THE SOUTHERN JOURNEY
TOUR CODE: MAZ 008
ADDIS ABABA-ARBA MINCH-AWASSA-WENDO GENET-ADDIS ABABA
Duration: 06 Nights/ 07 Days
Transport: By Car
Day 1: ADDIS ABABA, up on arrival in Addis Ababa, transfer to the htl, city tour, O/N in 4* htl.
Day 2: ADDIS ABABA – ARBA MINCH, early in the morning drive to Arba Minch through rift valley lakes of Ziway, Langano, Abijatta and Shalla, continue driving and arriving at Arba Minch (510 Kms from Addis Ababa), O/N Arba Minch in htl.
Day 3: ARBA MINCH, after breakfast drive to Netch Sar National Park if the road condition allows us to enter, which is situated in the rift valley 2000 meters above sea level between lakes Abaya and Chamo in the southern Ethiopia. Although mainly open grass lands, it also contains sparse areas of savannah woodland and highland forest. Drive back for lunch break, in afternoon boat trip on Lake Chamo to the Crocodile market and bridge of heaven, where one can find Hippos, Crocodiles and variety of birds, O/N in Arba Minch htl.
DAY 4: ARBA MINCH - AWASSA: Drive to Awassa. On the way visit the coffee plantation around Yirga Chefe O/N in Awassa htl.
Day 5: AWASSA-WENDO GENET, in the morning visit to the fish market at Lake Awassa and bird watching., such as Cormorants, Pelicans, Marabou strokes, Hammer Kops, Fish Eagles, Kingfishers and other more are abundant, drive to Wondo Genet for lunch, and afterwards enjoy the hot spring, forest bird watching and hiking the forest. Columbus monkeys are also to be seen even within the hotel compound, O/N Wendo Genet htl.
Day 6: WENDO GENET – ADDIS ABABA, drive back to Addis Ababa and on the way visit the Abijatta-Shalla. National park which is abundant with different aquatic birds, especially Pelicans & Flamingos, lunch at Ziway or some other places on the way back to Addis Ababa, O/N in Addis Ababa htl.
Day 7: DEPARTURE
