3-Day Harar World Heritage Site

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

Drive to Harar

Early morning driven to the walled city of Harar. Today is a long drive – approximately 9 to 10 hours including stops. You will pass through many villages and some beautiful landscapes, unique and different to other areas of Ethiopia. Along the way we stop for a couple of hours in Awash National Park, one of the most beautiful natural reserves in Ethiopia. The Awash River runs through a spectacular gorge and the park itself is home to 392 species of birds and many mammals including oryx, gazelle and various other antelopes. The Awash River is the longest in Ethiopia; it does not run into the sea, but feeds into the Danakil Depression close to Asayta and terminates in a series of lakes. After visiting the park, we continue on to Harar.

Main Destination:

Harar (Town)

Accommodation:

Harar Ras Hotel

• Budget hotel located in Harar (Town)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Visit Harar

We start our exploration with a guided tour of Harar to see the mosques and interesting old architecture of the town, including the old city wall and the house of the French poet Rimbaud. Harar is home to one of the stranger sights that you’re likely to see in your journey through Ethiopia. Every night, a local man goes to the outskirts of the city and calls the hyenas from the surrounding area. This practice apparently dates from the 1950s, but was based on an older tradition was first started to discourage the hyenas from stealing local livestock. As the hyenas approach, the hyena man holds out pieces of meat to them, either in his hands or sometimes between his teeth, which the hyenas then take from him. This is a practice that is handed down from generation to generation and only one person fills the role at any one time. This evening you may wish to go and witness this bizarre ritual.

Main Destination:

Harar (Town)

Accommodation:

Harar Ras Hotel

• Budget hotel located in Harar (Town)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Drive To Addis Ababa

After a relaxed breakfast you will drive to Addis Ababa. You will arrive in Addis Ababa late afternoon where you will do some shopping for souvenirs. The tour ends upon arrival in Addis Ababa. If you are flying out of Addis Ababa this evening, please check with us so we can ensure that you will have time make your connecting flight.

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.