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AFRICA • ETHIOPIA<br />
Ethiopian<br />
Odyssey<br />
Duration • 12 days & 9 nights<br />
Category • Discovery<br />
Small-group tour • From £3,345 (incl. flights)<br />
Private tour • From £4,995 (incl. flights)<br />
This group tour features…<br />
No single supplement on<br />
selected departure dates<br />
(limited availability)<br />
3-star accommodation<br />
Flexible – extensions, room & flight<br />
upgrades available<br />
Small group size – average 10<br />
people (max 18)<br />
International flights<br />
Internal flights as specified<br />
<br />
Transfers<br />
Experienced local tour manager<br />
9 breakfasts, 10 lunches &<br />
10 dinners<br />
Welcome drink to meet the group<br />
& guide<br />
Guided sightseeing & entrance fees<br />
Festival departures including<br />
Timkat<br />
Weather<br />
Addis Ababa<br />
J F M A M J J A S O N D<br />
A 22 23 23 23 23 22 20 20 20 21 21 21<br />
B 5 7 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 7 5 4<br />
C 23 47 74 97 93 127 274 281 176 43 13 11<br />
A: Maximum average temperature (°C)<br />
B: Minimum average temperature (°C)<br />
C: Average rainfall (mm)<br />
Fasiladas' Castle, Gondar<br />
With its unusual Orthodox Christian heritage<br />
and table-topping number of UNESCO sites,<br />
Ethiopia stands out from the crowd. This<br />
journey through the country’s historical and<br />
natural highlights, from rock-hewn churches<br />
to monkey-strewn mountains, reveals the<br />
influences that have shaped it into the<br />
enthralling destination of today.<br />
SIGNATURE EXPERIENCES<br />
Tour the National Museum of Ethiopia,<br />
home to the 3-million-year-old bones<br />
of Lucy<br />
Visit lesser-known Adadi Mariam,<br />
Ethiopia’s southernmost rock-hewn<br />
church<br />
Experience the Blue Nile Falls and Lake<br />
Tana from the water<br />
Enjoy private access to a viewing point<br />
on the UNESCO-listed Simien Mountains<br />
Day 1: Fly to Addis Ababa<br />
Fly overnight from London (regional<br />
connections available) to Addis Ababa. (N)<br />
Day 2: Addis Ababa<br />
This afternoon, take a tour of the world’s third<br />
highest capital, with visits to the National<br />
Museum of Ethiopia, Ethnographic Museum<br />
and Holy Trinity Cathedral. Enjoy a pre-dinner<br />
welcome drink and stay overnight at the<br />
Golden Tulip hotel (or similar). (L, D)<br />
Day 3: Adadi Mariam • Tiya stelae field<br />
In the morning, visit Adadi Mariam, a striking,<br />
subterranean rock-hewn church less visited<br />
than those in Lalibela. Continue to the Tiya<br />
stelae field, a UNESCO World Heritage Site<br />
home to 160 archaeological sites. Overnight at<br />
the Golden Tulip hotel (or similar). (B, L, D)<br />
Day 4: Lalibela<br />
Fly to the town of Lalibela this morning,<br />
arriving in time for lunch at Ben Abeba<br />
restaurant. Then begin your tour of Lalibela’s<br />
rock-hewn, UNESCO-listed churches with a<br />
visit to the first group of six. The churches<br />
in this cluster lie in rock cradles, one behind<br />
the other. Bet Medhane Alem, the largest,<br />
resembles a Greek temple. In its corner are<br />
three symbolic graves representing the<br />
Biblical patriarchs of Jacob, Isaac and<br />
Abraham. Overnight at Mezena Lodge<br />
(or similar). (B, L, D)<br />
Day 5: Lalibela<br />
This morning, hike with mules up to the<br />
mountaintop monastery of Asheton Maryam<br />
(weather permitting). After lunch, you will<br />
visit the south-eastern cluster of Lalibela’s<br />
11 rock-carved churches – smaller but more<br />
finely carved than those of the north. In the<br />
afternoon, experience Ethiopian hospitality<br />
during a traditional coffee ceremony.<br />
Overnight at Mezena Lodge (or similar).<br />
(B, L, D)<br />
Day 6: Bahir Dar<br />
Fly to the town of Bahir Dar, which means<br />
'Beside the Sea' in the Amharic language –<br />
so named for its position on the southern<br />
shore of shimmering Lake Tana. Spend your<br />
afternoon at leisure, perhaps exploring the<br />
peaceful jacaranda-fringed avenues, dotted<br />
with shops, restaurants and attractive<br />
architecture. Overnight at Kuriftu Resort Bahir<br />
Dar (or similar). (B, L, D)<br />
Day 7: Blue Nile • Lake Tana<br />
In the morning, drive from Bahir Dar to the<br />
Blue Nile Falls, with sightseeing opportunities<br />
en route. The picturesque falls are known<br />
locally as Tissiat, which means ‘The Smoking<br />
Water’. This afternoon, take a relaxing boat trip,<br />
visiting two of the Lake Tana region’s prettiest<br />
monasteries, Ura Kidane Mihret and Azua<br />
Maryam. Overnight at Kuriftu Resort Bahir Dar<br />
(or similar). (B, L, D)<br />
Day 8: Gondar<br />
Today, drive to Ethiopia’s very own castle-filled<br />
‘Camelot’, the medieval city of Gondar. Visit<br />
Fasilidas’ Bath, in which pilgrims still take a<br />
ceremonial plunge during the annual Timkat<br />
(Epiphany) celebrations. Overnight at Mayleko<br />
Lodge (or similar). (B,L,D)<br />
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