group size. In Addis Ababa. The vehicle(s) used on tour will be a Toyota Land Cruiser 4WD, with a maximum capacity of 4 clients per vehicle, with English speaking driver-guide, Airport transfers, Mid range hotel accommodation in Addis Ababa on B&B basis, basic hotel accommodation on tour on full board basis, all accommodation in double/twin rooms, (single rooms available – single supplement applicable), meals including non-alcoholic drinks with meals (not in Addis Ababa), entrance fees, boat excursion on Lake Tana as per itinerary, government taxes. 9x breakfast, 7x lunch, 7x dinner.
Excludes:
Airfares and taxes, travel and medical insurance, personal spending money, visas, passports, vaccinations, personal taxes (including departure and border taxes) all optional activities, gratuities and other drinks, and all other items of a personal nature.
Price per Person:
2-3 pax USD 2899 per person
4-5 pax USD 2241 per person
6-7 pax USD 2133 per person
8-11 pax USD 2004 per person
Single Supplement USD 370
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