Day 1: Arrival at Addis Ababa

An agent of World Travel & Tour will welcome you at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport and transfer to hotel. Overnight stay in Ghion hotel.

Day 2: Drive to Debre Libanos via Sululta plain

An early morning start we drive to the Sululta Plain with short grassland habitat searching for unique birds such as White-backed Black Tit, Blue-winged Goose, Wattled Ibis, Ethiopian Siskin, Ethiopian Cisticola, White-collared Pigeon, Abyssinian Long claw, Erlanger’s Lark, Tawny Eagle, Cattle Egret and Yellow-billed Duck.

Overnight stay in Ethio-German Lodge nearby the so called Portuguese Bridge.

Day 3: Drive to Bishoftu

After late breakfast we drive towards Bishoftu South of Addis towards fascinating Crater Lakes such as Lake Chalalaka, an important shallow lake for migratory waders and significant numbers of Cranes, Marabou storks and Cormorants.

Lake Hora a fresh water lake holding Little Grebe, Pelican, Malachite Kingfisher, Little Bee-eater, Black-billed Barbet, African Paradise Flycatcher, Masked weaver and Starlings.

Overnight stay in Dreamland Hotel with an excellent view of Lake Bishoftu.

Day 4: Drive to Bale Mountains

Today we drive to Bale Mountains found on the other side of the Great Rift Valley looking for Rouget’s Rail, Thick-billed Raven, Abyssinian Catbird, Abyssinian Slaty-flycatcher, Chestnut-napped Francolin, Moorland Francolin, Abyssinian Ground Thrush and others. The remnant of Ruddy Shell-ducks and Wattled Cranes are also found here.

The northern dry forest around Dinsho is known for exceptional wild animals including Mountain Nyala, Menelik’s Bushbuck, Bohor Reedbuck, Warthog and Bush Duiker. Overnight stay in Wabe Shebelle Goba.

Day 5: Excursion to Sanati Plateu

Today we drive beyond Goba we enter typical timberline habitats of Juniper and Hagenia Abyssinica driving up Africa's highest all weather roads to 4,100 meters above sea level where we enter the 10,000 square kilometers Sanate plateau with its chain of tiny terrains. In this strange and fascinating afro-alpine climate we will find the rare Ethiopian Wolf, Starck’s Hare and Giant Mole-rat.

Then the road drops suddenly on the Harenna forests leeside with its wet forest and fantastic view points, through a series of dizzying hairpin bends, as it zigzags down to the lowland town of Dolo-mena. In the afternoon we drive back to Goba looking for birds and animals we missed earlier on. Overnight stay in the same hotel.

Day 6: Excursion to Sof Omar Caves

Today we drive to the Sof Omar Caves on the eastern edge of Bale Mountains maybe the world’s most spectacular and extensive underground system carved by the Web River into the limestone that line it.

Web River gorge and cliffs with its bushes support the endemic Salvadori’s Seedeater, Bristle-crowned Starling, Swifts and Swallows and many more. Overnight stay in the same hotel

Day 7: Drive to Negelle Borena

Today we continue through Sanate Plateau, undisturbed natural forest of Harena, Genale River basin towards the Borena diverse ecosystem looking for African White-winged Dove, Juba Weaver, Ruspoli’s Turaco, Sidamo Lark, Stresemann’s Bush-crow, White-tailed Swallow, Golden Breasted Starling, Vulturine Guinea fowl, Red-napped Shrike, Rosy-patched Bush-shrike and Striped Swallows to name a few. Overnight stay in local hotel in Negelle Borena

Day 8: One more birding around Negelle Borena

Dawn excursion to Hara-kalo and Wadera dry river valleys to search for a remarkable bird called Prince Ruspoli’s Turaco. Overnight stay in local hotel in Negelle Borena.

Day 9: Drive to Yabelo

Today we proceed birding en route to the town of Yabelo an important junction town in the middle of the red sandstone landscape with many large termite mounds. This mosaic arid land is home to several spectacular birds notably the charismatic Stresemann's Bush-crow, White-tailed Swallow, Vulturine Guinea fowl, Yellow-naked Spur fowl, White-crowned Starling and many more. Overnight stay in Yabelo Motel

Day 10: Drive to Yiregalm, Aregash Lodge

Today we drive to the Yirgalem area through typical southern highland forest. Arriving at the Aregash Lodge compound we search the grounds for Great Sparrow hawk, African Hawk-eagle, Tambourine Dove, Silvery-cheeked Hornbill, Mountain Thrush, Battis, Shrikes and more.

Overnight stay in Aregash Eco-lodge.

Day 11: Drive back to Addis Ababa

Leaving after a late breakfast we arrive in Addis late afternoon and we will have a farewell dinner before departing for the airport.