16 Days Omo Valley , Northern Ethiopia ,Tigray And Danakil Depression
Day 1 Addis-Jinka by flight 750km You are welcomed and picked up from Addis Abeba Bole airport, and In the morning we take a flight Jinka, the car will pick us up and continue to to Mursi tribe through Mago national park, afterwards driver to Jinka and visit Ari village and Ari colorful market, Overnight Jinka Nasa pension
Day 2 Jinka-Karo-Turmi 220km We proceed to Karo through Banna tribe, Karo tribe which is overlooking the beautiful Omo River. The tribe are known for their incredible and elaborate face and body painting using natural materials such as chalk, iron ore and charcoal, afterwards drive back to Turmi and visit one the Hamer village Overnight Buska lodge (comping in the hamer village)
Day 3 Turmi-Dassenech-Konso 325km We drive to Dassench across Omo river by wooden boat and visit one of their remote village which border to Kenya, The Dassanach tribe lives just north of Kenya’s Lake Turkana. Their neighbouring tribe is the Turkana people. The Dasanech are pastoralist (cattle herders), but due to the harsh territory, they have moved south to grow crops and fish, afterwards drive to back to Konso Overnight Konso Korebta lodge
Day 4 Konso-Arbaminch 95km
After our breakfast we will visit Konso UNESCO world heritage site, ,
The Konso cultural landscape site is one of the nine world heritages of Ethiopia which is registered by UNESCO in 2011.
The villages are unique in appearance, with fortified stone-walled walkways and terraces set around a ceremonial square, then On our way we shall stop Lake Chamo to visit Crocodiles, Hippos and aquatic birds Overnight Arbaminch Haile resort/Mora heights hotel cheap
Day 5 Arbaminch-Addis 505km by flight
In the morning we proceed to Dorze tribe which located northern west of Arbaminch with an altitude of 2500m, Dorze means weavers, we will visit the Dorze an elephant house traditional dancing, weaving, comparative and their daily life then we drive to Arbaminch airport and fly to Addis Ababa Overnight Kaleb hotel
Day 6 Addis-Semera by flight 600km
Semera-Erta-Ale 290km
In this day we will drive to Erta-Ale, on our way we will visit the salt lake of Afdera and will swim, after lunch we keep drive to Erta-Ale to see the Active Volcano, We will walk 30 minutes to see an incredible active volcano afterwards walk back to campsite Overnight open air
Day 7 Erta-Ale-Hamedela 125km
In the early morning we proceed to see the Volcano and sunrise then back to campsite eat breakfast afterwards, continue to Danakil depression, we will be there around 4:00pm for an amazing sunset and will visit lake Asale and lake Karum and salt mining overnight Hamedela on open air
Day 8 Hamedela-Dallol-Mekele 280km
In the morning we proceed to Dallol (Danakil depression) Danakil depression is the most hottest inhabited place on earth, it’s the most exiting and challenging place to visit, morning we will visit Sulpher, Salt mountains,and boiling minerals, then keep drive to Mekele Overnight Planet hotel or Romadi hotel that’s cheaper
Day 9 Mekele-Gheralta-Axum 200km
We proceed to Gheralta mountain to visit Abune Yemata monastery church which has been built in 6 century, we climb up to the Gheralta mountain to reach this an incredible church on the cliff, afterwards drive Yeha temple where Ethiopian civilization began 280BC, We visit Yeha if time allows Overnight Axum Yared Zema hotel
Day 10 Sightseeing of Axum, Axum is where Ethiopian Christianity started in 4 century, we will visit the of Zion Mariam, the world longest Obelisk, and Museum, after we fly to Addis Overnight Kaleb hotel
Day 11 Addis-Lalibela by flight 750km
We take morning flight from Addis to Lalibela.
Get picked up at the airport and taken to the hotel, we drive 30 minutes from the airport to the town through the countryside landscape and arrive at the hotel by lunch time at the hotel and start touring the marvelous northern group of churches that consists 6 different underground churches
We will go deep into the 12th century miracle where only the faithfulness seems to be believing: the Churches include Bete Medhanialem, Bete Mariam, Golgotha, Bete Meskal, bete mickiel and gologolta and famous cross-shaped St. George Overnight Zanseyoum hotel
Day 12 Lalibela-Lalibela 350km
In the morning after break fast tour to the rest of southern group of churches like, Bete Gebriel Raphael,Bete Merkoriyos Bete Emanuel, Bete Abba Libanos, and afternoon we drive 15 away from Lalibela to visit Asheton Mariam then drive back to Lalibela Overnight Zanseyoum hotel
Day 13 Lalibela-Gonder 300km by flight
We take a morning flight to Gonder and sightseeing of Gonder, including Fasildas castle, Trinity church (Debre Birhan silassie) Fasildas swimming pool Overnight Haile resort
Day 14 Gonder-Semien mountain national park 250km
We drive to Semien mountains national park for a day trip and will be trekking 2-3 hours and meeting endemic Gelada baboons, afterwards drive to Gonder Overnight Haile resort
Day 15 Gonder-Bahir Dar 165km
In the morning we drive to Bahir Dar, to visit the monastery churches on lake Tana and the outlet of the blue Nile and hippos Overnight Naky hotel
Day 16 Early morning we proceed to Blue Nile waterfall through local Amhara villages and see beautiful waterfall afterwards drive to Bahir Dar and fly to Addis Abeba, after dinner we drop off at Bole airport and say goodbye.