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Enqutatash – (Ethiopian New Year Celebration) |
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This festival is celebrated by all Ethiopians. To herald the New Year, boys offer flower paints to their neighbors and relatives while girls express their wishes for the New Year by going to each family in the neighborhood singing and offering twigs as a mark of good wish for the New Year. This is a spectacular event to see for anyone who is a guest in Ethiopia. It is celebrated on the 1st month of Ethiopia (Meskerem) September 11th except on leap year. ITINERARY 10 nights/11 days (in-country)
Day 01 - arrive Addis
Day 02 - fly to Axum
Day 03 - fly to Lalibela
Day 04 - in Lalibela
Day 05 - fly to Gondar
Day 06 - fly to Bahir Dar
Day 07 - fly to Addis
Day 08 - fly to Dire Dawa; drive to Harar
Day 09 - drive to Dire Dawa; fly to Addis
Day 10 - in Addis (Timket Day)
Day 11 - departure Note: The above program can be minimized upon the budget and interest of our clients. |
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Meskel (The foundation of the true Cross) |
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This festival is to commemorate the finding of the true cross. It is colorful as the TIMKET. Here there is no Tabot (replica of the Ark of the Covenant) but the priests sing religious hymens and chants. Their colorful robs and the bonfire made in connection of the celebration, all the people in their traditional clothes makes this festival unique. It is celebrated every year on September 27th. The festival is more colored by the golden yellow flowers Meskel Daisies, endemic flowers locally known as “Adey Abeba” which bloom once a year and during Meskel.
ITINERARY
10 nights/11 days (in-country)
Day 01 - Arrive Addis
Day 02 - In Addis (Meskal Day Procession)
Day 03 - fly to Axum
Day 04 - fly to Lalibela
Day 05 - In Lalibela
Day 06 - fly to Gondar
Day 07 - fly to Bahir Dar
Day 08 - fly to Addis
Day 09 - fly to Harar
Day 10 - fly to Addis
Day 11 - Departure
Note: The above programs can be adjusted according to your time, budget and interest. |
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Genna (Ethiopian Christmas) |
The celebration of Ethiopian Christmas is more unique in the rural area than in the cities especially in Lalibela where it is celebrated colorfully by the priests and the followers. In most rural areas, it is celebrated by various activities like horse race by local people and folk dances of authentic type. A match which looks like European Hockey but typically Ethiopian is conducted between youth teams of two. The game is named after the festival and is called “Yegena Chewata”.
10 nights/11 days Day 01 - arrive Addis
Day 02 - fly to Bahir Dar
Day 03 - fly to Gondar
Day 04 - In Gondar - excursion to Simiem
Day 05 - fly to Lalibela (Christmas Day Celebration)
Day 06 - In Lalibela (Christmas Day Celebration)
Day 07 - fly to Axum
Day 08 - fly to Addis
Day 09 - fly to Dire Dawa; drive to Harar
Day 10 - Drive to Dire Dawa; fly to Addis
Day 11 - Departure
Note: The above programs can be adjusted according to your time, budget and interest. |
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Timket (Ethiopian Epiphany ) |
 This festival is staged every year on January 19 to commemorate the baptism of Jesus Christ by the hands of John the Baptist at the river Jordan. On this day TABOT (replica of the Ark of the Covenant) is taken out from the holy of holies in the churches of Ethiopia. And the TABOTs are taken to the side of a river or water body for overnight stay, except the TABOT of Archangel Michael which stays two nights. The tabots are accompanied with a great procession while they are taken out and brought back to their respective churches. The unique and exquisite religious chants and jubilation created due to the dances and music are wonderful. | TIMKET | IN AXUM
| IN GONDAR | IN LALIBELA
| Day 01 -
| Fly to Bahir Dar
| Addis | Addis
| Day 02 -
| Fly to Axum
| To Bahir Dar | To Axum
| | Day 03 - (Timket Eve) | Fly to Lalibela
| To Gondar | To Lalibela
| | Day 04 - (Timket Day) | In Axum
| in Gondar | In Lalibela
| Day 05 -
| Fly to Lalibela
| To Lalibela | To Gondar
| Day 06 -
| Fly to Gondar
| In Lalibela | In Gondar
| Day 07 -
| In Gondar - excursion to Simien
| To Axum | To Bahir Dar
| Day 08 -
| Fly to Addis
| To Addis | To Addis
| Day 09 -
| Fly to Dire Dawa; drive to Harar
| To Harar | To Harar
| Day 10 -
| Drive to Dire Dawa; fly to Addis
| To Addis | To Addis
| | Day 11 - | Departure
| Departure | Departure
| ITINERARY - TIMKET IN ADDIS 10 nights/11 days Day 01 - arrive Addis
Day 02 - fly to Axum
Day 03 - fly to Lalibela
Day 04 - in Lalibela
Day 05 - fly to Gondar
Day 06 - fly to Bahir Dar
Day 07 - fly to Addis
Day 08 - fly to Dire Dawa
Day 09 - drive to Harar
Day 10 - drive to Dire Dawa
Day 11 - fly to Addisin Addis (Timket Day) departure
Note: The above programs can be adjusted according to your time, budget and interest. |
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