1: ADDIS ABABA

Arrival Addis Ababa. Meet the guide at the airport. Transfer hotel. Rest. Afternoon tour of Addis. ON htl

2: OROMO PEOPLE

We propose this day to be SUN. Drive north with a stop to admire the colorful Sunday market of the Oromo people at Senbete village. ON Kombolcha in htl

3: BATI MARKET & AFAR PEOPLE

MON. Drive to the very colorful Afar & Oromo people market of Bati. Then back to Kombolcha and proceed for ON htl in Woldya

4: NAKTULEAB, LALIBELA

Drive to Lalibela, admiring on the way the Naktuleab cave church. ON Yemereha hotel in Lalibela www.yemerehahotel.com

5: LALIBELA

Visit the rock-hewn churches in Lalibela. ON htl

6: AHETEN MARIAM- YEMEREHENNA KRISTOS

Morning by mules to Asheten Mariam church, Afternoon drive to Yemerehenna Kristos very colorful church. ON Yemereha htl

7: GONDAR

Drive to Gondar, crossing Wolo & Amhara people villages. ON htl

8: GONDAR-BAHIRDAR

Morning visit the churches and castles in Gondar: the castle compound, Fasiladas bath, Debre Birhan Selassie (Light of Trinity) with wonderful murals, Mentewab palace, Qusquam church, Falashia village, and more. Afternoon drive to Bahirdar. ON htl

9: BAHIRDAR: THE BLUE NILE FALLS & MONASTERIES OVER LAKE TANA

Morning drive to admire the Blue Nile falls. Afternoon boat on lake Tana, to admire 2-3 churches over its islands, as Ura Kidane Mehret, Mahal Zeghie and Asua Mariam. ON htl

10: AGEW & GUMZE PEOPLE + MARKET

We propose this day to be SAT. Drive to Kossober (150 kms, 2 hrs) to visit the Gojam and Agew people market. Then proceed to Chagni (60 km, 1 hrs) and Mandura (67 km, 1 hr) to admire another colorful market, this time of the Gumze and Agew people. Then drive back to Zengena lake for ON camping

11: AGEW & GUMZE VILLAGES + MARKET

SUN. Drive to Dahans Baguna to admire a Gumze & Agew people market. Then proceed to very nice and traditional Agew people villages. Reach then the Blue Nile. And ON camping at Shinashia, at a Agew people village.

12: BLUE NILE & BERTA PEOPLE

Proceed to Guba (or also called Mankush) village, where you find also a previous palace of Dej Asmach Jemal, built during Emperor Menelik reign. Reach so Janga where you can admire the Blue Nile, before entering in Sudan, called here “Sirba Abay” (189 kms, 4 hrs). Proceed so to Sherkole where you can admire the Berta people, traditional gold miners, at work. (2 hrs drive). Then continue for the overnight at Asosa, at Mango campsite, among lot of Mango trees

13: GOLD MINERS + MAO, KOMO, GANZO PEOPLE

TUE. Morning drive to the Sudan border town of Kumruk (3 hrs), get the permits, and drive to Fametsere, where under a volcanic mountain (which they call the gold mountain and have many traditional believes) the Berta people extract salt. Proceed then to a traditional gold market, where you can admire the way they do their market. Drive back then to Asosa for lunch.
Afternoon proceed to admire the Bambasi village very colorful market of the Oromo, Mao & Komo. The Mao & Komo are very traditional tribes, with many scarification all over their body. The Mao men have scarification in the face & chest, while female on the belly. While the Komo on the front & face, while female on the belly.
Proceed then to Ye’amsera village (Tongo region) & camp next to the mosque, built in 1952 by an Algerian coming from Saudi Arabia. Here in July (Arabian calendar on Mirage 27) there is a famous pilgrimage
Organize the permits & police escort and this evening have one of the most spectacular visit of the trip, till now: drive to the Ganzo people village. The Ganzo are the 81th tribe, just discovered few years ago. Are totally 150 members. Have scarification over their body, mainly the men in the face & chest; while female in the belly, arms & back. They hunt (warthog, alligators, monkeys, etc) and in the evening you’ll participate to dinner and dancing. Is a very particular experience.
Back for overnight Ye’amsera camp.

14: MAO, KOMO, GAMZ PEOPLE

Morning dedicated to the visit of the Ganzo people. Then proceed to Asosa. On the way make a 1 hrs trek at Inzi, for very nice views over the region). ON Mango campsite

15: NEKEMTE

Drive to Nekemte (341 kms, 8 hrs). On the way visit very nice views and Wollo people resettlements.

16: ADDIS ABABA

Drive back to Addis Ababa. Ones in Addis, short visit of the Mercato, biggest open air market in Africa. Dinner in traditional restaurant with folkloristic dances. Then transfer airport for departure