Tour code: TTT- 400 Duration: 03 Days /02 Nights/by Surface +Air Destination: East Addis/ADD- Dire Dawa- Harar- Awash- Addis/ADD

1. Travel In Style
Tour code: TTT- 400
Duration: 03 Days /02
Nights/by
Surface +Air
Destination: East
Addis/ADD- Dire Dawa-
Harar- Awash- Addis/ADD
Harar is located in the eastern part of the country
and part of the historic circuits. The walled city of
Harar is an ancient city with rich and colorful
history. Harar is 523 Kilometers east of Addis
Ababa, the capital. The most dominant feature of
Harar is its strong encircling wall, which embraces
the town, its exciting market places, and Its 99
mosques. Harar is the fourth holiest city after
Makka, Madina and Jerusalem.
Dire Dawa , was founded in Awash National Park Awash National Park, 211
1902 when the railroad from Kms east of Addis Ababa covers 827 square
Djibouti reached the area, kilometers (319 square miles). The park takes its
and its growth has resulted name from the Awash River which marks the park’s
largely from trade brought southern boundary. The rivers last gesture is the
The railway line that reached salt lake, Lake Abbe, on the Ethiopia-Djiboutian
Dire Dawa in 1902 is believed border. Until recently, 2003, 462 bird species have
to have been the reason the been recorded. Of these six are endemics namely
city came into being in the Banded Barbet, Golden-Backed Woodpecker,
first place. That is why the White-Winged Cliff Chat, White-Tailed Starling,
railway station is one of the Thick-Billed Raven and Wattled Ibis.
destinations of tourists and
other visitors coming to the
city. Kefira is a traditional
market place where one can
see the colorful presentation
of all people of the region in
their cultural dresses.

2. In the morning, fly east to Dire Dawa and
DAY01: Addis/ADD- Dire Dawa-
visit the Ethio-Djibouti Rail ways station which
dates back to the beginning of the first decade
of the 20th Century, and the spice market of
Dire Dawa. Then, drive 55 km to the old and
walled town of Harar which was the Muslim
Capital of Ethiopia in the medieval time. Here
you will have a sightseeing tour to visit the
walls and gates of Harar, the multicultural
market of the people of Amhara, Oromo, and
Adere (Harari), the house of the famous 19th
Century French poet – Arthur Rimbaud, and in
the evening drive to one of the gates of Harar
to visit the ‘Hyena Man’ when he feeds wild
hyenas by hand. O/n Harar
DAY02: Harar - Awash
Drive from Harar to Awash NP. Awash
National Park where you will have a game
drive to visit the Biesa Oryx, Warthogs,
Grant’s Gazelles, and different species of
birds. You will also visit the scenic Awash
Gorge, and the beautiful Awash River Falls.
Visiting the villages and the people of the
nomadic Afar people around Awash, The
Park’s southern boundary is, in part, the
Awash River one of the major rivers of
Ethiopia. In the middle of the park is the
dominant volcano of fentale, reaching a
height of 2,007m on its rim. The park also
includes the dramatic awash falls and the
unbelievably clear blue –but hot-pools of the
filwoha hot spring. O/n Awash NP camping or
Kereyu lodge.
DAY03: Drive back to Addis Ababa.