Please Note:
In this circuit, one can enjoy more of culture of the different tribes and the natural beauty of the Rift Valley in Ethiopia. In addition this circuit includes some historically significant sites such as Harar, which is regarded as the 4th Moslem sacred city of the world next to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem. This town is also known as the walled city because of the wall that was built in 15th C by Harari (Adare people) to protect themselves from the repeated invasion of surrounding tribes.
PROGRAM 41 - BALE PARK PARK (6 DAYS, 5NIGHTS)
  1.  Arrival and City tour in Addis Ababa. O/N htl.
  2.  Drive to Bale mountains National Park. O/N htl Goba.
  3.  Game drive to visit endemic mammals and birds in Bale mountains national park, then to Sanete plateau &
       Harrena forest. O/N htl, Goba.
  4.  Visit Sof Omar caves. O/N htl, Goba.
  5.  Drive back A.A, city tour and shopping. O/N htl.
  6.  Departure. 

PROGRAM 42 - BALE MOUNTAINS TREKKING (8 DAYS) 
  1.  Arrival & city tour of Addis Ababa. O/N htl.
  2.  Drive to Bale mts National Park for a game drive. Visit there diversified wild, plant and bird life.
       O/N in Dinsho lodge.
  3.  Trekking to Moraro mountain (3750 mts asl.)
  4.  Trekking to Wasema valley.
  5.  Climbing Batu mountain and camping near Gebreguracha lake.
  6.  Ride across the Senate plateau and meet vehicles at the Goba-Dolo Mena road. O/N Goba.
  7.  Goba-Addis Ababa.
  8.  Departure.

PROGRAM 43 - TREKKING TO THE BALE MOUNTAINS  (9 NIGHTS, 10 DAYS)
  1.  Arrive to Addis Ababa. O/N htl.
  2.  Drive to Bale. O/N camping at the Park headquarters (Disho).
  3.  Start trekking Dinsho-Fencha Abera 18kms, Weib River, Water Falls.
  4.  Fencha Abera –Wassama 3900 mts, above sea level, 24kms.
  5.  Wassama- Gebre Guracha, after 26kms or 9 hours trekking camp at the foot of Mount Batu, (4317 mts).
  6.  Gebre Guracha-Konte, there get the Vehicle.
  7.  Drive to Wondogenet resort area (walking in the forest + hot water swimming pool). O/N htl.
  8.  Visit the Rift Valley lakes of Shalla, Abyata and Langano. ON Langano.
  9.  Drive back to AA. PM Mercato market.
10.  Departure.

PROGRAM 44 - BALE TREKKING (12 DAYS)
  1.  Arrive AA.
  2.  Drive to Asela and Bale Goba. O/N htl.
  3.  Drive to Dodola. O/N htl.
  4.  Trek to Duro. O/N htl.
  5.  Trek to Mololicho. O/N htl.
  6.  Trek to Adele and Angafu. O/N htl.
  7.  Trek to Wahao. O/N htl.
  8.  Trek to Dodola. O/N htl.
  9.  Drive lake Awasa and Wondogenet forest where there
       is spa and natural hot water swimming pool. O/N 3* htl.
10.  Back to A.A. PM Mercato Market. O/N htl.
11.  Departure.

PROGRAM 45 - RIFT VALLEY LAKES, BALE AND AWASH PARKS (10 DAYS)
  1.   Arrive Addis Ababa. City tour and O/N chosen htl.
  2.  Drive to Visit Shalla, Abyata and Langano lakes. O/N htl.
  3.  Visit Wondogenet natural spot. O/N Awasa htl.
  4.  Drive to Bale. O/N htl.
  5.  Drive to Bale mountains national park to visit animals, birds and plants, O/N htl.
  6.  Visit Sof Omar caves. Back for an O/N htl, Goba.
  7.  Drive to Awash National Park. O/N htl or camp.
  8.  Visit palm spring and Fentale volcanic rim. O/N htl or camp (we suggest camp).
  9.  Drive to Addis Ababa O/N htl.
10.  Departure.

PROGRAM 46 - BALE PARK & RIFT VALLEY LAKES (9 DAYS)
  1.  Arrival and city tour in Addis Ababa.
  2.  Drive south visit Ziway, Shalla, Abyata and Langano lakes. ON Langano.
  3.  Continue south to lake Awasa, fish market, birds & boating. O/N htl Awasa (3*).
  4.  Drive to Dinsho, park headquarters and start trekking. O/N camp Dinsho.
  5-8  Trekking through the western side of the park a vast Moorland in Africa. Passing mountains and cliffs where the
             Golden Eagle and Lammergeyer are nesting, meet your vehicles. On day 8 at Senate Plateau visit Harenna
             Forest and back to Goba, Wabe Shebele Hotel.
  9.  Departure
 

PROGRAM 48 - AWASH, HARAR AND DIRE DAWA (8 DAYS)
  1.  Arrival Addis Ababa.
  2.  Drive to the Awash National Park and game drive, camp or the Kereyou Lodge, (we suggest camp).
  3.  Drive to Mount Fentale and 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 Addis Ababa. O/N htl.
  7.  Departure. 

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the second highest mountain in Ethiopia, Bale Mountains
IMPORTANT:
You travel in Ethiopia, you find almost every 75 km a different tribe and a total different landscape. The nice weather stays with you werever you go.
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PROGRAM 52 - TIGRAY ROCK HEWN CHRCHES AND ERTALE (22 DAYS)
  1.  Arrive Addis Ababa.
  2.  Drive through Senbete to Kombolcha. O/N htl.
  3.  Proceed to Lalibela O/N htl.
  4.  Visit the Lalibela Rock churches.
  5.  Drive Mekele. O/N htl.
  6.  Drive towards Dalol. O/N htl.
  7.  Dalol (sight of Afar people extracting salt, spectacular view) and O/N camp.
  8.  Drive back and camp for an O/N on the way.
  9.  Dugam with Tigray rock churches. O/N camp.
10.  Tigray churches. O/N Mekele.
11.  Drive Kombolcha. O/N htl.
12.  Continue through Bati-Mile. O/N camp.
13.  Arrive at Semera. O/N camp
14.  Visit Lake Afrera. O/N camp
15.  Visit Ertale volcano. O/N camp
16.  Ertale. O/N camp.
17.  Back Afrera. O/N camp.
18.  Drive Semera. O/N camp.
19.  Afra people-Awash park O/N camp.
20.  Awash park. O/N camp.
21.  Drive back to Addis Ababa.
22.  Departure.



PROGRAM 51 -  DANKIL, AWASH, HARAR  (16 DAYS, 15 NIGHTS)
  1.  Arrive Addis Ababa.
  2.  Awash National Park. O/N camp.
  3.  Full day Awash Park & its surroundings.
  4.  Drive Asayta. O/N local htl. Visit Afar people around.
  5.  Drive to lake Abe. O/N Asayta.
  6.  Proceed Asayta-Serdo-lake Afdiera. O/N camping.
  7.  Trekking around the lake. O/N camping.
  8.  From Lake Afdiera back to Serdo-Asayta.
  9.  Drive Asayta – Awash.
10.  Visit Awash park i.e. Palm side hot Springs, falls and more.
11.  Drive to Harar. O/N htl.
12.  Drive Harar-Babile-Harar. O/N htl, Harar.
13.  Drive Harar – Nazareth. O/N htl.
14.  Proceed Nazareth – Bale Goba. O/N Wabe Shebele htl, Goba.
15.  Drive Harar-Dire Dawa then fly back Addis Ababa. O/N htl.
16.  Departure.

PROGRAM 50:  THE DENAKIL DEPRESSION, AWASH NATIONAL PARK, DENAKIL LAKES, HARAR (18 DAYS)
  1.  Arrive Addis Ababa.
  2.  Drive to Awash National Park. O/N camp.
  3.  Full day Awash Park & its surroundings.
  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 camping.
  7.  Trekking around the lake. O/N camping.
  8.  Drive to lake Afdiera-Serdo-Asayta.
  9.  Drive Asayta – Awash.
10.  Awash park, visit palm side hot Springs, falls, and more.
11.  Drive to Harar. O/N htl.
12.  Visit Babile. O/N htl, Harar.
13.  Drive Harar – Nazareth. O/N htl.
14.  Nazareth – Bale Goba. O/N Wabe Shebele htl.
15.  In Bale, visit Sanete plateau & Tuludimtu forest.
16.  Drive Goba – Kofele – Wendo genet. O/N htl.
17.  Drive back to Awasa, Abiyata, Shala Lakes, Addis Ababa.
18.  Departure. 

Harar - Rimbaud House
HISTORICAL PLACES:Addis Abeba / Arbaminch / Aksum / Yeha / Gondar / Debre Damo / Harar / Lalibela / Bahir Dar / Bleu Nile / Bale Mountains

NATURAL ATTRACTIONS:  Rift Valley / Abijatta, Shala and Langano Lake / Dancalia / Semien Mountains  / Awash National Park / Mago Park  /  Chamo and Abaya Lake /  Omo Park


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