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4
Days & 3 Nights Bahir Dar Tour by Air
Brief Description:
The tour to the city of
Bahir Dar
includes visits to colorful traditional markets within the city
along with a visit to the
Blue Nile
Falls
some 30 kms away from the city. A visit to lake Tana island
monasteries takes a traveler to the rich and wonders of Ethiopian
Christianity.
Itinerary
 Day 1:
Arrive Addis upon evening arrival in
Addis Ababa
,
Ethiopia
, members on the group flight are greeted with the traditional
Ethiopian hospitality at the airport and transferred to the hotel.
Day 2:
After an early breakfast transfer to the
Bole
International
Airport
and fly 50 minutes to Bahir Dar. Bahir Dar is the capital of the
Amhara
National
Regional
State
. Upon arrival transfer to Tana Hotel, a lakeside hotel near the
market place of Bahir Dar. Its is recommended that you take some
rest before our afternoon visit to the market place of Bahir Dar.
In the afternoon we will visit the city of
Bahir Dar
.
 Visitors
should expect to see
Colorful market with easy access to
buy traditional baskets, pottery, hand made woven clothes, capes,
scarves and etc
The
Woito village where the local people make the papyrus boat
The
Mount
Bezawit
where Emperor Haile Selassie’s palace of is gracefully situated.
It also provides a magnificent scenery
 Dinner at Tana hotel with a pleasant
garden and a Lakeside view of
Tana
Lake
. A special welcoming dinner and coffee ceremony hosted to you by
Fest
Ethiopia
.
Day 3:
After an early breakfast drive to the spectacular water falls of
the
Blue Nile
which is 30kms from Bahir Dar. On arrival at the site we will walk
the uphill for about 20-30 minutes to reach the best view point of
the falls which has 45 meters deep and up to 400 meters wide
during the  rainy
season of June, July, August and September. Depending on your
interest we can descend to the base of the falls and climb back up
the other side and cross the
Nile
in a papyrus boat which will take us about an hour. Afternoon, a
boat trip will be arranged to Ethiopia's largest Lake called Tana
known for its middle age island monasteries. Lake Tana is the
source of the longest river in Africa, the
Blue Nile
and home for 37 islands. We will have the opportunity to visit the
Zege peninsula for its famous 14th century monasteries
of Ura Kidanemihret, Azewa Mariam and the island monastery of
Kibran Gebriel (where only men are allowed) for their wonderful 16th
century mural paintings, crowns, crosses and many old church
treasures. A traditional dinner will be hosted to you accompanied
by traditional dancers and singers. Dinner and overnight at your
hotel.
 Day 4:
Addis Ababa
is located at 2,500 meters above sea level at the footstep of the
highest parts of series of Mountain chain. Addis is also the seat
of African Union (AU) and many International offices and over 100
Embassies. It enjoys an excellent climate all year round; with an
average temperature of 16°C.
Addis Ababa
is a pleasant city with wide avenues of jacarandas, interesting
museums and one of the largest open-air markets in
Africa
, known as the Merkato. After early breakfast we will visit the
National
Museum
(a multi-collections representing
Ethiopia
's past and present image). Among the famous exhibits, the 3.5
million year old skeleton of 'Lucy' is worth visiting. We will
also visit the Ethiopian Studies Institute Ethnological museum for
it’s extraordinarily collection of the priceless and varied
ethnic medley. Then we continue driving up to the mount (over 3000
meters) Entoto, the first seat of Emperor Menelik II before he
established
Addis Ababa
as the capital of
Ethiopia
in 1886. Visitors will also have the opportunity to visit Trinity
Cathedral and Merkato. Along our way we will have the chance to
see avenues, squares, obelisks and many places of interests and
shopping. Early evening, we will have a coffee ceremony to show
our appreciation for touring with us, Fest Ethiopia Travel &
Tour. Late at night transfer to the
Bole
International
Airport
and depart for home.
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