Harar via Awash National Park Private Tour
5 days
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Day 1 Drive to Awash National Park
Pick up form the airport or your hotel in Addis Ababa then drive to Awash National Park. It takes 4/5 hours of drive depending on the traffic jam. You will take mandatory scout in the park and check in to your hotel. You will trek for couple of hours to Awash grassland visit wild animals & bird life. At night you will visit cave of Hyenas.
Overnight: Awash NP –Awash Falls Lodge
Day 2: Game Drive in Awash Park.
Today morning you will drive to the Awash River Valley and swim in the hot spring, then you will make half day game drive to see wild animals and different bird specious in Allay Dege area. You will be able to see some of the main animal lives like Oryx, Soemmerring's Gazelle, the tiny Salt Dik-Dik, the lesser and greater Kudus, Warthogs, Defarsa waterbuck, Anubis and Hamadryas baboons, Colobus and Grivet monkeys, Leopards, Lions, Black-Backed and Golden Jackals, Caracals, Servals and Wildcats.
Overnight: -Awash Falls Lodge
Day 03: Drive from Awash National Park to Harar
Early morning you will leave Awash for Harar admiring the Arba Gugu mountain chain on the way after the park's bio diversity.
Overnight: Grand Gato Hotel/ Zubayda Guest House
Day 4 Harar city tour
Today you will make full day city tour of Harrar. Drive around the walls of Harar and enter to the old city using one of the five gates. Walk around the rectangular houses of Harari ethnic group and everything made from stones. Visit the house of the 15th century French poet Arthur Rimbaud. At night drive to see the famous hyena feeding rituals . Harrari people are known for thier UNESCO registered wall and mainly for the hyena feeding rituals
Overnight: Grand Gato Hotel/ Zubayda Guest House
Day 5 Drive from Harar to Dire Dawa then fly to Addis Ababa
Leave Harar visiting the beer factory .Drive to Dire Dawa city - the second bigest commercial hub next to Addis on the way you will see coffee farms and Chat farms. If you r flight is at night you will visit Dire Dawa city the market, the museum, animal zoo and the first railway station that link Addis Ababa and Djibouti. In the eveining fly back to Addis Ababa.
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Pick up form the airport or your hotel in Addis Ababa then drive to Awash National Park. It takes 4/5 hours of drive depending on the traffic jam. You will take mandatory scout in the park and check in to your hotel. You will trek for couple of hours to Awash grassland visit wild animals & bird life. At night you will visit cave of Hyenas.
Overnight: Awash NP –Awash Falls Lodge
Day 2: Game Drive in Awash Park.
Today morning you will drive to the Awash River Valley and swim in the hot spring, then you will make half day game drive to see wild animals and different bird specious in Allay Dege area. You will be able to see some of the main animal lives like Oryx, Soemmerring's Gazelle, the tiny Salt Dik-Dik, the lesser and greater Kudus, Warthogs, Defarsa waterbuck, Anubis and Hamadryas baboons, Colobus and Grivet monkeys, Leopards, Lions, Black-Backed and Golden Jackals, Caracals, Servals and Wildcats.
Overnight: -Awash Falls Lodge
Day 03: Drive from Awash National Park to Harar
Early morning you will leave Awash for Harar admiring the Arba Gugu mountain chain on the way after the park's bio diversity.
Overnight: Grand Gato Hotel/ Zubayda Guest House
Day 4 Harar city tour
Today you will make full day city tour of Harrar. Drive around the walls of Harar and enter to the old city using one of the five gates. Walk around the rectangular houses of Harari ethnic group and everything made from stones. Visit the house of the 15th century French poet Arthur Rimbaud. At night drive to see the famous hyena feeding rituals . Harrari people are known for thier UNESCO registered wall and mainly for the hyena feeding rituals
Overnight: Grand Gato Hotel/ Zubayda Guest House
Day 5 Drive from Harar to Dire Dawa then fly to Addis Ababa
Leave Harar visiting the beer factory .Drive to Dire Dawa city - the second bigest commercial hub next to Addis on the way you will see coffee farms and Chat farms. If you r flight is at night you will visit Dire Dawa city the market, the museum, animal zoo and the first railway station that link Addis Ababa and Djibouti. In the eveining fly back to Addis Ababa.
Included
- Professional English speaking local guide
- Round-trip private pick up/ drop off from hotel/ airport (between 8am and 6pm)
- Private tour by private vehicle (according to the chosen standard: budget, mid-range or high standard)
- Overnight accommodations for 4 nights (according to the chosen standard: budget, mid-range or high standard)
- Departure and return to Addis Ababa
- Entry/Admission - Casa Museo di Rimbaud
Not included
- Meals if selected option without meals
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase) other than honey wine tasting
- Gratuities
- Visa
- Domestic airfare
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Minimum drinking age in Ethiopia is 18 years old
- Not recommended for children aged 15 and under
- Please note some amount of walking is involved when sightseeing
- A maximum of 15 people per booking
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Features
Tourism
90%
Cultural
55%
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