12-Day Harar, Bale Mountains National Park and Omo Valley

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

Arrival

You will be met upon arrival and transferred to your hotel. Refresh and begin your sightseeing of Addis with a drive up to mount Entoto for a panoramic view of Addis. Descend down and drive to National museum where you will have a chance to spot the oldest hominids of ‘Lucy’ fossil. Visit and proceed to the Holy Trinity built during the WWII. Later you will drive to your hotel for the overnight.

Main Destination:

Addis Ababa (City)

Accommodation:

Jupiter International Hotel Cazanchis

• Mid-range hotel located in Addis (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Harar

You will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Dire Dawa, the second biggest city in Ethiopia. Visit the colorful Kefira market and the oldest railway station in Ethiopia from 1905. Visit and proceed to Harar. In the afternoon you will begin the sightseeing of Harar with the drive to one of the local hararie houses which are highly elaborated with the traditional hararie utensils and traditional man made rugs. Then proceed to the colorful spice market.

Main Destination:

Harar (Town)

Accommodation:

Ras Hotel

• Budget hotel located Harar (Town)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Harar

Harar is a labyrinth of small streets surrounded by old city walls is the fourth holiest city for the Muslim people next to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem. Its architecture reflects a strong Islamic influence. The sightseeing of Harar will include the French poet –Rimbaud house, the harari museum and the tomb of Emir Nur who built the Harar walls known as Jugol.

Main Destination:

Harar (Town)

Accommodation:

Ras Hotel

• Budget hotel located Harar (Town)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Awash National Park

You will begin your journey to Awash visiting en route the Aweda colorful chat market. Proceed to Awash National park, situated in the Rift valley, home to a diverse range of plains wildlife and offers tremendous bird watching opportunities, with over 400 species recorded here. Late in the day you will have a game drive within the park where you may get a chance to see Beisa Oryx, Hamadryas baboon, ostrich, Salt’s dik-dik, Soemmering’s gazelle.

Main Destination:

Awash National Park

Best Time To Visit Oct to Feb (Little rain and less hot)

High Season Sep to Apr (The park is never busy)

Best Weather October to February

Wildlife in Awash NP

Olive baboon Abundant

Beisa oryx Common

Soemmerring's
gazelle Common

Hamadryas baboon Common

Salt's dik-dik Common

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Lesser kudu Occasional

Desert warthog Occasional

Defassa waterbuck Occasional

Nile crocodile Occasional

Spotted hyena Occasional

Guereza monkey Rare

Ethiopian wolf None

Gelada monkey None

Walia ibex None

Accommodation:

Doho Lodge & Hot Springs

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Awash NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Langano

You will begin your drive down southwards to Langano. En route visit Lake Ziway the largest of the upper Rift Valley lakes with an area of 400 sq. km. Its shores are creased with water lilies, breeding place for different Ethiopian. Proceed towards the Lake Langano. The lake is a place to enjoy water activities. You will enjoy the rest of the day at the Sabana Lodge.

Main Destination:

Lake Langano

Accommodation:

Sabana Beach Resort

• Mid-range resort located at Langano

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Dinsho

After having your breakfast you will drive to Goba having a stop at Dinsho, headquarter of Bale Mountains National Park. Here you may encounter the endemics of Mountain Nyala, Menelik Bushbuck. Then proceed to Bale Mountains Lodge for check in. In the evening you will drive to the place where you may see the endemic of Black Mann Abyssinian Lion.

Main Destination:

Bale Mountains National Park

Best Time To Visit Nov to Feb (Little rain)

High Season Oct to Jan (Park is never busy)

Best Weather November to February

Wildlife in Bale Mountains NP

Ethiopian wolf Common

Mountain nyala Common

Warthog Common

Menelik's
bushbuck Occasional

Guereza monkey Occasional

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Olive baboon Occasional

Bohor reedbuck Occasional

Starck's hare Occasional

Giant mole-rat Occasional

Bale monkey Rare

Giant forest hog Rare

Golden jackal Rare

Gelada monkey None

Walia ibex None

Accommodation:

Goba Wabe Shebelle Hotel

• Budget hotel located less than 1hr drive from Bale Mountains NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Sanattee Plateau

Today you will have an excursion to Sanetti Plateau, the highest plateau in Africa. Here you may encounter the endemics of Ethiopia Wolf. Visit and proceed to Harrena Forest, the second dense forest in Ethiopia and also the home so many different type of birds and wild animals. You will be escorted by the park rangers and explore the different part of the terrain and mountains.

Main Destination:

Bale Mountains National Park

Accommodation:

Goba Wabe Shebelle Hotel

• Budget hotel located less than 1hr drive from Bale Mountains NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Dorze Village

Morning you will begin your journey to Arba Minch visiting en route the Alaba village who’s expiring in making traditional house and paintings. Later you will proceed to the Doreze village who are expert in weaving called Shammas. The shape of their house looks Elephant, in order to remember the existence of these animals around the area many years ago. Enset “fake banana” is the stable food for these peoples. Visit and drive to Arab Minch for the overnight.

Main Destination:

Arba Minch (City)

Accommodation:

Paradise Lodge

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

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Konso Village

After having your breakfast you will take a boat cruise on the Lake Chamo, the third biggest Lake in Ethiopia. On the Lake you may have a chance to see the Nile crocodiles, hippos and different types of birds. Later you will proceed to Turmi visiting en route the Konso village, one of the UNESCO site in Ethiopia know by their terracing. One of the best types of coffee for the country is also from this village. After lunch you will proceed to Turmi visiting en route the Banna village. In the evening you will enjoy the sunset at the Buska Lodge.

Main Destination:

Turmi (Omo Valley)

Accommodation:

Buska Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located in Turmi (Omo Valley)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Murulle and Nyangatom Villages

This day you will drive to Murulle where you can find the Karo people. Karo People is very famous for their splendid body decoration, which they paint their bodies and faces with white chalk to prepare for a ceremony. The women scar their chest believing it makes them beautiful. The men's scars represent an enemy or dangerous animal killed. Visit and proceed to Nyangatom who lives on the omo basin about 3000 individuals. Ornamentation of the women is designed not only for beauty, but also to assert the woman’s social status. In addition, both men and women have labial piercing with different metal, wood, or ivory decorations. Late in the afternoon you will visit the Hammer village, the most beautiful ethnics in the lower omo valley. You will be back to the Buska Lodge for your overnight.

Main Destination:

Turmi (Omo Valley)

Accommodation:

Buska Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located in Turmi (Omo Valley)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Omorate

After having your breakfast, you will have an excursion to Omorate to visit the Dassanech people ‘people of the Delta’, who lives on the northern shore of Lake Turkana. Visit and drive back to Turmi. After lunch you will drive to Jinka sightseeing en route. If the day match on Thursday, you will attain the most colorful market of Key Afer for the people of Ari, Banna, Hamer and Tsemay. Then you will drive to Eco-omo Lodge for the overnight.

Main Destination:

Jinka (Omo Valley)

Accommodation:

Eco Omo Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located in Jinka (Omo Valley)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Mursi Village

Take a day excursion to Mago National Park to visit the Mursi village. The Mursi are one of the exotic ethnic groups in Ethiopia. They live in very low huts made of straw leaves. The women like to wear terra cotta on their enormously stretched lower lips and ear lobes. Drive back to Jinka. After lunch you will be transferred to the airport for your flight back to Addis.

In the evening attend a folkloric dinner where you will have a chance to taste several national dishes and watch dances of the various ethnic groups of Ethiopia. The traditional coffee ceremony will also be served. Later you will be transferred to the airport for your departure.

Main Destination:

Addis Ababa (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

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