10 Nights / 11 Days
This Itinerary Is Designed For Those Who Love Nature, Wild Life, And Authentic Culture. Most Of The Major National Parks In The Country That Are Famous For Their Wild Life Are Included. Several Of The National Parks Included Are The Most Untouched Ones And Rarely Visited By Tourists, Hence Offering Great Wild Life Experience.
Arrive in Addis Ababa Bole International airport and meet your guide in the airport the will be transferred to the hotel.
After breakfast, drive from Addis Ababa to Chebera Churchura national park via Jimma, the capital of the former Kaffa province after which coffee is named. Late in the afternoon, enjoy game drive in the Park.
Overnight: Camping
Today will be an epic day in Chebra Churchural National Park. This park is one of the recent developments in Ethiopia, and it is the most untouched parks with great wilderness. So far, 37 larger mammals and 237 species of birds have been recorded in the different habitats (Highland & Rverine forest and savanna and bush lands) of the park. White- winged cliff chat, banded-barbet, wattled ibis, black-headed forest Oriole and thick billed Raven are endemic birds for the country. Common mammals include the African elephant, hippopotamus, Cape buffalo, lion, and leopard. The park appears to be the least disturbed and reliable ecosystem for the African elephant and Buffalo in the country. Overnight camping.
Drive and game view towards Shoshuma Campsite, especially for elephants. Overnight camping.
After early morning game drive, leave Chebera Churchura National park and drive to Maze National Park.
Maze national Park is covered by savannah grassland with scattered deciduous broad leave trees as well as river basin association along the main water courses. So far 39 larger and medium sized mammals and 196 birds鈥 species have been recorded. The park is one of the three sites in the country where good population of the endemic Swayne鈥檚 Hartebeest鈥檚 population still survives. In addition, other mammals like Orbi, Bohor red buck, warthog, bushbuck, waterbuck, greater kudu, lesser kudu, bush pig, Anibus baboon, vervet monkey, leopard, and wild cats are among others common species.
After morning game drive, proceed to Arbaminch. In the afternoon, have a remarkable boat ride on the southernmost Rift Valley Lake of Ethiopia 鈥 Lake Chamo. Boat trip on Lake Chamo is among the best anywhere in Ethiopia.
Overnight: Hotel
After breakfast, drive to Chencha to visit the Dorze people who are known for weaving tradition and for their beautiful huts made of bamboo. Then head to Awassa visiting the Alaba village for their painted houses.
Overnight: Hotel
In the morning, visit the fish market at lake Awassa. Then drive to the world famous Bale Mountains National Park. At the park headquarters in Dinsho we search the trails for the colorful Chestnut-naped Francolin, Ground scraper Thrush (of the distinctive, endemic race simensis), the secretive Abyssinian Ground-Thrush, vocal Abyssinian Catbird, and the endemic White-backed Black-Tit.
Overnight Goba Wabishebele.
Today will be a day of great contrasts with amazing scenery and birding. We will depart early, and ascend the Bale massif onto the Sanetti Plateau, which is between 3800m and 4377m above sea level. Once we reach this unique plateau, we will be driving on Africa鈥檚 highest road, passing close to the summit of Ethiopia鈥檚 second highest mountain. This habitat is termed 鈥淎fro-alpine moorland鈥, and is characterized by Jibrra or Giant Lobelias, which tower like monolithic giants over the rich tussock grasslands and extensive cushions of yellow Everlasting flowers. This site is an Important Bird Area of immense importance, supporting seven globally threatened species and nearly all of Ethiopia鈥檚 Highland biome species.
Overnight Goba Wabishebele.
After breakfast, we drive to Lake Langano. Here we can enjoy watching several water bird species in and around the lake, and the ever spectacular sunset. Lake Langano is bilharzias free and suitable for swimming.
Overnight Sabana beach Resort.
After breakfast, drive back to Addis visiting the Rift Valley Lakes of Langano, Abiyatta, Shalla, and Ziway.
In the afternoon, make city tour of Addis Ababa that includes, National Museum, Merkato:-It is the largest open-air market in Africa. Here you will be presented with confusing, but fascinating, glimpse of the vast range of goods and artifacts available from all parts of the country and you will enjoy the Ethiopian trade exchange tradition in the open air, you can purchase anything you desire here.
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