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Explore the Ethiopian Rift Valley Lakes and the UNESCO Site of Steles of Tiya
Explore the Ethiopian Rift Valley Lakes and the UNESCO Site of Steles of Tiya
Explore the Ethiopian Rift Valley Lakes and the UNESCO Site of Steles of Tiya
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Highlights
Enjoy discovering few of Ethiopian Rift Valley Lakes and visiting the Steles of Tiya (14th Century AD and a UNESCO World Heritage). This is about 11 hours day trip from Addis to visit bird watching and spotting hippos, local family of the Oromo people, have great scenery of the Ethiopian part of the Great East African Rift Valley, and visit the UNESCO World Heritage site of Steles of Tiya which date back to the 14th Century, located south of Addis Ababa.
It is a great outing from Addis Ababa: -
- Enjoy spotting various lowland water birds by walking around Lake Ziway (if lucky few hippos).
- Appreciate the superb scenery of the Rift Valley
- Experience the way of life of the countryside people of Oromo.
- Attend a typical Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony.
- Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Tiya Cemetery.
Tour price includes private comfortable Toyota Minivan, fuel (gasoline), family visiting fee, bottled water, coffee, and professional experienced English speaking tour guide.
Itinerary
Tiya World Heritage Site
45 minsAdmission Ticket Not IncludedAt Tiya Steles, visit about 42 huge stone Steles erected between the 12th and 14th Century AD in honor of local warriors.Lake Ziway
1 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedWalk by Lake Ziway for 30 minutes to an hour on Lake Ziway to spot a number of water birds species like Marabou Storks, Malachite Kingfisher, Sacred Ibis, African Fish Eagle, Hammerkobs, etcButajira
1 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeHave lunch at Butajira and stop at a couple of viewpoints to enjoy the great scenery of the Ethiopian part of the Great East African Rift ValleyBishoftu
30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeEnjoy the picturesque view of one of the five crater lakes of Bishoftu (Debre Ziet). You will also have a short visit of a village of the Oromo people around Bishoftu.
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Merit Ethiopian Experience Tours
NZD 678
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