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August 8, 2021 - Ethiopia - A Land of mysteries
August 8, 2021
8 DAYS:SOUTH:RIFT VALLEY LAKES, COFFEE FARMS,TUTI FELA STELAES, KONSO & DORZE
DAY 1.Arrival in Addis Ababa
Upon arrival at Bole International Airport you will be met by a Ruba Tours representative and be taken to your reserved hotel. Depending on your arrival time, we have various sightseeing options:
- Mount Entoto with the best views over the capital.
- Institute of Ethiopian Studies, where you can see a variety of artifacts from all the different regions reflecting the history and culture of the country
- National Museum which among other exhibits the 3.5-million-year-old bones of Lucy.
- Saint-George Cathedral, where paintings by the famous Ethiopian artist Afework Tekele and other ecclesiastical wealth and cultural heritage of the past are displayed.
- Trinity Cathedral: this is the burial place of members of the imperial family and noted patriots; the cathedral is the most magnificent of its kind in the country, ornamented with carvings, mosaics and other artistic works.
- The Mercato, the largest open-air market in Africa.
- Unity Park, located within the National Palace of Ethiopia , embodies generational legacy of Ethiopia And Ethiopians.Prime minster Dr Abiy has announced that The park will be open to the public as of October 11, following the October 10th launchThe National Palace was Built under Emperor Menelik II over a century ago, the Palace rests on 40,000Sqm of land. For generations, it has been viewed as the epicenter of political power, where the most powerful family in the land resides. The renovated compound incorporates several sights of interest to visitors, including an arena, a playground, a zoo,three churches,House of Royals and an imperial banquet hall.
Day 2 . Hawassa via Lakes Zway, Abiyata, Shalla
In the morning we will drive south on the newly inaugurated highway, our first stop will be Lake Zway
Later we will continue towards Lake Abiata and Shalla national parks.
According to the Statistical Abstract of Ethiopia for 1967/68, the lake is 17 kilometers long and 15 km wide, with a surface area of 205 square kilometers. It has a maximum depth of 14 meters and is at an elevation of 1,573 meters.
Along the northeastern corner of this lake are a number of hot springs, which are important both as a tourist attraction and to the local inhabitants.
Additionally, there is a soda ash operation on the shores of this lake, which produces 20,000 tons of sodium carbonate. Proven reserves at Lake Abijata, as well as the neighboring Shala and Chitu lakes, exceed 460 million tons.[1] Flamingoes are also found at the lake.
Overnight at HAYLE RESORT in HAWASSA.
Day 3. Drive to Yirgalem
rgalem (Amharic: ይርጋለም, Yïrgaläm) locally known as Diko Dalle [1] alternate names include Yirgalem, Abosto, Dalle) is a town in southern Ethiopia. Surrounded by Lakes Woyima and Gidawo, it is located 260 kilometers south of Addis Ababa and 40 kilometers south of Awasa in the Sidama Zone of the Sidama Region. The town has a latitude and longitude of 6°45′N 38°25′E and an elevation of 1776 meters. It is the largest settlement in Dale woreda.
Postal service is provided by a main branch; electricity and telephone service are also available
In the morning we will visit the Hawassa fish market, Sidama huts and visit the town. Later on we drive to Yirgalem to visit coffee farms.
Overnight at the lodge.
Day 4. Drive to Yabelo via Dilla.
On the road towards Yabelo , we will stop at the archaeological site of Tuti Fela , where there are numerous steles or grave marks scattered in one compound. After lunch in Dilla we will continue southwards to Yabelo.
Megaliths in Ethiopia are large, monumental stones, that exist in Ethiopia.
Megalithic monuments exist in all regions of Ethiopia. Most of the megalith sites are located in the Southern Nation Nationalities and peoples Regional State (SNNPRS). The major megalithic sites are found in Gedeo Zone, Gurage Zone and Sidama Zone. Tiya is one of the megalithic sites registered by UNESCO. Stele, tumuli and dolmens are the common megalithic monuments found in Ethiopia.
Megalith is a Greek word meaning big stone.[1] The term megaliths first coined by Algernon Herbert in 1849.[2] The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology (2003) describes megaliths as a general term applied to monuments of Neolithic and early Bronze Age in northwest Europe. It is used for tombs and standing stones, forming circles Dolmen, Alignment and Menhir.[3][4][5] Megaliths are large stone structures built without mortar.[6]
The existence of stelae, dolmens, tumuli, stone pillar and stone circle/ stone have been reported from North Africa and West Africa East Africa. Megalithic tradition was one of the common practices in most part of Africa.[7] The megaliths have direct or indirect related to ritual activities. The ritual activities conducted by the Bodi peoples in the Omo Valley, southern Ethiopia, can be mentioned as a good example. The Bodi are one of the pastoral peoples who perform ritual activities related to stone platform. It would have a socioeconomic role among the people who practice of such activities. There are different arguments about the evolutionary origin of religions. One of the theories of evolutionary origin of religions is based on the neocortex size. According to this argument human social complexity is related to brain size. Human brain evolved through time, and religion is assumed to be part of this process. But recent studies show that some hominin could have religious behaviors. Another theory of evolutionary origin of religions is based on theory of mind. Theory of mind is related to imagination. Imagination is the mental ability to produce images, thoughts, and feelings. The human perception and feeling might have connected to various things. Human imagination might evolve through time. The ritual concept among human might not easy to analyze. Because religion believes to be supernatural.
Night and Dinner at Yabelo Motel.
Day 5 . Drive to El Sod and Borena Singing Wells.
Today we drive to the volcanic crater lake of El Sod and meet the sub group Oromo ethnic group the Borena pastoral people. Nearby there is the Singing Well, where young Borena girls and women sing while pulling the water out from the wells that are as deep as 50m. It is like a human chain of young Borenas in line from the bottom of the wells up the surface passing the jugs from another to feed their cattle and villages.
Borena (Oromo: Boorana) is a zone in Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Borena is named after one of the two major subgroups of the Oromo People. Borena is bordered on the south by Kenya, on the west by the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region, on the north by West Guji and Guji and on the east by Dawa Zone Somali Region. The highest point in this zone is Mount Dara Tiniro. Cities and major towns in this Zone include Negele Borana, Moyale, Yabelo, Dubuluk, Mega, Millami, Surupa and Bakke.
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Overnight at Yabelo Motel.
DAY 6 Drive to Konso.
Konso (also known as Karati) is a town on the Sagan River in south-western Ethiopia. The administrative center of the Konso special woreda of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 5°15′N 37°29′ECoordinates: 5°15′N 37°29′E and an elevation of 1650 meters. It is also called Pakawle by some of the neighboring inhabitants.[1] The town and the surrounding villages were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2011 as a cultural landscape for its unique cultural traditions and importance for the Konso people.
Overnight at Qantas lodge in Konso.
Day 7 . Drive to Arba Minch
Arba Minch (formerly called Ganta Garo) is a city and separate woreda in the southern part of Ethiopia. “Arba Minch” means “40 Springs”, originated from the presence of more than 40 springs. It is located in the Gamo Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region about 500 kilometers south of Addis Ababa, at an elevation of 1285 meters above sea level. It is the largest town in Gamo Zone and the second town in SNNPR next to Hawassa, which is now the capital city of the newly formed Sidama Region. It is surrounded by Arba Minch Zuria woreda. This Town has plenty of natural gifts including the bridge of God, Crocodile ranch, crocodile market, different fruits and vegetables, different fishes farmed from Chamo and Abaya Lakes, more than 40 springs, different cereals, and crops, surprisingly having the two big Lakes in the country, lake Abaya and Chamo, respectively, next to Lake Tana, etc. This makes the town an attraction for domestic and international tourism.
In the morning we drive to Arba Minch to take a boat trip on Lake Chamo and after lunch we drive to Chencha mountain to visit a Dorze Village.
Ovenight at Hayle Resort
Day 8. Fly to Addis Ababa
In the late morning we fly back to Addis Ababa and we will have lunch on arrival. Later we will drive thru Mercato the largest open air market in Africa. We will do a last minute souvenir shopping in the Posta Bet area. Finally after a farewell dinner at an Ethiopian traditional restaurant , transfer to the airport and departure.
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