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, 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: 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
14: NEKEMTE
Drive to Nekemte (341 kms, 8 hrs). On the way visit very nice views and Wollo people resettlements.
15: 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
