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ETE 16, Bird Watching Exploration (11 days & 10 nights)

Day 1 Arrive Addis transfer to hotel.
   
Day 2 Drive to visit the Geferssa Reservoir at least seven of the endemic species can be seen, including Blue-winged Goose and Black-headed Sis kin and afternoon City tour in Addis, visit the national Museum and driving to Entoto Mountain for a spectacular view of the city and visit the Africa open market Merkato. O.N hotel.
   
Day 3 Drive to Debre-Libanose Monastery where you can see the endemic birds; such as the White winged cliff chat, White billed starling, White collared pigeon, Abyssinian Long-clow, Black headed-sis kin and Black headed-forest Oriole. Back to Addis overnight hotel.

 

 
    Axum
   Lalibela
   Bahir Dar
   Gondar
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   Harer
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Day 4 Next morning drive to Ankober to search of the endemic Ankober Serine and proceed to Melka Gebdhu via Aliyou Amba for Yellow throated Serien and Marshal Eagle, Giant King Fisher, Shining and African Pygmy Sunbirds. Back to Debre Brehan overnight hotel.
   
Day 5 Drive Debre Brehan – Langano via Addis Ababa en route will visit the Chelklaka wet land near Debre-Zeit for different water birds like White-backed Duck, Maccoa Duck, Ferreugnes Duck, Red billed Teal and Knob billed Duck and proceed to Ziway Lake for an afternoon birding. Overnight hotel.
   
Day 6

After breakfast drive to Abijata Lake, where you can see thousands of aquatic birds like Flamingos, African Pochard, Avocet, Gull Billed Tern, Black-headed Gull and other can be seen and proceed to Wondogenet for overnight in a hotel.

   
Day 7 Full day birding in the forest of WondoGenet and you can see the endemic Yellow Fronted Parrot, Black-headed forest Oriole, Red winged Starling, Abyssinian Woodpecker, Grosbeak Weaver, White checked Trace, spotted creeper, and other forest birds are some of the species we are expecting here. O.N. hotel.
   
Day 8 Early morning drive to the Bale Mountains National Park where you can see different endemic mammals and birds like the Mountain Nyala, Menelik Bushbuck, and Ethiopian Wolf are one of the Ethiopian endemic mammals and the Spot-breasted Plover, Rouge Rail, Abyssinian Catbird, Cinnamon bracken Warbler and White backed Black Tit are some of the bird species can be seen. O.N camping or hotel.
   
Day 9 Drive back to Lake Awassa and you can see different varieties of species, Allen Gallinule, Lesser moorhen, Blue-headed Coucal, Spotted Creeper, Giant Kingfisher, Grey Kestrel, Painted Snipe, Grey headed Kingfisher and Double Toothed Barbet and others. Overnight hotel in Awassa.
   
Day 010 Drive back to Addis Ababa en route visit the Debre Zeit creator Lake for birding in Hora and Bisheftu Lakes. Overnight hotel in Addis.
   
Day 011 Departure.

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