Addis to Nairobi
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- See the villages of many different tribes, all coexisting in the Omo Valley Region
- Take a game drive and look for lions in the Samburu National Reserve
- Spot hippos wallowing in the waters of Lake Naivasha
- Marvel at a sea of pink flamingos on Lake Abiyata
- Search for unique, native Ethiopian wildlife at Bale Mountains National Park
- Help out at the charitable Awassa Children's Project
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Border Information: If joining in Addis Ababa, you will most likely enter Ethiopia at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. There will be a group meeting at the joining hotel at 6:00pm. Please look out for a note from your tour leader at the reception when you arriv...
Activity Approximate Cost Visit the Menelik Mausoleum, built to serve as the tombs of emperors and princes Free Explore the fascinating Ethnological Museum, one of the best museums in Africa set in a former palace of Haile Selassie ETB 100 About Addis Ababa: Referred...
Today we will leave Ziway and drive to the stunning Bale Mountains National Park. Estimated Drive Time - 8 hours. We will enjoy 2 full days to explore the National Park. We will keep one day completely free to head out for guided walks - there are several possibilitie...
Today we will head north to the small town of Awassa, where we will visit the Awassa Children's Project in the afternoon. This is a home for local children orphaned by the HIV epidemic, and we will be shown around and see how public donations and the support of Dragom...
Today we will travel to the town of Arba Minch, a small town overlooking Lake Chamo. Estimated Drive Time - 9-10 hours. The next day, we will have a free day for some well-earned rest after the Omo Valley, or to take an optional boat trip on Lake Chamo to the view the...
Over the next 4 days/3 nights we will be exploring the remote and rarelyvisited tribal areas of the Omo Valley in southern Ethiopia. We will keep these days on a flexible itinerary so that we can react to news of special events being hosted by particular villages or t...
Today we will arrive in the town of Konso, marking the end of our time in the Omo Valley region. In Konso we will camp in the grounds of a basic lodge. If we have made good time and do not wish to stay in Konso, we may choose to push on to wild camp at Sode Crater, gi...
Border Information: Exit Ethiopia at Moyale, enter Kenya at Moyale. Today we have a full drive day across the Kenyan border at Moyale, where we will camp at the town's police station or in a local campsite. Estimated Drive Time - 9-10 hours. About Moyale: The market...
Over the next two days we will be travelling through the very rarely-visited region of northern Kenya, crossing the infamous Moyale-Marsabit road to the central Samburu region. Both days will be fairly long hard driving, and the road can be incredibly bumpy and challe...
Today we will get up early and enter the Samburu National Reserve, where we will head out for the entire day for game drives in the truck (breaking for a long lunch during the heat of the day). Samburu is a stunning National Reserve and is a great opportunity to spot ...
Today we will exit the Samburu National Reserve via a final game drive, to arrive at the small village of Naro Moru at the base of Mount Kenya. Estimated Drive Time - 5-6 hours. On the next day, we will have a free day in Naro Moru to take optional walks around the lo...
Today we will head through the hills of central Kenya, through the area's beautiful scenery and tea plantations, to arrive at Nakuru. If we make good time on the drive we may have the opportunity to take a walk around the working dairy farm where our campsite is, and ...
Today we make our way to Lake Naivasha, a beautiful calm lake in the Great Rift Valley. Here we will have the chance to take an optional boat trip on the lake to spot hippos and African fish eagles, and also to visit the Elsamere Born Free Foundation at the old home o...
Border Information: If you are finishing in Nairobi, you will most likely exit Kenya at Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. This morning we will have some free time in Naivasha to relax at the lake, go on an optional early walk in the Crescent Lake Wildlife S...
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