Travel In Style Tour code: TTT- 400 Duration: 03 Days /02

Nights/by Surface +Air

Destination: East Addis/ADD- Dire Dawa- Harar- Awash- Addis/ADD

Dire Dawa , was founded in 1902 when the railroad from Djibouti reached the area, and its growth has resulted largely from trade brought The railway line that reached Dire Dawa in 1902 is believed to have been the reason the city came into being in the first place. That is why the railway station is one of the destinations of tourists and other visitors coming to the city. Kefira is a traditional market place where one can see the colorful presentation of all people of the region in their cultural dresses.

Harar is located in the eastern part of the country and part of the historic circuits. The walled city of Harar is an ancient city with rich and colorful history. Harar is 523 Kilometers east of Addis Ababa, the capital. The most dominant feature of Harar is its strong encircling wall, which embraces the town, its exciting market places, and Its 99 mosques. Harar is the fourth holiest city after Makka, Madina and Jerusalem.

Awash National Park Awash National Park, 211 Kms east of Addis Ababa covers 827 square kilometers (319 square miles). The park takes its name from the Awash River which marks the park’s southern boundary. The rivers last gesture is the salt lake, Lake Abbe, on the Ethiopia-Djiboutian border. Until recently, 2003, 462 bird species have been recorded. Of these six are endemics namely Banded Barbet, Golden-Backed Woodpecker, White-Winged Cliff Chat, White-Tailed Starling, Thick-Billed Raven and Wattled Ibis.

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In the morning, fly east to Dire Dawa and visit the Ethio-Djibouti Rail ways station which dates back to the beginning of the first decade of the 20th Century, and the spice market of Dire Dawa. Then, drive 55 km to the old and walled town of Harar which was the Muslim Capital of Ethiopia in the medieval time. Here you will have a sightseeing tour to visit the walls and gates of Harar, the multicultural market of the people of Amhara, Oromo, and Adere (Harari), the house of the famous 19th Century French poet – Arthur Rimbaud, and in the evening drive to one of the gates of Harar to visit the ‘Hyena Man’ when he feeds wild hyenas by hand. O/n Harar

DAY02: Harar - Awash Drive from Harar to Awash NP. Awash National Park where you will have a game drive to visit the Biesa Oryx, Warthogs, Grant’s Gazelles, and different species of birds. You will also visit the scenic Awash Gorge, and the beautiful Awash River Falls. Visiting the villages and the people of the nomadic Afar people around Awash, The Park’s southern boundary is, in part, the Awash River one of the major rivers of Ethiopia. In the middle of the park is the dominant volcano of fentale, reaching a height of 2,007m on its rim. The park also includes the dramatic awash falls and the unbelievably clear blue –but hot-pools of the filwoha hot spring. O/n Awash NP camping or Kereyu lodge. DAY03: Drive back to Addis Ababa.