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Please
Note:
In this circuit,
one can enjoy
more of culture
of the different
tribes and the
natural beauty
of the Rift
Valley in Ethiopia.
In addition
this circuit
includes some
historically
significant
sites such as
Harar, which
is regarded
as the 4th Moslem
sacred city
of the world
next to Mecca,
Medina and Jerusalem.
This town is
also known as
the walled city
because of the
wall that was
built in 15th
C by Harari
(Adare people)
to protect themselves
from the repeated
invasion of
surrounding
tribes. (Click
here to read
more about the
historical Holy
City of Harar.) |
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200 BALE PARK
PARK (6 DAYS,
5NIGHTS) |
01.
Arrival and
City tour in
Addis Ababa.
O/N htl.
02.
Drive
to Bale mountains
National Park.
O/N htl Goba.
03.
Game
drive to visit
endemic mammals
and birds in
Bale mountains
national park,
then to Sanete
plateau &
Harrena forest.
O/N htl, Goba.
04.
Visit Sof Omar
caves. O/N htl,
Goba.
05.
Drive back A.A,
city tour and
sopping. O/N
htl.
06.
Departure. |
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201 BALE MOUNTAINS
TREKKING (8
DAYS) |
01.
Arrival &
city tour of
Addis Ababa.
O/N htl.
02.
Drive to Bale
mts National
Park for a game
drive. Visit
there diversified
wild, plant
and bird life.
O/N in Dinsho
lodge.
03.
Trekking to
Moraro mountain
(3750 mts asl.)
04.
Trekking to
Wasema valley.
05.
Climbing Batu
mountain and
camping near
Gebreguracha
lake.
06.
Ride across
the Senate plateau
and meet vehicles
at the Goba-Dolo
Mena road. O/N
Goba.
07.
Goba-Addis Ababa.
08.
Departure.
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GLT
310 RIFT VALLEY and
TURMI
(10 NIGHTS, 11 DAYS) |
01.
Arrive Addis Ababa
and city tour. Visit
Entoto Mountains,
with very nice view
over the capital,
and church of St.
Mary with adjacent
museum of imperial
objects. Then back
to the city, for the
National museum. O/N
hotel.
02.
Drive to Arbaminch,
with some stops for
Wolayta people and
houses on the way.
Very interesting their
houses, way of life,
cultivation of the
false banana (from
which they extract
their local bread,
called Kotcho) and
more. O/N Arbaminch
Swaynes Hotel 3*.
03.
AM drive to the mountains
of Chencha to visit
the houses, works
of weavings (for which
they are extremely
famous), cultivations
(Sorgun or false banana)
of Dorze people. PM
boat trip on Chamo
Lake, for hippos and
crocodiles with length
reaches 06 meters.
Meals & O/N Arbaminch.
Use the natural path
from Swayne’s
hotel to the springs.
Very interesting.
04.
Drive to Jinka, admiring
on the way the interesting
Konso, Derase, Ari,
Benna and Tsemay people,
very famous for hairstyles,
their unique culture
and traditions, as
the ornaments all
over their body. Konso
people famous for
their terracing agricultural
works and villages
traditions. O/N camp
or local hotel Jinka
town.
05.
Admire Mursi people
and villages. Here
for beauty women inserts
to a round clay plates
in to their lips.
Men different scarification
based on number of
enemies or wild animals
killed in battle and
many other cultures.
O/N Mago park camping
06.
Cross the Karo people
region and visit their
village of Kortcho,
with beautiful views
over the Omo River.
Karo people are famous
for their extravagant
hairstyle in men and
for the different
ornaments and painting
all over their body
all men, women and
children. Continue
for the beautiful
Hammer people region
& O/N Turmi at
the Evangadi campsite
& lodge (camp
or fixed tents.
07.
Full day Turmi, the
region of the very
nice Hammer people,
with unique hairstyles,
different cultural
traits, ornamental
traditions and more.
Visit some very interesting
villages and folk
dances. If by chance
it happen, you will
see the Hammar marriage
ceremony with unique
celebrations, such
as the bull jumping
by men and many others.
If necessary, in the
morning can be done
an excursion at Omorate,
around the bank of
OMo River, for Dassanech
tribes & villages
too. O/N Turmi camp
or fixed tents.
08.
Drive toward Konso
& visit the Konso
villages and very
interesting cultures.
O/N htl in Arbaminch.
09.
AM Netch Sar Park.
PM drive to Langano
Lake. O/N htl.
10.
Rift valley lakes
of Shalla & Abyata
back AA O/N htl.
11.
Departure.
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GLT
304: BALE NATIONAL
PARK, EL-SOD, KONSO,
ARBAMINCH, THE RIFT
VALLEY LAKES. (18days) |
01.
Arrive Addis Ababa.
02.
Addis Ababa-Bale Goba.
O/N htl.
03.
Senete plateau and
Harrena Escarpment
(Views, Vegetation,
animals). O/N htl.
04.
Sof Omer cave and
back to Goba. O/N
htl Goba(or Dodola).
05.
Drive from Goba to
Wendo genet resort.
O/N Wabe Shebele hotel.
06.
Borena people. O/N
Yabelo.
07.
ElSod crater, Dublock
singing wells &
Borana villages then
continue for Konso
& their villages.
O/N Konso camp of
2* htl.
08.
At Turmi see markets,
dances, ceremonies,
life style of Hammer
beautiful people.
O/N Turmi camp or
lodge.
09.
Hammer people, markets,
dances and other ceremonies
. O/N Turmi.
10.
Drive to Omorate and
Turkana Lake (Dassanech
and Incoreana people),
back to Turmi camping.
11.
Drive to Karo people
& villages. O/N
Murulle (bungalow
or camp).
12.
Enter Mago Park to
make Game drive and
see the wild life.
O/N camp.
13.
Drive to Mursi people.
O/N Jinka town (camp
or 2* htl).
14.
Drive to Key Afer
village for the Ari,
Benna and Tsemay peoples
O/N Arbaminch htl
3*.
15.
AM Netch Sar Park.
PM boating over Chamo
lake. O/N Arbaminch
htl.
16.
AM Dorze people. PM
Rift Valley lake of
Shala, Abyata and
Langano. O/N Langano
htl.
17.
Rift Valley lakes.
Back to Addis Ababa
PM free. O/N chosen
htl.
18.
Departure.
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GLT
202 TREKKING TO THE
BALE MOUNTAINS
(9 NIGHTS, 10 DAYS) |
01.
Arrive to Addis Ababa.
O/N htl.
02.
Drive to Bale. O/N
camping at the Park
headquarters (Disho).
03.
Start trekking Dinsho-Fencha
Abera 18kms, Weib
River, Water Falls.
04.
Fencha Abera –Wassama
3900 mts, above sea
level, 24kms.
05.
Wassama- Gebre Guracha,
after 26kms or 9 hours
trekking camp at the
foot of Mount Batu,
(4317 mts).
06.
Gebre Guracha-Konte,
there get the Vehicle.
07. Drive
to Wondogenet resort
area (walking in the
forest + hot water
swimming pool). O/N
htl.
08.
Visit the Rift Valley
lakes of Shalla, Abyata
and Langano. ON Langano.
09.
Drive back to AA.
PM Mercato market.
10.
Departure. |
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203 BALE TREKKING
(12 DAYS) |
01.
Arrive AA.
02.
Drive to Asela and
Bale Goba. O/N htl.
03. Drive
to Dodola. O/N htl.
04.
Trek to Duro. O/N
htl.
05.
Trek to Mololicho.
O/N htl.
06.
Trek to Adele and
Angafu. O/N htl.
07.
Trek to Wahao. O/N
htl.
08.
Trek to Dodola. O/N
htl.
09.
Drive lake Awasa and
Wondogenet forest
where there is spa
and natural hot water
swimming pool. O/N
3* htl.
10.
Back to A.A. PM Mercato
Market. O/N htl.
11.
Departure. |
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GLT 204 RIFT VALLEY
LAKES, BALE AND
AWASH PARKS (10
DAYS) |
01.
Arrive Addis
Ababa. City tour and
O/N chosen htl.
02. Drive
to Visit Shalla, Abyata
and Langano lakes.
O/N htl 3*.
03.
Visit Wondogenet natural
spot. O/N Awasa htl
3*.
04.
Drive to Bale. O/N
htl 3*.
05.
Drive to Bale mountains
national park to visit
animals, birds and
plants, O/N htl 3*.
06.
Visit Sof Omar caves.
Back for an O/N htl,
Goba.
07.
Drive to
Awash National Park.
O/N htl or camp.
08.
Visit palm spring
and Fentale volcanic
rim. O/N htl or camp
(we suggest camp).
09. Drive
to Addis Ababa O/N
htl.
10.
Departure. |
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205 BALE PARK &
RIFT VALLEY LAKES
(9 DAYS) |
01.
Arrival and city tour
in Addis Ababa.
02.
Drive south visit
Ziway, Shalla, Abyata
and Langano lakes.
ON Langano.
03.
Continue south to
lake Awasa, fish market,
birds & boating.
O/N htl Awasa (3*).
04.
Drive to Dinsho, park
headquarters and start
trekking. O/N camp
Dinsho.
05-08.
Trekking through the
western side of the
park, a vast Moorland
in Africa. Passing
mountains and cliffs
where the Golden Eagle
and Lammergeyer are
nesting, meet your
vehicles. (On day
8 at Senate Plateau
visit Harenna Forest
and back to Goba,
Wabe Shebele Hotel
(3*).
09.
Departure |
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GLT
206 HARAR & DIRE
DAWA (BY AIR)
(05 DAYS) |
01.
Addis Ababa, city
tour & O/N chosen
htl.
02.
Fly to Dire Dawa,
city tour & drive
for O/N at Harar.
03.
Morning visit Babile,
the valley of marvels.
PM Harar’s mosques,
churches, tombs, French
poet Rimbaud house,
market, Adere people
cultural houses. Evening
hyena man performance.
04.
Drive to Dire Dawa
and fly back to Addis
Ababa.
05.
Departure. |
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207 AWASH, HARAR AND
DIRE DAWA (8 DAYS) |
01.
Arrival Addis
Ababa.
02.
Drive to
the Awash National
Park and game drive,
camp or the Kereyou
Lodge, (we suggest
camp).
03.
Drive to Mount Fentale
and the Palm hot spring.
O/N Awash.
04.
Drive to Harar. O/N
htl.
05.
Visit Harar
(full day). O/N htl.
06.
Drive to Dire Dawa
& fly back to
AA. O/N htl.
07.
Departure. |
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