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Tour Summary:
Visit Addis Ababa for its interesting National Museum, Mount Entoto for panorama, and birding like Abyssinian salty flycatcher and White-collared pigeon within the garden of Ghion Hotel. Drive from Addis to Awash National Park through the awe-inspiring crater lakes of Debrezeit for birding.
Tour Starts From:
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Season Rates and Dates
The season dates and rates for this tour package are available on request
Tour Length: 11 Nights
Itinerary:
Day 1:
Upon arrival in Bole International Airport - Addis Ababa, you will be transferred to your hotel for overnight stay. The city which lies at the foot of mount Entoto boasts of a rich culture, having been founded in 1886 by Emperor Menelik II. Addis Ababa is a metropolitan city with some 2.7 million inhabitants of different backgrounds - as many as 80 nationalities speaking 80 languages and religious communities including Christian, Muslim, and Jewish can be found here. Overnight Ghion or Desalegn hotel
Day 2:
Drive to Awash National Park which is 230 kilometers from Addis, at the southern tip of the Afar Region. The park, whose southern boundary is along the Awash River, is mainly made up of acacia woodland and grassland, while The Addis Ababa - Dire Dawa highway passes through this park. The East African Oryx, Soemmerring’s Gazelle, Dik-dik, and the lesser and greater Kudus can be found here, as well as over 350 bird species.
Overnight Genet or Meredian
Day 3:
Your full day will be spent around Awash. Overnight Genet or Meredian
Day 4:
Drive to Langano. Lake Langano supports a variety of wildlife - monkeys, baboons, warthogs and sometimes hippos as well as birds can be found here. Overnight Bekele Molla hotel
Day 5:
Your day is spent in Bale Mountains National Park - a 2400 sq. km park found 400 km south of Addis Ababa.
Overnight the same hotel
Day 6:
Bird watching in Bale: where at least 14 of Ethiopia’s endemic birds have been recorded. These include Yellow-fronted parrot, Abyssinian catbird, Banded barbet and Abyssinian woodpecker in the forested region while the moorlands are home to Blue-winged goose, Spotbreasted lapwing and Rouget’s rail. Overnight the same hotel
Day 7:
Drive to Awassa, a city in Ethiopia,270 km south of Addis Ababa. The city is on the shores of Lake Awasa in the Great Rift Valley, in the Sidama Zone. Awasa Adventist College, the Awassa Kenema Stadium, Hawassa University, a major market, and The Awasa Airport as well as the St. Gabriel church are all found here. Overnight Pina hotel
Day 8:
Go to Yabello.Yabello Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area and wildlife sanctuary in southern Ethiopia, known as a habitat of birds and Swayne’s Hartebeest. The town is also called Obda, located northwest of Moyale in the Guji Zone of the Oromia Region and is the administrative town of the Guji Zone
Overnight Yabello Motel
Day 9:
A full day at Yabello. Overnight the same hotel
Day 10:
Drive from Yabelo to Wondo Genet - Located southeast of Shashemene in the Sidama Zone of the Southern Nations. Wondo Genet is known for its hot springs and is home to an arboretum and a College of Forestry, as well as the Essential Oils Research Sub Center. Your day is spent enjoying the natural hot springs at Wondo Genet. Overnight Wabi Shebele Hotel
Day 11:
On this day, you will return to Addis Ababa. Overnight Ghion or Desalegn hotel
Day 12:
Transfer to the International airport for departure flight
Remarks:
Price includes
* Hotel accommodation (double room sharing)
* All the 3 meals of the day according to the itinerary. In Addis only bed and breakfast are included
* Domestic air transportation with the inclusion of airport embarkation fees
* All transfers an city tours
* All entrance fees
* Ground transportation (4WD- Toyota Land Cruisers and small buses when needed)
* Camping gears (Tent, mattress, sleeping bag, sheets, shower bags, mobile toilet, mosquito nets, portable beds, etc.)
* Cooking materials (while camping) - utensils, refrigerators, kitchen materials, dinning tents, chairs, tables, etc
* Pack animals and mule or horses while trekking
* Professional guide & cook
* Boat trips accordingly
Price does not include
* International air transport & embarkation fee
* Lunch and dinner in Addis Ababa
* Telephone, laundry, any payable drink and porters for luggage
* Tips and any other personal interest, which is not specified in the itinerary.
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