9-Day Ethiopian Christmas Pilgrimage

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Arriving Addis Ababa and City Tours

Wel come to Abyssinia, land of origins! Your guide will meet you at the hotel and Venture to the National Museum to see how it all started. Meet Lucy, the 3.2 million-year-old fossilized skeleton. Her discovery re-wrote the story of human evolution, as she was found to have walked on two legs. See the Holy Trinity Cathedral, famed for its copper dome and neo-baroque architecture. It houses the tombs of the former Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie, and the British suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst.
A short drive up Mount Entoto will take you to the Palace of Emperor Menelik II. From this vantage point, you have an excellent view of the city. On the way back, perhaps stop by Shiro Meda, the biggest garment market in the country, where hundreds of vendors line the busy Entoto Road and sell hand woven traditional cloths.

Main Destination:

Addis Ababa (City)

Accommodation:

Best Western Premier Dynasty Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located in Addis Ababa (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Fly to Arba Minch drive to Turmi

Breakfast at the hotel, drive to the Airport for your flight to Arba Minch. Fly from Addis to Arba Minch by Ethiopian Airlines, upon arriving you will meet your driver and you will drive to Turmi. On the way visit the Konso village. One of the UNESCO site in Ethiopia know by their terracing in order to protect against soil erosion from the sporadic and often heavy rainfall in the region. The villages are encircled by one to six concentric rings of stone walls, mainly consisting of basalt boulders. One of the best types of coffee for the country is also from this village continuing to Turmi for overnight.

Main Destination:

Turmi (Lower Omo Valley)

Accommodation:

Paradise Lodge Turmi

• Budget tented camp located near Turmi (Lower Omo Valley)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Turmi

After breakfast in the morning, take a day trip to Karo people and Yangatom.
Today we are a day trip to visit the people of the Karo tribe and Yangatom, depart from Turmi to the villages of Murulle, Kolcho and dus on the shores of the Omo River. The Karo people are the smallest in number of all of the tribes of the Omo Valley, and they are known for their elaborate decorations particular during local ceremonies, continue through the savannah with shrubs and umbrella acacia trees. Kangaten (Nyangatom tribe) To adore their long and lean bodies, the Nyangatom women wear numerous necklaces and long Skirts from goatskins that are richly decorated. T
Late afternoon your guide will introduce you the culture of the Hamer Tribe; living in distinctive huts made of wood, straw and mud, the Hamer subsist with cattle herding and agriculture. The women of the tribe are known for their colorful dress and elaborate jewelry made from beads and cowrie shells.

Main Destination:

Turmi (Lower Omo Valley)

Accommodation:

Paradise Lodge Turmi

• Budget tented camp located near Turmi (Lower Omo Valley)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Turmi – Arba Minch

After relaxing breakfast drive back to Arba Minch via Arborie Arbore is also known as Ulde, Arbore is both the name of a tribe and a village in the Omo Valley, Ethiopia. “Ar” means bull and “Bore” means earth. For the people Arbore means “Land of the bulls”. The village of Arbore is located 50 km south of Weyto on the Turmi road, west of the Weyto River and north-east of Lake Chew Bahir or Lake Stefany.
As you venture into the land of the Arbore tribe, the village will appear in the surrounding arid landscape. It is a traditional village built entirely of papyrus. It’s a sight to behold! There is also a relatively large clinic, a police station and a small church. These structures add a touch of modernity to the traditional village continue driving to Arba Minch.

Main Destination:

Arba Minch (City)

Accommodation:

Haile Resort Arba Minch

• Mid-range hotel located in Arba Minch (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Arba Minch - Addis Ababa

After breakfast you will visit to Dorze village. Dorze people who are expert in weaving called Shamma Weaving are a primary profession for a number of Dorze people. The shape of their house looks Elephant, in order to remember the existence of these animals around the area many years ago. They are known for their traditional weaving of huts made out of local bamboo. Enset “fake banana” is the stable food for these peoples, late afternoon fly to Addis Ababa.

Main Destination:

Addis Ababa (City)

Accommodation:

Best Western Premier Dynasty Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located in Addis Ababa (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Addis Ababa - Gondar

Fly from Addis to Gondar by Ethiopian Airlines. After lunch visit the castle of Gondar, Debre Birhan Selassie and Fasiledes Bath pool. Gondar often called the “Camelot of Africa” a description that does the royal city deserves; Camelot is legend whereas Gondar is realty. You will find Ethiopia’s most beautiful paintings in Debre Birhan Selassie church.

Main Destination:

Gondar (City)

Accommodation:

Haile Resort Gondar

• Mid-range hotel located in Gondar (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Gondar- Lalibela (Attending Christmas Eve in the 2nd Jerusalem)

After having your breakfast you will drive to the Airport for your flight to Lalibela.
Drive 30 minute from Lalibela Airport to the hotel, after check in you will have lunch at the hotel; in the afternoon explore the church of Lalibela.
The Rock-Hewn Ethiopian orthodox Christian churches of Lalibela are one of the eighth wonder of the World. It’s a collection of churches, some connected by fascinating internal channels, with hermit holes, where people lived and died. The connecting walls are full of religious symbols. You will start visit the World wonders of Lalibela rock hewn churches. The churches are classified in three groups. Began from The first and the third group of churches.
Today is Christmas Eve in Lalibela. After dinner, head to the rock churches and gather around the edge of the churches to witness the ceremony and procession.

Main Destination:

Lalibela (Town)

Accommodation:

Sora Lodge Lalibela

• Mid-range hotel located in Lalibela (Town)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Lalibela

Today is the magical Christmas in Lalibela, in the morning we will attend the ceremony called Beza Kulu Alem Yom Tewelde. This literally means (redeemer of the world).
In the Afternoon Visit the second group of rock churches, which comprises 4 churches including Emanuel Church the only Monolithic in the southeast cluster.

Main Destination:

Lalibela (Town)

Accommodation:

Sora Lodge Lalibela

• Mid-range hotel located in Lalibela (Town)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Lalibela- Addis Ababa

Breakfast at the hotel, Drive to the Airport for your flight to Addis Ababa. Upon arrival check back into your hotel, enjoy the amenities; indulge in shopping (Gallery) or optional spa treatments. In the evening farewell party dinner with cultural dinner and traditional special buffet and local drinks to experience Ethiopia’s cultural meals and drinks at Yod Abyssinia restaurants.
It is time to bid Ethiopia goodbye until next time! After breakfast, you will check out of the hotel. You will be driven to Bole international Airport for your flight back to Home.

Main Destination:

Addis Ababa (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.