The Historic Route and Omo Valley Guided Trip 23 DAYS FLIGHT INC. AET 100 7 DAYS Trip code LAND ONLY
Tour Code AET 100 Group Size 2-15 Itinerary Issued date: 7/2/16 Issued by: Simeneh Country Contact Person Tel # Ethiopia ( Operation ) Simeneh +251 911 427728 Itinerary 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ADDIS ABABA DEBREMARKOS BARHIR DAR BARHIR DAR GONDAR SIMIEN NP AXUM AXUM GERHALTA MEKELLE LALIBELA LALIBELA LALIBELA KOMBOLCHA AWASH HARAR ADAMA ARBAMINCH TURMI TURMI JINKA ARBAMINCH ADDIS Arrive in Addis Ababa and transfer to hotel, city tour of Addis Drive to DebreMarkos visit Blue Nile Gorge, Baboons and spectacular scenery Drive to Bahirdar visit Town, market, viewpoint In the morning visit Nile Falls, In the afternoon Lake trip Lake Tana monasteries Drive to Gondar and visit castles, palaces and churches. Drive to Semien Mountains and see the baboons, Hike, day in Park Drive to Axum, Tekeze gorge In Axum Sights, Stele. Axum Tsion and Museums, Archeological sights Drive to Gerhalta visit Yeha, Tigray Rock churches, Medhanealem Adikesho and Abreha Atsebeha Rock churches Drive to Lalibela Visit one of the villages on the way Visit the three group of Rock hewn churches of Lalibela Visit Asheten Mariam and Yimrahine Kirstos cave Church Visit Haiq Istifanos, overnight Kombolcha Drive to Awash and visit the park, Game drive Drive to Harar and visit the town of Harar, Market and Hyena man Drive to Adama, Visit Beseka Lake Drive to Arba Minch, visit Dorze village. Fla i gos i A ijatta Shalla Visit Konso,Tsemai tribes and Key Afer Market Hamer tribe and Omo Rate visit OR DImeka Visit Karo and Hamer villages Drive to Mago national park and Mursi visit, drive to Arbaminch Drive to Addis and transfer to airport and end of trip
HOTEL INFORMATION Places Hotel Night Hotel type Telephone/Address Addis Ababa Sa o Ma ia Hotel 4 star hotel http://www.saromariahotel.com/ Debremarkos Gozamen hotel Local hotel ---- Bahirdar Blue Nile Resort Hotel 2 nights Resort http://www.bluenileresorthotels.com/ Gondar Goha Hotel 3 star hotel http://www.gohahotel.com/ Semien Mts. Semien park Lodge Lodge www.simiens.com Axum Sabean Hotel 2 nights 3 star hotel http://sabeanhotel.com/ Gerhalta Gerhalta lodge Lodge www.gheraltalodgetigrai.com Mekele Planet hotel 4 star hotel http://www.planetinternationalhotel.com / Lalibela Tukul Hotel 3 nights Resort http://www.tukulvillage.com/ Kombolcha Sunnyside hotel Local/ basic hotel --- Arbaminch Paradise Lodge 2 nights Lodge www.paradiselodgeethiopia.com/ Jinka Jinka Resort Basic/Local Turmi Buska Lodge 2 nights Lodge http://buskalodge.com/ Adama Kuriftu Resort Resort Harar Ras Hotel 3 star hotel 3
DETAILED ITINERARY ADDIS ABABA A i e i Addis A a a. T a sfe to Sa o Ma ia Hotel, a att a ti e fou sta hotel i the center of Addis. Today we will have full day sightseeing tour of the capital which includes the Ethnological Museum in the former palace of King Hailesillassie, the National (Archaeological) Museum, the superb Holy Trinity Cathedral, the various historical monuments of Addis Ababa; and Merkato la gest ope ai a ket i Af i a. Accommodation Sa o Ma ia Hotel Included Activities: Transfer to hotel and rest City sights DEBREMARKOS D i e to De e a kos th ough the eautiful E toto Hills a d the s all to of Cha ho visiting the Durba/Muga Gorge. Continue visiting the Blue Nile Gorge with Portuguese Bridge, we will walk to see the endemic Galada Baboons (unique for their bleeding heart) and Debre Libanos Monastery of the medieval time. Accommodation Gozamen hotel Included Activities: Monastery, Gorges and great scenery Travel Distance : 295kms 4
BAHIRDAR D i e to Bahi da th ough the fa la d of Gojja egio. Afte he k i the hotel e d i e to Bezawit Hill to have a panoramic view of the town of Bahir r, visit the place of emperor Haile Silassie and the colorful market of Bahirdar Accommodation Blue Nile Resorts and hotels Included Activities: City tour of Bahirdar, Market and Viewpoint of Bezawit Travel Distance : 255km LAKE TANA I the o i gd i e k south est of Bahi to the s all to of Tiss A a to isit the Blue Nile Falls. We will walk some distances to the Falls and visit some of the villages around there. I the afte oo e ill ha e a oat e u sio i Ethiopia s la gest ate od, Lake Ta a (, s km) to visit the monasteries of Ura Kidane Mihret and Azwa Mariam which are found on the largest peninsula of the lake. These monasteries are known for the colorful frescoes of religious scenes, different ancient types of osses, pai ti gs, u als a d a i p essi e displa of illu i ated Bi les itte i Ge ez, Ethiopia s oldest language. 5
Accommodation Blue Nile Resorts and Hotels Included Activities: Blue Nile falls and Tana lake monasteries Travel Distance : 70 kms GONDAR Ea l Mo i g d i e to Go da Go da as the fi st apital it of the Ethiopia e pi e, which began in 1632 with the reign of King Fasilledes. In Gondar there are dozens of castles built by various emperors over the course of 236 years. Gondar visit includes the palaces, residences and open air baths of King Fasilledes; (World Heritage Site by UNESCO), the monasteries of Qusquom, the church of Debre Berhan Sellassie (Light of the Trinity) with its 16th century paintings and frescoes, which is located at the summit of a hill and surrounded by fortified walls. Accommodation Goha hotel Included Activities: Palaces, Churches, paintings, Murals, Travel Distance : 180kms 6
SEMIEN MOUNTAIN Toda d i e to the Se ie Mou tai s Natio al Pa k ia De a k the gate a to the pa k a d continue driving to reach to Sankaber 3230masl through a beautiful scenery and Ahmara people and villages. The Semien Mountains National Park is a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and we will visit its exceptional natural beauty which includes superb scenery, endemic fauna and flora. Among other endemics it is here that the Gelada Baboon (bleeding heart Baboon) is found. Accommodation Semien park Lodge Included Activities: y excursion, walk and visit the Baboons AXUM y 7 After breakfast drive to Axum through the edge of the Semien mountain National park with stunning landscape and the beautiful valley of Tekeze. Accommodation Sabean hotel Included Activities: Tekeze valley and Scenery Travel Distance : 260kms AXUM Full da i A u, a hol it of Ethiopia, dati g a k o e ea s a d the adle of Ethiopian civilization with the Axumite Kingdom, tour of Axum that includes: Axum stele or obelisks; the largest single pieces of stone standing anywhere on the world (World Heritage Site by UNESCO), castles of former monarchs, the Axum Museum and Mariam tsion Church, built on the site of Ethiopia's fi st hu h AD, a d pala e of She a a d the Gu dit stelae field, Ki g Eza a s inscriptions and the tombs of Kings Kaleb and Gebre Meskel. 7
Accommodation Sabean hotel Included Activities: Stele, Churches, monuments GERHALTA/ HAWZEN Ea l i the o i g d i e to Ge halta e oute isit Yeha Te ple a paga te ple of the 5th C BC. Drive to Atsebe to visit Churches around Hawzen area Accommodation Gerhalta Lodge Included Activities: Temple and Rock Churches and Scenery Travel Distance : 190kms 8
MEKELE y 10 In the morning hike to Debre Tsion Mariam, one of the most striking sites in Ethiopia. On the way visit some of the rock churches Such as AdikeshoMedhanealem, Wukro Cherkos and Abreha We Ats eh Accommodation Planet Hotel Included Activities: Rock Churches and Scenery Travel Distance : 140kms LALIBELA y D i e to Lali ella to tou the fa ous ele e o k he hu hes of th e tu. The it contains 11 monolithic churches that were built in the 12th century and are carved out of the pink granite rock; they have been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Each church (Bet) has a unique architectural style; all are superbly carved and most of them are decorated with ell p ese ed pai ti gs. Accommodation Tukul Village Included Activities: Scenery Travel Distance : 360kms 9
LALIBELA y 12 I the o i g e ill isit Lali ella o k he hu hes of th e tu. The it o tai s 11 monolithic churches that were built in the 12th century and are carved out of the pink granite rock; they have been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We spend the rest of the day visiting fascinating churches within the town and countryside; some are made from the rock and dating back to around the twelfth century. We visit the first and second group of monolithic churches. Accommodation Tukul hotel Included Activities: The three group of Rock hewn Churches of Lalibela 10
LALIBELA I the fa ous fo its o i g d i e to the top of Ashete Ma ia e tu o aste Mo aste. This is e hu h a d beautiful view at 10,298 ft above sea level. We will walk/mule ride through dramatic highland scenery and which eventually ends in a beautiful serene agricultural hamlet. In the afternoon drive to Yimrahene Kirstos(let Christ Lead us) monastery church. Accommodation Tukul Hotel Included Activities: Churches outside of Lalibela, Asheten mariam and Yimrahine Kirstos KOMBOLCHA y 14 In the morning we will visit Naacutolaab monastery and drive to the historical town of Wuchale to Kombolcha visit Haiq Istifanos Monastery. Accommodation Sunnyside hotel Included Activities: monastery, Scenery AWASH NATIONAL PARK y 15 Drive to Awash national park. The Awash National Park is one of the most beautiful in Ethiopia. The water of the Awash River passes through a spectacular gorge; the park shelters 392 bird species and various other mammals: Oryx, gazelle and antelopes. Awash is the longest river i Ethiopia; it does t e d i a sea ut joi s the akil Dep essio ea Assaita a d makes sources of a series of lakes. In the afternoon, we visit the park and its vicinity. Accommodation Genet hotel Rooming Standard twin/double/single room (Based on your preferences) Included Activities: Scenery and Awash national park 11
HARAR y 16 Drive to Driredawa and visit the colorful market place of Dire wa and the Chat market (mildly stimulant plant) market of Aweday. In the evening head to the Hyena man, to see an entertainer who feeds the wild hyena in bare hands. Accommodation Ras Hotel Included Activities: Market and Scenery ADAMA y 17 Today We will have a site seeing of the walled city of Harar (the 4th Islamic center in the world) namely, the traditional Harari Museum, the famous poet, Arthur Rimbaud`s former house, the grand Jami mosque, the Ras Teferi`s (the last king of Ethiopia, Haylesilasse) former house, the colorful Christian and Muslim Markets and drive to Adama. Accommodation Kurftu Resort Rooming Standard twin/double/single room (Based on your preferences) Included Activities: Visit of the rift valley lakes of Langano, Abyatta Shalla, ARBAMINCH y 18 We drive through one of the most colorful and scenic areas of Southern Ethiopia, a land that is inhabited by the people of the Sidamo, the Alaba, who were once nomads but are now farmers. A long section of the road offers magnificent views of Lake Abaya, surrounded by mountains. The lake has volcanic origins and is almost pink in color. Today we visit the Dorze village, one of the many small group of tribes in southern Ethiopia. Once warriors, the Dorze are now turned to farming and weaving to earn a living. Accommodation Paradise Lodge Included Activities: Dorze Market in Chencha, tribal villages Est. Kms: 265 Est. Driving hrs: 4 Transport: Toyota land Cruiser 4x4 12
TURMI y 19 D i e to Tu ie oute eet the people of Konso and their villages. The cornerstone of Konso culture is a highly specialized and successful agricultural economy. Meet the people, take photographs and learn of a culture that has had very little outside influence and continue to Turmi. We will visit the weekly market of the Hamer and Bena in KeyAfer Market (Thursday Market) a highlight of Omo Valley where all the ethnic tribes come to shop. The market is exciting and you may have the opportunity to buy some of the tribal regalia and artifacts. On the way we will visit the Tsemai tribes in Woito Accommodation Buska Lodge Included Activities: tribes, Konso Village, KeyAfer or Dimeka Market Est. Kms: 280 Est. Driving hrs: 5 Transport: Toyota land Cruiser 4x4 TURMI JINKA y 20 and 21 Drive to Omo Rate crossing the Omo River by boat to visit the Galab village in the bank of the lower Omo valley. One of a small group of the Omo Valley tribes, called sanach. We also visit the Hamer tribes in Turmi area. In the Second day we will visit one of the colourful markets in the Omo Valley, Dimeka Market and continue to Jinka for a visit of the Ari people and villages. Accommodation Buska lodge, Jinka Resort Included Activities: sanach tribes, Villages and Markets Est. Kms: 200 Est. Driving hrs: 4 Transport: Toyota land Cruiser 4x4 13
MAGO ARBAMINCH y 22 Mo i g d i e to Mago Natio al Pa k lo ated i the easte a k of the O o Ri e. F o he e we will visit the Mursi highlands where the most illustrious of Ethiopia's unique tribes lives. The Mursis are known for their decorative lip plates that adorn the lower lips of the Mursi women. The various cultural aspects of the tribe will be explained and you will be able to take their photographs and interact with them. Accommodation Paradise lodge Included Activities: Mursi tribes, Villages Est. Kms: 250 Est. Driving hrs: 5 Transport: Toyota land Cruiser 4x4 ADDIS ABABA DEPARTURE y 23 Drive to Addis Ababa via the rift valley lakes and visit the shopping centers in Addis Ababa. This day you will be transferred to the airport for your flight back home and end of the tour. Included Activities: Archaeological Site, Tiya, Melka Kurntre, Transfer out Est. Kms: 460 Transport: Toyota land Cruiser 4x4 14
Check the price in the website: www.amazingethiopia.com TERMS & CONDITIONS Price Includes Price Excludes A o odatio : Double/ Twin/Single Room as stated in the Itinerary Photo or Video fee of any ceremony or local festivals T a spo tatio : Su fa e t a spo tatio Minibus/2-5 pax/ Highroof /6-14 pax/, coaster bus / 15+ pax in the Historic Route Toyota Landcruiser a maximum of 4 pax in a car Tips Alcohol drinks and personal expenses Travel and accident insurance Boat excursion on Lake Tana, All Transfers in and out Arrival and departure transfers Fees: All entrance fees Porter Park fee English speaking Guide services / for groups 10+ from Addis Ababa Local guides in each sights /2-9 pax/ Meal: B eakfast a bottle of water P/P per day Scout and local Guides in MNP All government taxes 15