9 DAYS TOUR Addis, Awash , Ertale
Day 01: Arrive Addis Ababa
Arrive Addis Ababa Bole international airport meet our staff at exit gate and
assist to transfer to hotel. Depending on your arrival you can do sightseeing
of Addis Ababa. Overnight HOTEL
Day 02: Addis Ababa
AM We exploring Addis Ababa beginning with a
visit to the National Museum, one of the most important sub- Saharan museums in
all of Africa. The museum is home to the fossilized humanoid Lucy, as well as
an amazing collection of artifacts, royal items and art. We then visit the
Ethnological Museum, which was the former palace of Haile Selassie.
PM we take time in St. George
Cathedral, built in 1896 by Emperor Menelik and then continue on to Holy
Trinity Cathedral. Holy Trinity Cathedral is the largest Orthodox Church in
Ethiopia and has survived through many historical periods, as its interesting
architecture can attest to. The Cathedral contains the thrones and the tombs of
the emperor and some of the royal family. Visit Merkato, the largest open air
market in Africa. Overnight HOTEL
Day 03: Drive to Awash
Morning start drive 230km South of Addis Ababa in the rift valley pass the Town
Debre Zeith creator Lake and Nazareth town to visit Awash Park with its volcano
landscapes and savannah grassland habitat for a variety of bird species.
Late afternoon we explore the Awash National park which is home to mammals such
as Oryx, Lesser Kudu, Hammadryas Baboon and Olive Baboon, Vervet Monkey, Saltfs Dick-dick and
more. Overnight HOTEL OR LODGE.
Day 04: Drive to Afdera
Morning after breakfast start drive after passing the town and cross the Awash
River bridge outside the town we get to the junction where the road forks,
straight ahead for Dire Dawa and Harar, and left for Djibouti and the Red Sea.
This day we wonder the Rift valley scenery and Afar people and their village.
Have lunch at Samara, process our entrance permission and also from here we
will have two Police men and one road guide accompany us for the Afar
depression continue to Afdera. Overnight camping at side of
Lake Afdera or Local hotel.
Day 05: Drive to Kusrewad and Erta Ale.
Drive to kusrewad here where we arrange the camel to ascend our logistics and
for those who wish to ride, Local militia and rock guide apart from those who
already with us. Late afternoon start walking to Erta eale. Around 5 pm 3 hours trek climb to
Erta Ale volcano and overnight on the top of the mountain. Erta Ale is 613
meters tall, with a lava lake, one of only five in the world, at the summit. It
is notable for being the longest existing lava lake, present since the early
years of the twentieth century. Overnight on the Summit.
Day 06: Drive to Hammed Ela
Around 9 am we will be at foot base of the volcanic mountain where our cook and
cars camp have our breakfast and drive to Hammed Ela via Kusrewad. This day
drive will be the most challenging drive of all day which may be happen to
stuck in the Sand and inhospitable weather, we should keep rehydrate to you
manage the driving. Arrive Hammed Ela. Overnight camping at Hammed
Ela.
Day 07: Dallol Salphur spring, Lake Assale Salt
Bar and camel caravans.
Excursion to Dallol (116 meter below sea level, one of the lowest places in the
world) colorful salts mining, visit Lake Assale, follow up camelfs caravans
and walk with the Afar and people from highland. The traditional way of
extracting Salt bar, which once used as local currency, packing on the Camel.
Youfll see
how they prepare their traditional bread, how they travel, communicate
& more. It is another unique experience. Back to Hamed Ela. Overnight camping at Hammed Ela.
Day 08: Hammed Ela – Mekele
Drive to Mekele via the town of Berhale in the River bed Ascend all way to the
Tigrian highland with the camel caravans and stop for photo over the depression.
Overnight
HOTEL
Day 09: Fly to Addis Ababa
morning transfer to the air port and fly back to Addis Ababa. Shopping and
evening departure.