Program: Rift Valley Lakes and Arba Minch Code: E1017 Duration: 06 nights (07 days)  Transport: Land (4WD)

Day 01 Transfer from Addis Ababa International airport to your hotel .City tour in Addis Ababa is to be arranged (based on time of arrival)

Day 02 Drivefrom Addis to Langano via Butajira Road. En route, visit the Paleontholgical site of Melka - Kunture, which is nearly 2 million years old. A few km further south from Melka Kunture, the rock-hewn church of Adadi Mariam built in 13th century , Tiya steles, and Rift Valley Lakes such as Ziway, Shalla, Abyata and Langano to see birds, pelicans, flamingoes, hot springs and more. Activities here are swimming at Lake Langano, trekking, bird watching, horse riding, boat excursions, cycling, team-building activities and beach volley ball. Night hotel –Langano

Day 03 Drive from Langano to Arba Minch.  At stops over, visit the Wolayta people and their houses. These people cultivate the false banana from which they extract their local bread, named kocho. Afternoon; drive to the mountains of Chencha (40kms) to visit the houses, weaving, and false banana cultivations of the Dorze people. If the tour overlaps on Saturday, visit the Dorze market. Night hotel - Arba Minch

Day 04 Morning.  Drive to Nechsar National Park.  Visit the Park, sanctuary of the endemic Swayne's hartebeest and zebra. After lunch; boat trip on Lake Chamo to see hippos and about 6-meter-long crocodiles and crocodile breeding site in the town. Night hotel - Arba Minch

Day 05 Drive from Arba Minch to Awassa for lunch and proceed to the hot springs, hot water swimming pools and forest (wonderful for walks) at Wondo Ganath. Night hotel - Wondo Ganath.

Day 06 Drive back to Addis Ababa. Afternoon visit to the Merkato, the biggest open-air market in Africa, shop souvenir, etc. Night hotel - Addis

Day 07 Departure.

Tour programs can be re- arranged on request