| 18 days: Erta Alle, Historic Route & Omo people in the South | |||
| TOUR CODE | DURATION | SITE | TRANSPORT | 
| AAT-MT-006 | 18 DAYS/17 NIGHTS | HISTORIC ROUTE & RIFT VALLEY LAKES | AIR & SURFACE | 
| ItinerariesDay 1:  Arrive in Addis Ababa, city tour of Addis. 
       On  arrival in Addis Ababa  you will be met by our representatives and transferred to Ghion Hotel. In the afternoon, city tour of Addis Ababa.   O/n Ghion Hotel           Day 2:  Fly  to Mekele, Meet vehicles and drive to Berhaile  
          Drive  from Mekele to Berhaile, beautiful town in amazing rock formation and the best  place for picture of the Camel Caravan with the African Sunset. O/n Camping           Day 3:  Ahmed  Lale  Drive  from Berhaile to Ahmed Lale passing thought  settlement of the Afar nomadic people to. Overnight Camping   Day 4:  Drive  to Lake Asale, visit salt workers Camel Caravans then after  drive back to Berhaile   After every early breakfast drive to the Lake Asale,  salty Lake and visit the salt workers and the  merchant from the highland the salt market and the lake and proceed 17 km to  Dalol and enjoy the spectacular view and small hill which is colorful by hot  spring in several places. The hot spring out with the sulfurs, potash and salt  it forms spectacular formation. Then After drive back to Berhaile for  an overnight stay, camping. Day 5:  Mekele  Drive from Berhaile to Mekele-the capital of Tigray  region on the way visit the Afar village over the escarpment of the Great Rift Valley system to the western highland.  Overnight Mekele Axum Hotel. Day 6:  Axum  Drive to Axum to visit some of the rock-hewn churches of Tigray mainly Wukro Churkos Abreha Atsebeha and Digum Selassie, and lunch at Adigrate and In the late afternoon, a short visit of Yeha for its over 2500 years old Temple of the Moon and the church of Aba Aftse and on the way Admire the Adwa mountains. Overnight Remhay Hotel. Day 7:  Axum  After breakfast city tour of the ancient capital of  Ethiopia (1st  - 7th C) that  includes the Stele Park, Tombs, Museum that houses different archeological  findings, Palace ruins and the old and the new churches of St. Mary of Zion  that is believed the ark of the covenant is rest here. Overnight the same  hotel. Day 8:  Gondar   On this day, you drive long (360kms) but enjoying  very beautiful and spectacular landscape along Tekeze Gorge and the Semien Mountains.  Overnight Goha (3*) hotel for two nights. The  hotel is situated in a good view to the town and there is also spectacular  sunsets from the Goha hotel, dinner in hotel and tour of Gondar by night to “Azmari Bet” to see the  traditional dance which the Gonderine people are famous. Overnight Goha Hotel. Day 9:  Drive  to Bahir Dar   After having breakfast you will visit the town of  Gonder, the old capital city and commercial center of Ethiopia in 17th C. and  visit the palace compound of Emperor Fasiledous and his successors, which is  registered as one of world heritage, Debre Berhan Selasie church which is  famous for its mural painting and the bath of Fasiledous which is now the  locals use it for celebrating of Ethiopian Epiphany. In the Afternoon drive  from Gonder to Bahir Dar (180kms) through Fogera plane by crossing the out let  of Blue Nile River and arrive at Bahir Dar Overnight  Tana Hotel Day 10:  Bahir Dar  
          After breakfast fly to Bahar Dar. After check into  the Hotel and  refreshment, we take a boat trip on Lake Tana to visit ancient monasteries. We will visit two of the most  accessible and representative of the monasteries, still serving their original  function, Ura Kidane Mehret, and Azwa Maryam. In the afternoon we pay a visit  to the impressive Blue Nile   Falls, locally known as  Tis Isat or 'Smoke of Fire’. Overnight Tana Hotel
           Day 11:  Lalibela   On  this day, you drive long (380kms) but enjoying very beautiful and spectacular  scenery along South of Gondar and the Wello Mountains  to Lalibela. Mountains standing as a castle are seen close to each other. This  drive is also good opportunity to experience the rural; life of Amhara people  residing in Gondar  and Wallo highlands.  Overnight Roha  Hotel.  Day 12:  Lalibela   After  breakfast you visit the first group of the remarkably excavated churches of  Lalibela that represent the earthly Jerusalem.this churches include Bete  Medehanealem, Bete Mariam, Beta Meskel  and  Bete Debresina - Gologota  Afternoon, visit the second group of  churches, which represent the Heavenly Jerusalem ( Bete Gebrel- Rufael, Bete  Merqorios, Bete Emanuel and bete Aba Libanos. At last, visit the most beautiful  and monolithic cruciform church   of St. George. It is said  to be the symbolization of Noah’s Arc. Overnight the same hotel. Day 13:  Addis Ababa   After an early breakfast trek (half way mule or  horse ride) to the 13thc rock hewn monastery of Asheten Mariam (over  3000 meters high). It is about 8 kms from Lalibela. The road is steeply looked  like a twisted rope hugged on the wall but very beautiful scenery and rewarding  to experience it. The view on top of the monastery setting , looks like flying  over the town of Lalibela  and its surroundings. Inside the monastery you find the 13thc hand  and processional crosses of king Na’akutola’ab who ruled Ethiopia for 40 years just after  king Lalibela. After lunch transfer to Lalibela  Airport for your flight to Addis Ababa. The flight  departs Lalibela at 04:10 and arrives Addis    Ababa 05:10. Overnight Ghion Hotel.  Day 14:  Drive Arba Minch   Drive to Arba Minch via Wolayta Sodo. En route,  visit Chencha for Dorze villages. The village sits high in the  mountains north of Arba Minch. The Dorze are recognized in Ethiopia as  master weavers and live in interesting igloo- shaped houses. We arrive late in  the afternoon at Arba Minch - meaning 'Forty Springs' in Amharic. Arba Minch  takes its name from the bubbling streams that cover the groundwater forest  occupying the flats of the town.  Overnight Bekele Molla hotel that is situated on the hilltop having panoramic  view over Lake Chamo,  Abaya and Nech Sar National Park  situated in between the two rift valley lakes Day 15:  Drive Turmi  After early breakfast drive to the lower Omo valley to Turmi, the small  town which is the base to visit the Hamer people. You have to leave Arma Minch  early to arrive at Turmi about Lunch time so as to attend the “Monday Market”  at Turmi. Proceed through the valley and visit Tsemay and Erbore ethnic groups  en route. Finally we arrive at Turmi about lunch time. The rest of the day  visits the Monday Hamer Market at Turmi. Overnight is camping at Turmi  campsite. Day 16:  Drive  Jinka   After  breakfast drive to Jinka via Dimaka  If  Tusday visit the Market. After spending some time at the market drive to Jinka.  Overnight Jinka resort hotel. Day 17:  Drive  Jinka – Mursi- Jinka 
          After breakfast drive to Mago National park and continue driving to the edge of the  park  via the Mago River Bridge into the high land to visit the  Mursi people, the Mursi are well known for the large clay discs that the women  wear, inserted in their slit lower lips. Mursi men wear very little. Then drive  back to Jinka. O/n Jinka resort hotel.
           Day 18:  Fly  from Jinka to Addis evening fare well diner, then departure.  After breakfast fly from Jinka to Addis   Ababa: the plane departs at 11.25 and arrives Addis Ababa at 13.30. The rest of the day  sight seeing tour of Addis Ababa.  Evening a fare well diner party in one of the Traditional Ethiopian restaurant  with dances from the different ethnic Groups. Transfer out to the airport for departure back  to home. Note: | |||