2 Days tour to Tiya UNESCO site, Rift Valley (SET54)

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Accommodations/ Hotels

Your choice of Up market/ Midrange/Budget with camping during trekking & adventure trip as per your preferred program

Meal plans

Your choice of meal- BB/HB/FB with all meals during trekking and adventure trip with professional cook at camping.

Transportation (Ground Drives & Domestic Flights)

Your choice of transportation based on the route you pick with Minivans/ Buses/ 4x4s & Domestic flights with walking/hiking, and pack animals during trekking and adventure trips

Entrance fee

All Entrance fee in the sightseeing’s, villages & National parks

Guiding services

Option 1- Professional licensed federal English or your preferred languages speaking guide throughout the trip with a local guides in each destination and scout in the case of attraction sight and national park

Option 2- English speaking driver guide throughout the trip with a local guides in each destination and scout in the case of attraction sight and national park

All activities & services based on your preferred program

Boat trips, pack animals, camel & horse ridding hyena man performance, camping equipments & other activities based on your preferred programs

Water

Daily bottled water

Government tax

Since our company is legal our price include government tax

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Tour Title

Short tour to Tiya UNESCO site, Rift Valley & rock church

Tour Type

UNESCO site, history, nature, archeology, culture, park, boat, lake

Activity level

Easy

Tour Code

SET 54

Tour Duration

2 Days & 1 Night

Mode of Transportation

All Drive-/Minivans/Buses/ 4x4s

No of traveler

Private/Groups/ Joining

Type of accommodation

Option of -Up market/ Midrange/ Budget

Attraction Highlights

UNESCO registered site of the Tiya Stella filed, Melka Kuntre prehistoric archeological site on the Awash river with various stone tools and small museum and Adadi Mariam rock churches dated back to 12th century followed by the northern Rift Valley lake Zeway for aquatic bird watching and Abjata Shalla national park for flamingos and Lake Awasa for an interesting boat trip and the colorful daily fish market and much more.

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.

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