X. NORTH TOUR WITH «IMMERSION» in a village - 15 days/14 nights
Departure from Europe on a Friday night…
| Day 1 | Arrival in Addis. Installation. Visit to projects, NGOs… |
| Day 2 | Addis - Kombolcha. |
| Day 3 | Kombolcha - Bati (market! See tour VII) - Kombolcha. |
| Day 4 | Kombolcha - Lalibela. |
| Day 5 | Lalibela: visit of the churches, either the whole day, or only in the morning and free time. |
| Day 6 | Lalibela - Gondar. |
| Day 7 | Gondar: visit of the Castle, fasil’s Baths and Debre Birhan Selassie Church. Free time in town. |
| Day 8 | Gondar - Awra Amba: visit of the village and beginning of the immersion*. |
| Day 9 | Awra Amba: immersion in the village. |
| Day 10 | Awra Amba: immersion in the village. |
| Day 11 | Awra Amba – Bahir Dar. |
| Day 12 | Bahir Dar: Boat tour to the Zeghe Peninsula (church), free time… |
| Day 13 | Bahir Dar: Nile Falls** or bird watching tour by boat, or free time around the shore. In the afternoon, departure for Fenote Selam. |
| Day 14 | Fenote Selam – Nile Gorge, Portuguese Bridge - Addis. |
| Day 15 | Addis: museum, visit to projects, NGOs… Departure at night. |
* This tour includes three nights in Awra Amba, with VERY SIMPLE ACCOMMODATION: rooms are clean, but basic, with only one shower and one toilet for the whole guesthouse. The goal is the immersion in the real village life, sharing with the people the different everyday activities (weaving, cooking, helping in the kindergarten…).
** The Nile Falls excursion may be organised by Axum once you are in Bahir Dar and he can inquire about the level of the water in the falls, as this level is now most of the time quite low, since they have been building a hydro-electric system just around the falls… If this is too low, the visit is very disappointing. If the level allows for the visit, Axum will organise the trip if you want, with a supplement of 20 €/pers., as he has to rent another vehicle to bring you there (the road is very bad to get there!). Otherwise, you can choose a boat trip to watch the birds on the lake, or just a rest along the shore…
Prices
| Accompanied tour, group of 6 pers. minimum: | 1.660 € per pers. |
| NON accompanied tour, minigroup of 4 pers: | 1.660 € per pers. |
| Discount for children less than 10 years sharing room with parents: | 10 € per day |
| Room supplement for single occupation: | 10 € per day |
