• International air/flight tickets,
• Alcohol beverages,
• Tourist Insurance,
• Video filming and photography fees,
• Tips and items of personal nature like laundry, souvenirs, etc
• All expense that are not mentioned in the included part

Day 1- DRIVE Addis ABABA- AWASSA ON THE WAY VISIT TIYA, MELKA KUNTRE, LAKE ZEWAY & ADADI MARIAM ROCK CHURCH

Morning after breakfast meet with SET staffs (driver and guide) at your preferred departure point and time at 7.00 am head southwest on the Jimma road, before turning south on to the Butajira Road, the first attraction will be Melka Kunture lies near the Awash River Gorge and is one of the most important Neolithic sites in Ethiopia. Hand axes and various other implements have been found here. About 5 km further on the Butajira Road, is the rock hewn church of Adadi Mariam, contemporaneous with those of Lalibela. In fact local tradition ascribes it to King Lalibela who is said to have had it built on his visit to Mount Zuqwala in 1106. Damaged during the wars with Ahmed Gragn in the 16th century, it fell into disuse and was only reopened in the time of Menelik II. It is today in regular use. Then stop at Tiya, where we can see the northernmost example of a peculiar type of engraved, standing steal which stretch across parts of southern Ethiopia. These stela are believed to have been erected between the 12th and 14th centuries and are almost certainly grave markers. Recent excavations at Tiya have revealed the remains of young people of both sexes, aged between 18 -30 and buried in fetal positions. Tiya is classified as a World Heritage Site. Some point depending on visiting time picnic lunch will be served then drive further to Awassa on the way Lake Zeway can be visited for the Aquatic Bird life and spectacular lake view, overnight hotel/ Lodge

DAY 2- AWASSA- FISH MARKET RIFT VALLEY NATIONAL PARK DRIVE BACK TO ADDIS ABABA- DEPARTURE

Morning after breakfast visit the fish market in Lake Awassa where we enjoy aquatic birds with daily fishing activity of the local people, then continue to drive Wondow Genet a very interesting place for hiking and swimming and hot spring in a resort once was owned by Haile Selase Ethiopian last emperor, continue driving to Abijata Shala national park for admiring the view on the way lunch break then drive back to Addis on the way more birding with a short break at Debrezite for coffee and tea with a great view of the creator lake, late afternoon arrival to Addis Ababa with farewell cultural dinner with various tribal live cultural music and dance performance in one of the best Ethiopian traditional restaurant.

END OF THE TOUR