Fly to Lalibela and take the airport shuttle transfer to the Town (40minute) and visit the rock hewn churches of Lalibela.Lalibela is most famous for its churches.Visit the 12-13th century Rock hewn churches called the Eighth wonder of the world which are still active places of worship and host many major religious Ceremonies. The churches are carved out of solid rock, and each has unique architectural features. Take a wander through the tunnels and stairways linking the churches together.
Drive to the site where we find a concentration of some of Ethiopians most famous Rock Hewn churches, mostly referred by many as the living wonders of the world, this churches are, they have been here for at list 900 years, an active christen shrine, the spiritual center of the counters religious life. The monolithic churches where carved out of 2600-sq natural rock terrace in the twelve century AD by king lalibela.The Rock hewn churchs that we will visit today will be the first group of churches included: BeteMedhanialem, Bete Mariam, BeteMeskel, BeteDenagl and BeteGologota Michal.We will continue our journey in To Ethiopians long and marvellous past with a visit to other sent Lalibela Remarkable churches. There architecture and artistry must be seen to be believed.Then we will finish our visis for today.
Overnight hotel
After breafast, drive out 42 km to Yimerhane Kristos to visit an impressive rock caved church. This exquisite church, a masterpiece of Axumit wood and stone construction is renowned for its interior decoration, it’s beautiful wooden coffer ceiling inlaid with hexagons and medallions with both figurative and geometric motifs.
Afterwards,drive back to your hotel and after lunch break take drive to the eastern (second) group of rock churches: smaller in size, these are no less impressive, with intricate carvings and many dark tunnels to explore. Late afternoon an Ethiopian coffee ceremony with Ethiopian honey wine with a great view of the surrounding landscape with the sunset.
Overy night hotel .
Take early flight to back to Addis and connect the afternoon flight to Harar.
The 1000 years old walled city of Harar in eastern ethiopia and once a crossroads for commerce between Africa, India and the Middle East and was a gateway for the spread of Islam into the Horn of Africa.Harar is different to any other Ethiopian city, a walled town, with over 360 twisting and winding alleys squeezed into 1 square kilometre. This was listed as a World Heritage Site in 2006 by UNESCO in recognition of its cultural heritage. …
According to UNESCO, it is “considered ‘the fourth holiest city’ of Islam” with 82 mosques, three of which date from the 10th century, and 102 shrines which made the the city the Islamic capital of Ethiopia and the fourth most important city in the Islamic World. It is crammed with mosques, colourful markets, coffee shops and crumbling walls.On the tour you will get a chance to stay in a local Harari guesthouse, explore the old walled city and checkout the local wildlife attractions- including the Hyena men of Harar.
Overnight Harar.
Today we have a full day to discover more of Harar. There are many mosques and shrines to discover and it is a lively town too. The Harari market is famous. In the evening we are going to see the Hyena man, feeding the hyena by hand. You dare to give it a try?
Overnight Wonderland Hotel.
Harar – Transfer back to the airport and fly back Addis. Relax for the rest of the day.
Today take the early flight to Semera (the clothest airport for Danakill) and proceed to Ert
a Ale Volcanic Field through the Old Danakil sea .
Danakil Depression, one of the remotest,hottest (average 42°c), the lowest(125m below sea level) and unique land formation of the world in the great rift valley system. The extraordinary landscape of the region contains several unusual sites which are rarely seen to other parts of the world at the same place . Green, yellow , and red colored sulfurous hot spring , one of the world active lava lake , salt mountain , as well as extremely white dazzling salt lake. As they says : it’s an alien place on Earth but a must see place u in lifetime !!
Today you have a chance to see a glance of the fresh lava flow and tectonically affected mountain ranges. Both recent basalts of spreading Axes, recent sediments and Highland rock sequences dominate the road Geology of the area where you are driving through. Paper work Processing with Erta Ale area chief and administrators for further continue of Erta Ale active volcano and get a permission for the visit. More to see the fresh lava flows.
Overnight at the Base camp of Erta Ale
This morning will be an early start as we leave camp before dawn. On arriving at the bottom of the volcano we will freshen up before driving to Dallol. The driving is all off road, through the desert. We stop at a palm grove for lunch and should have a chance to try some of the local palm wine. In the evening we will arrive at Ahmedela, a small settlement where the salt caravans meet before their long walk to Mekele.
Dallol is like nowhere else; a bizarre landscape of colourful mineral deposits, sulphur pools and geysers, where we’ll have the morning to explore this seemingly alien terrain. We will also visit the bizarre landscape of the salt canyons before we drive back, where en route we may get the chance to see the arduous work of salt being extracted by hand and loaded onto the camels.
Afterward, drive back to Semera.
Overnight Semera.
After breakfast , you drive about 40Km as an excursion short sightseeing Tour and acclimatization of Afar Region Desert , with active Geothermal and volcanic ranges of Alelo Bad hot springs pools and hydrothermal deposits south of Manda Harraro.
Afterward you will fly back to Addis with the afternoon flight.
End of the tour!!!





