DEBRE LIBANOS MONASTERY

Debre Libanos is a Monastery in Ethiopia, 103km Northwest of Addis Ababa. Founded in the thirteenth century by Saint Tekle Haymanot, according to the belief, he meditated in a cave for 29 years. The cave where he is supposed to have prayed for seven years standing on one foot is …

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BLUE NILE GORGE OF ETHIOPIA

The Nile River is 6,700km long, and hence is the longest river in the world. Despite the fact that the Nile flows through one of the harshest deserts, and travels the last 2,400km without a single tributary, it never runs dry. The Nile river is said to be the life …

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Traditional Music dance and dinner on the last day

Nestled in the center of the country, Ethiopia‘s capital city, Addis Ababa, is quickly evolving and growing. Addis captures much of the diversity unique to the country, with over 80 distinctive languages and numerous dialects belonging to a variety of religious communities and peoples. The city takes pride in its diversity, which is …

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WINDHOEK – ETOSHA NORTH

14 OCT 2019 We were taken  to the Etosha region of Namibia. Arrived and check in to La Rochelle Luxury Lodge, Tsumeb Afternoon Game Drive in a Safari Vehicle at La Rochelle private game reserve. Dinner at the lodge Tsumeb: Tsumeb, the largest town in the Oshikoto region and the …

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ADDIS ABABA – TO WINDHOEK

13 OCT 2019 Our flight from Addis Ababa to Windhoek.  Capital of Namibia.  Our travel agent  picked us up from Hosea Kutako International Airport, situated 40 km from Windhoek, capital of the country. Afterwards transfer to the lodge and check in. Rest of the day we moved around the Hotel and …

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TSUMEB – ETOSHA SOUTH

15 OCT 2019 Full Day Game Drive in the tour vehicle at Etosha National Park. Etosha South: Located just south of the boundary of Etosha National Park in north-western Namibia, Etosha South makes up the southern region of this wild paradise. Ongava Private Game Reserve shares the southern boundary with …

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ETOSHA – DAMARALAND – TWYFELFONTEIN

16 OCT 2019 Today we drive through the National Parks, region of wild life paradise, to Damaraland. Upon arrival, visit Petrified Forest, Damara Living Museum and the rock art at Twyfelfontein.

Petrified Forest

Situated approximately 50 kilometers west of the town of Khorixas, in an area of open veld, lies a large deposit of massive tree trunks that have “turned to stone” through a process of diagenesis. These petrified tree trunks are up to 34metres long, 6 metres in circumference and are approximately …

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Damara Living Museum

Observe and experience the traditional Damara way of life right in the heart of their traditional homelands. A unique opportunity to see a way of life that is slowly dying out. Together with the Bushmen and Damara belong to the oldest nations in Namibia. Their original culture was a mixture …

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SKELETON COAST

17 OCT  2019 Drive through the western Damaraland to the central Skeleton Coast. Enroute visited  The Skeleton Coast & Springbokwasser Gate. Later, check in to Cape Cross Lodge. Skeleton Coast: Known by the Bushmen as the “land God made in anger” the Skeleton Coast is remoteness at its best. Thousands …

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