4-Day Harar and Awash National Park

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Addis Ababa - Awash National Park

In the morning, drive to Awash National Park, 230 km away, part of the Ethiopian Great Rift Valley. The drive to Awash National Park takes us through the volcanic mountains and valleys, and witness the lava on both sides of the road as freshly turned earth. We will visit beautiful Beseka Lake rich in bird life. Here you can see the Wattled Ibis, Pink-winged Pelican, African Fish Eagle, Saddled Stork, and many more birds. This is also the place where you can see the nomadic Kereyu tribe, bringing in large herds of camels for water.

As the sun starts to go down, we will drive to Awash National Park for a possible evening game drive and visit the beautiful Awash Falls. we will encounter wildlife, such as oryx, baboons, greater and lesser kudu, warthogs, gazelles, colobus monkeys. Additionally, you’d be very lucky to see other cats. Your lodge today is located in a very beautiful part of the park overlooking the Awash River waterfall.

Main Destination:

Awash National Park

Best Time To Visit Oct to Feb (Little rain and less hot)

High Season Sep to Apr (The park is never busy)

Best Weather October to February

Wildlife in Awash NP

Olive baboon Abundant

Beisa oryx Common

Soemmerring's
gazelle Common

Hamadryas baboon Common

Salt's dik-dik Common

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Lesser kudu Occasional

Desert warthog Occasional

Defassa waterbuck Occasional

Nile crocodile Occasional

Spotted hyena Occasional

Guereza monkey Rare

Ethiopian wolf None

Gelada monkey None

Walia ibex None

Accommodation:

Genet Hotel Awash

• Mid-range hotel located less than 1hr drive from Awash NP

Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Drive to Harar

Morning after breakfast, we depart for Harar, stopping at Awodai, Ethiopia’s biggest Khat market, and Dire Dawa. In the evening, you will see the “Hyena Man” feeding the hyenas that gather nightly outside the town. With a little courage, you may of course also feed the hyenas yourself!
Overnight: Ras Hotel.

Main Destination:

Harar (Town)

Accommodation:

Harar Ras Hotel

• Budget hotel located in Harar (Town)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Harar City Tour

Today we discover the 16th century walled city of Harar, the fourth most important city in the Islamic World and a UNESCO world heritage site. It feels as if time has stood still here. We will visit the home of Arthur Rimbaud, the renowned French poet who lived in Harar, the National and Harari museums; the house of Ras Mekonnen (the father of Haile Selassie); traditional Harari homes, the market and many more interesting places.

Main Destination:

Harar (Town)

Accommodation:

Harar Ras Hotel

• Budget hotel located in Harar (Town)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Harar - Dire Dawa - Fight to Addis

Morning after breakfast take a drive to Dire Dawa town then fly to Addis at noon. On arrival to Addis depends on time, visit the National Museum of Ethiopia which houses the remains of “Lucy,” a bipedal hominid who lived 3.2 million years ago and was discovered in 1974.
In the evening we enjoy a farewell dinner at a traditional Ethiopian restaurant featuring dancers and musicians representing some of the country's many ethnic groups. Then Transfer to airport for your international departure.

Main Destination:

Addis Ababa (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.