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Hamar woman
 
Hamer man in traditional wear
 
Man of the Mountains': one of the hardy Amhara people who manage to eke out a living in the cold, sometimes harsh environment of the Simien Mountains
 
 

ABYSSINIAN TOURS & TRAVEL
Tour Program
(2008 – 2010)

 
I. CITY TOURS OF ADDIS

HALF DAY CITY TOUR

Tour Code No: ATT – 2001
Duration:

4 hrs.

Modern Addis Ababa city tour includes visit of the Trinity Cathedral(built 1941), Addis Ababa University Campus and Ethnological Museum in the same compound, the grand Market known as “Merkato”, liberty Monument and Martyrs’ Monument.
 

FULL DAY CITY TOUR OF ADDIS

Tour Code No: ATT – 2002
Duration: One Day
Morning visit the ground market, Archaeological and Ethnological Museums. Afternoon drive up to Mt. Entoto to have a panoramic view over the city and drive down to visit Trinity Cathedral and Beata church.
 
II. FULL DAY TOURS OUT OF ADDIS

DEBRE ZEIT, CRETER LAKES

Tour Code No: ATT – 2003(Debre Zeit, Crater Lakes)
Duration: One Day
Pass through the industrial area of the Southern Addis Ababa and drive through Akaki town. Continue through scenic country side, villages and farmlands doted with Tukuls(local thatched dwellings) viewing Mt. Zequla to the entrance right and Mt. Yerer to the left and then to crater lakes of Debre Zeit. There view the lovely crater lakes of Hora and Bisheftu where many species of birds can be seen.
 

KOKA, WONJI, NAARETH AND SODERE

Tour Code No: ATT – 2004
Duration: One Day
Drive through the farmland and typical villages to Debre Zeit, visit the volcanic crater lakes and continue to Koka Dam where the Awash river is harnessed to provide hydro electric power. View the man made Koka Lake and visit the Hippo pool on the Awash river. Proceed to Sodere resort to enjoy a swim in the spa/hot water and visit Nazareth on your way back to Addis Ababa.
 

MELKA CONTURE, ADADI MARIAM

Tour Code No: ATT – 2005
Duration: One Day
Drive 50 kms South of Addis Ababa on the Addis Butajira road on the bank of the upper Awash river and visit an Archaeological site for early stone age tools and continue through the country side to visit 12th – 13th century rock-hewn church of Adadi Mariam which could be considered as an extension of the Lalibella rock-hewn style named after a certain tree which is commonly found in the vicinity called “Adadi” in Oromo language.
 

MENAGESHA, ADDIS ALEM MARIAM

Tour Code No:  ATT – 2006
Duration: One Day
Drive West of Addis Ababa passing through rolling farmland and wooded hill sides and visit Geffersa reservoir, with many species of birds. Drive through the supa indigenous juniper forest which covers the lower slopes of mount Wuhocha that rises more than ten thousand feet. Emperor Menelik’s strangely decorated small church of Debre Zion at Addis Alem is worth visiting.
 

AMBO AND WONCHI

Tour Code No:     ATT – 2007
Duration: One Day
Drive through potters’ village, on your way visit Geffersa reservoir with many species of birds and drive across the Menagesha Forest to Ambo’s source of the well known bottled mineral water. Drive up to the left of Ambo town through extremely scenic landscape to see a crater lake. Down ward from the top of the hills can be seen the Monastery on the island of lake Wonchi.
 
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An unusual form of nocturnal entertainment is provided by the 'hyena man of Harar
 
 
Bright-eyed, intelligent and endlessly curious the Knoso are a gentle, charming people
 
Lalibela Church
 
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