14-Day Discover the Wonders of Ethiopia

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

Arrive In Ethiopia | Transfer To Hotel | City Tour

On arrrival in Ethiopia, you will be welcomed and picked by our Kubwa Five Safaris guide who will be holding an A4 paper with your name printed on it at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport and be transferred to your hotel to take a rest or you will start the tour right away.

You will have a full day city tour of Addis Ababa; visits to Holy Trinity, royal tombs and places associated with Haile Selassie such as the Lion of Judah monument, we will pass the Menelik Imperial Palace. The National Museum features archaeological exhibits as well as items associated with Haile Selassie, mount Entoto for panoramic view of the city, visit the lively Merkato area, one of Africa's most sprawling and interesting markets.

Dinner and overnight at Jupiter International Hotel Bole.

Main Destination:

Addis Ababa (City)

Accommodation:

Jupiter International Hotel Bole

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

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer To Airport | Fly To Bahir Dar | Transfer To Blue Nile Falls | Boat Cruise On Lake Tana

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport to catch a flight to Bahir Dar. On arrival, you will be welcomed and picked by our Kubwa Five Safaris guide who will transfer you to Tissisat falls (Blue Nile Falls), followed
by a 30minute walk from the road to the falls. Here, the Blue Nilestarts its journey to the Mediterranean.

In the afternoon, you will have a boat trip on Lake Tana to view the magnificently preserved Island Monasteries of the 13 th century, the trip include the visit of ancient church and treasury of Ura Kidane Mehret at Zeghie Peninsula and Azua Mariam on the island.

Dinner and overnight at Jacaranda Hotel Bahir Dar.

Main Destination:

Bahir Dar (City)

Accommodation:

Jacaranda Hotel Bahir Dar

• Mid-range hotel located in Bahir Dar (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Travel To Gondar

After having breakfast, you will be driven to Gondor and check into your hotel on arrival. Gondar was Ethiopia's royal capital until 1868. Its location at the intersection of several caravan routes made it the perfect location for a capital city. Gondar was the home of the Falasha, the “Black Jews" of Ethiopia, most of whom left for Israel in 1991.

Founded by Emperor Fassilides in 1632, Gondar has been called the Camelot of Africa because of its castles and churches. It is not known for sure who built the castles but many surmise they were the work of Portuguese craftsmen. The day will be spent touring the fascinating sights for which Gondar is famous; Gondor castle compound, Bath of King Fasil, Trinity cathedral for the mural paintings.

Dinner and overnight at Goha Hotel.

Main Destination:

Gondar (City)

Accommodation:

Goha Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located in Gondar (City)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Transfer To Simien Mountains National Park | Walking Safari

After breakfast, you will be driven about 100 kms north to Debark at the edge of the Simien Mountains National Park, and once home to the Felashas, the Ethiopian Jews. We go on to an overnight stay at an Eco-lodge near Buyit Ras, further along gravel roads.

The Simien Mountains National Park of Northern Ethiopia is a World Heritage Site. The scenery along the escarpment is breathtaking and for those with the stamina for a moderate walk of about 2 hours there will be an opportunity to get an appreciation of the beauty of this wilderness that attracts trekkers from all over the world.

The wildlife of the region includes ibex, foxes, vultures and baboons. If you are fortunate you will encounter groups of Gelada Baboons sitting or foraging in grasslands. The males are distinguished by a bright red patch of skin
on the chest that serves for sexual display.

Dinner and overnight at Goha Hotel.

Main Destination:

Simien Mountains National Park

Best Time To Visit September to December (Beautiful scenery)

High Season October to April (Lodges are busy)

Best Weather October to April

Wildlife in Simien Mountains NP

Gelada monkey Abundant

Walia ibex Occasional

Ethiopian wolf Rare

Klipspringer Rare

Bushbuck Rare

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Golden jackal Rare

Hyena Rare

Accommodation:

Goha Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located in Gondar (City)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Travel To Lalibela

After breakfast, you will be transferred to Lalibela, stopping on your way at Awramba village after Wereta ; a famous working community whose religion is only hard work. Via The yeju wedeladelanta plateau highland pass by some villages and market places and wool making close at Erobe Gebeya “Wednesday market”.

Have your lunch Break at the town of Debere Tabor or we may carry lunch box from Gondor. Descend to Lalibela which is in the Ethiopian Christian tradition called the new Jerusalem. Lalibela, a legendary, on a high plateau (2630 m) situated place, surrounded by rugged mountains, which is in the Ethiopian Christian.

On arrival, check into your hotel and relax.

Lalibela is celebrated throughout the world for its incredible churches hewn from the rock as an expression of religious faith. The town is named after the Emperor /saint Lalibela (1181-1221) who is credited with the creation of this type of church.

Dinner and overnight at Mountain View Hotel.

Main Destination:

Lalibela (Town)

Accommodation:

Mountain View Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located in Lalibela (Town)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Tour Lalibela | Visit The First Group Of Churches | Visit The Second Group Of Churches

After breakfast, you will visit the most accessible first group of churches in the north-western part of Lalibela. The temple-like Bet Medhane Alem with barrel-vaulted nave and side aisles, a small church dedicated to the Virgin Mary and other chapels all reached through tunnels like Bet Maryam, Bet Meskel, Bet Micheal and we end with a visit to the cross-shaped Bet Ghiorgis in all its pleasing symmetry and simplicity.

In the afternoon, visit the second group of churches in Lalibela. Explore churches that have their own distinctive and memorable features. A visit to Bet Merkurios requires a trip through a dark tunnel, but Bet Amanuel and Bet Abba Libanos are more easily accessed.

Dinner and overnight at Mountain View Hotel.

Main Destination:

Lalibela (Town)

Accommodation:

Mountain View Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located in Lalibela (Town)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Transfer To Airport | Fly To Arba Minch

You will start the morning with a delightful breakfast then be transferred to the Airport for your flight to Arba Minch.
On arrival, you will be welcomed by our Kubwa Five Safaris guide and be transferred to your lodge.

Dinner and overnight at Paradise Lodge.

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
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Tour Arba Minch

After having breakfast start your tour of Arbaminch. Morning visit Nechsar Park for gazelles, zebras and and at Chencha
Village beautiful huts and the Dorze villages especially the 12 mts heights bamboo Tukul and their way of making Shema' white dress’ and more other colorful thread dresses. P.M: Afternoon boat trip on Lake Chamo to see hippos and crocodiles.

Dinner and overnight at Haile Resort 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)

Travel To Jinka | Visit Tsemay And Bena tribes | Visit The Ari Village And Museum

Start your day with breakfast then be driven to Jinka. on the way, you will make a stop over and visit Tsemay and Bena tribes at keyafer. Have lunch on the way and then proceed to Jinka. On arrival, you will visit the Ari village and Museum.

Dinner and overnight at Eco Omo Lodge.

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
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Drive To Mago Park | Travel | Travel To Omorate | Visit The Dasenech People

After breakfast, you will be driven to Mago Park early in the morning. You will see some wild life and Mursi people at their villages. After, you will be driven back to Jinka for lunch.

After lunch, you will leave for Turmi and then drive to Omorate to visit the Dasenech people who are living on the banks of river Omo, where they cross the river using a tree trunk to go to the west cost where the majority of the tribe live. Late afternoon explore villages of the Hammer around Turmi.

Dinner and overnight at Paradise Lodge.

Main Destination:

Mago National Park

Best Time To Go June to February (Little rainfall)

High Season October to January (It might be busier)

Best Weather

Accommodation:

Paradise Lodge

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

Meals & Drinks:

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

Visit The Karo Villages

After breakfast, we will drive to Karo villages, the Karo wear an elaborate hairstyle sculpted in Chignon of dried mud adorned with Ostrich feathers. They are always carry a wooden pillow to protect their hairstyle when they
sleep. In the afternoon, attend the Hammer market either on Turmi on Monday or Dimeka on Saturday.

Dinner and overnight at Paradise Lodge.

Main Destination:

Lower Omo Valley (Cultural Village)

Accommodation:

Paradise Lodge

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

Meals & Drinks:

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

Travel To Konso Villages

Wake up to a delightful breakfast then visit the Konso villages.
Konso is known for" Totomes" a grave marks and terracing farms. The culture and history of the Konso culture is deeply marked to their physical environment.

Dinner and overnight at Paradise Hotel.

Main Destination:

Konso (Cultural Village)

Accommodation:

Paradise Lodge

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

Meals & Drinks:

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

Travel To Awasa | Cultural Interaction

After breakfast, you will be transferred to Awassa. On your way, you will visit welaita sodo, different market, huts of the Oromo tribes. This town is one of the best places to visit for culture tourism and while you you interact and engage with the locals. You will be entertained by the locals when performing their culture dance.

Dinner and overnight at Haile Resort Hawassa.

Main Destination:

Awasa (City)

Accommodation:

Haile Resort Hawassa

• Mid-range resort located in Awasa (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

The Last Day With Us | Visit The Morning Fish Market | Transfer To The Airport

After breakfast, you will visit the morning fish market at Awassa and depart to Addis Ababa on your
way, visiting the north rift valley lakes Langano and Ziway lakes for more bird watching.
In Addis you will have a last minute shopping.

Have a farewell dinner at cultural restaurant enjoying at same time live music from the different tribes of Ethiopia.

Later transfer out to the airport for your flight back home.

Main Destination:

Addis Ababa (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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