You can try to time your visit to coincide with one or more of the interesting cultural and religious festivals in Ethiopia.

You can also contact us to get more information and to check dates of festivals in the coming year.

 

Suggested Itineraries

These are suggested itineraries for trips to different areas of the country.
The numbers indicate the days of your trip.

A. Historic Route (Air)
BAHIR DAR, GONDAR, AXUM AND LALIBELA

1. Arrive Addis & City tour
2. Fly to Baihr Dar
3.  Boat trip to the island monasteries on lake Tana  & City tour
4. Drive to Gondar visit castles & churches
5. Fly to Lalibela & visit Rock hewn churches of lalibela
6. visit churches in & out of the village of lalibela
7. Fly to Axum & visit the sight  seeing in Axum
8 Drive to Debredamo, Yeha Back to Axum
9. Fly back to Addis Ababa & market

B. BAHIR DAR, GONDAR, AXUM AND LALIBELA ON SURFACE
         (14 Days & 13 Nights)

1. Arrive Addis Ababa
2. drive to Debrelibanos monastery & blue Nile gorge.
3. Drive to Bahir Dar & p.m city tour
4. full day Bahir dar. Am. Blue Nile fall & P.M boat trip on lake Tana.
5. drive to Gondar visit the castle & churches
6. drive to Axum, via Semien Mountain for over night.
7. full day city tour of  Axum.
8. drive to Adigrat en rout visit Yeha temple & Debre damo Monastery
9. drive to mekele on the way visit the tigray rock hewn churches & Negashi mosque
10. full day drive to Lalibela
11.  Full day in  lalibela visiting the rock hewn churches of lalibela
12. drive to Kombolcha on the way visit Hayk Estifanos monastery.
13. drive back to Addis Ababa.
14. Departure

C. ARBAMINCH AND OMO VALLEY ETHNIC TRIBES
        (14 DAYS & 13 NIGHTS)

1.  Arrive Addis Ababa
2.  Drive to Arbaminch through the rift valley lakes. O/N htl.
3.  full day in Arbaminch Nechi Sar National park, Dorze tribe & Chamo Lake. O/N htl
4.  Arbaminch- Jinka- Tsemai- Ari & Benna people O/N Jinka.
5.  Visit the mursi people & O/N Mago National park Camp (Bank of Neri River)
6.  Drive to Murule & Visit the karo people & villages O/N Murulle lodge.
7.  Visit the bume People O/N Turmi at Hammer People. Camping
8.  Visit the hammer people, colorful, markets at Dimeka or Turmi (depending on days)
9.  Drive to Omorate for Dasenech people & Village back turmi for O/N.
10. Drive to konso, through Erbore people O/N Local hotel in Konso.
11. Visit the Konso Village& O/N in Yabello.
12. Drive to Awwasa O/N htl.
13. Drive back to Addis, on the way Wondogenet thermal spring.
14. Departure

D. BALE MOUNTAINS TREKKING (6 DAYS & 5 NIGHTS)

1. Arrival & city tour in Addis Ababa. O/N htl
2. Drive to Bale mountain national park. O/N Goba htl
3. Game drive to visit the endemic mammals & birds in bale mountain national park, then to senate plateau & Harren forest. O/N Goba htl.
4. Visit SOF Omar caves O/N Goba htl.
5. Drive back A.A O/N htl.
6. Departure.

E. AWASH, HARAR, & DIREDAWA (8 Days & 7 Nights)

1. Arrival Addis Ababa
2. Drive to the Awash national park & game drive, camp.
3. Drive to mount Fentale & the palm hot spring. O/N Awash
4. Drive to Harar. O/N htl.
5. Visit Harar (full day) O/n htl.
6. Drive to Babille Elephant sanctuary O/n Harar htl.
7. Drive to Dire Dawa  Fly back to A.A
8. Departure.

F. THE DANAKIL DEPRESSION, DENAKIL LAKES & AWASH NATIONAL PARK. (12 DAYS & 11 NIGHTS)

1. Arrive Addis Ababa
2. Drive to awash national park. O/N Camp.
3. Full day Awash park & its surrounding
4. Drive to Asayta. O/N Local htl. Visit Afar People around.
5. Drive to Lake Abe. O/N Asayta
6. Visit Asayta- Serdo- Lake- Afdiera. O/N Camp.
7. Trekking around the lake. O/N camp
8. Drive to Lake Afdiera- Serdo- Asayta
9. Drive to Mekele. O/N htl.
10.  Full day at mekele. O/N htl.
11.  Drive back to Addis Ababa
12.  Departure