Langano
Rift valley lakes by four wheel drive

LAKE LANGANO (Tour no 012/024)
DURATION: 1- 2 days

Langano. with its hotels and camping sites, is a popular resort area for residents from Addis Ababa. Swimming, sailing or simply sunbathing is perfect here. This lake also has own bird life and you may see the rare hemprich's hornbill.

ADDIS-LANGANO-ZWAI-ABYATA-ADDIS - tour no 012

2 DAYS SAFARI - tour no 024

Day 1 - Leaving Addis you drive on to discover some of Debrezeit's natural beauties and proceed to Lake Zway the first to be seen among the Rift Valley Lakes. It shelters a variety of water birds. After spending a couple of hours around this lake you continue driving nearby Lake Langano, you arrive at a second lake called Lake Abyata, a shallow soda lake surrounded with acacia woodland Overnight Langano in a hotel.
Day 2 - Drive back to Addis

 
THE RIFT VALLEY LAKES

Ethiopia's Rift Valley which is known to the world as an ornithologists paradise is part of the great rift valley of East Africa. It offers spectacular chain of lakes, and hot springs nestling in the depth of the valley. Each of the seven rift valley lakes has it's own characteristics. inhabits a great number of wild animals and bird species, and provides ideal habitats for the exuberant variety of flora and fanna that makes the region a wonderland for naturalists and tourists.
 
 
Tour code/No in group 2 3 4-7 8-12 13-17
Simien 12 $130 $110 $80 $70 $65
Simien 24 $135 $125 $120 $110 $100
 
 
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LAKE AWASSA (Tour no 025)

Surrounded by gentle hills and a low plateau, Awassa is one of the most serene of our lakes. Sandy shores, bare rocks and swampy bays make this an ideal habitat for many species of birds, but it is the great variety of fish that teem in the lake that makes this place special.

Day 1 - In the morning drive to the Rift Valley Lakes South of Addis, which includes Abyata- Shala Lakes National Park.
Overnight Awassa in a hotel.
Day 2 - After a visit of Tabor hill and the fish market return to Addis
 
 
 
Tour code/No in group 2 3 4-7 8-12 13-17
Simien 25 $135 $125 $120 $110 $100
 
 

 

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WONDO GENET(Tour no 026)
DURATION: 3days
DEPARTURE: A.M/P.M

Wondo Genet is a popular hot spring resort set on top of hill, surrounded by a thick forest. The lush vegetation supportsbirds like yellow fronted parrot, hemprichs, and crowned hornbills, lesser honey guide and others.

Day 1 - passing Debrezeit Crater Lakes, and visit of Rift Valley Lakes such as Zway, Langano, Abiata, Shalla and you reach Awassa. Overnight Awassa in a hotel.
Day 2 - Drive to Wondo Genet for relaxation
Overnight Wondo Genet in a hotel.
Day 3 - Drive back to Addis following the same route.

   
 
 
Tour code/No in group 2 3 4-7 8-12 13-17
Simien 26 $180 $170 $160 $150 $130
 
 

 

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