Eastern Ethiopia Tours – 7 Days
Day 1:
Arrival at Addis Ababa Bole International Air port Meet and greet you Get Omo Valley Tours representative at exit of luggage claim and transfer you to the hotel.
O/N Addis Ababa
Day 2:
City tour in Addis Ababa is the third highest capital of the world on an altitude of 2300-2500 m. with a pleasant climate and a background of green with eucalyptus trees covered mountains. The city is founded in 1886 by Emperor Menelik II and Queen Taitu. Visit Entoto Mountains, with very nice view over the capital, the National/Ethnographic museum, St George church and the Merkato, biggest open air market in Africa.
O/N Addis Ababa
Day 3:
Drive to Awash in the Awash National Park you will see the elegant Beisa Oryx grazing on the savanna plains. Also Soemmering’s gazelle, Dikdiks, greater and lesser Kudu and Waterbuck can be observed. The park is well known for its 460 bird species from which 6 are endemic.
O/N Awash
Day 4:
Drive to Harar, Harar is an early 16th century eastern Ethiopian city was once an important trade centre and is famous for its ancient Arabic structures, great city walls, and the French poet Rimbaud’s house. Harar is an Islamic centre with at least 99 mosques, and is considered to be the fourth holiest Islamic city, after Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem. Early in the evening visit the Hayena man.
O/N Harar
Day 5:
City tour in Harar Inside the wall city visit the museum of the Harari National Cultural Centre which is designed like a typical Adare houses. Other interesting places are the 17th century Jami mosque, Rimbaud house, birth place of Emperor Haile Selassie Ras Tafari house. Late in afternoon drive to Dire Dawa. Dire Dawa is the mosaic of culture, the museum of people. Enjoy the nightlife.
O/N Dire Dawa
Day 6:
Drive to Debre Zeit its surrounded by six crater lakes, two of which – Bishoftu and Hora lie within the town centre. At the shores of Lake Hora is a small cafeteria and a walking trail.
O/N Debre Zeit
Day 7:
Drive back to Addis Ababa it will be the last day in Addis Ababa.
