Departs 17 Jan
Popular 4 days, 3 nights Cultural
Addis Ababa
Timket in Addis Ababa
Walk beside the tabots to Jan Meda on the eve, then stand in the crowd at dawn as the blessed water falls.
Tours
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Departs 26 Dec
9 days, 8 nights Cultural
Addis Ababa
Christmas and New Year in Ethiopia
The week between the holidays in the Omo Valley and walled Harar, with New Year’s Eve dinner back in Addis Ababa.
Departs 25 Sep
5 days, 4 nights Cultural
Addis Ababa
Meskel in Addis Ababa
A tower of poles and yellow daisies burns at dusk in Meskel Square; next morning its ash marks foreheads across the city.
Departs 05 Jan
4 days, 3 nights Cultural
Addis Ababa
Genna in Addis Ababa
Candles, white shawls and Ge’ez chant through the night of 6 January, then a doro wat feast that ends a 43-day fast.
Departs 01 Oct
3 days, 2 nights Cultural
Bishoftu
Irreecha
Crowds in white carry fresh grass and yellow daisies to the water, giving thanks for the end of the rains.
Departs 29 Apr
4 days, 3 nights Cultural
Addis Ababa
Fasika: Ethiopian Easter
Good Friday prostrations in white, a candlelit vigil, and the first meal after a 55-day fast.
Departs 09 Sep
5 days, 4 nights Cultural
Addis Ababa
Enkutatash: Ethiopian New Year
The rains end, yellow daisies cover the hills, and on 12 September 2027 Ethiopia begins the year 2020.
Length 06 days
Paused
Cultural
Lalibela
Genna in Lalibela
On Christmas morning, priests in white line the rim above Bete Maryam and answer the chant rising from the courtyard below.
Length 06 days
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Cultural
Gondar
Timket in Gondar
Follow the tabots to Fasilides’ Bath on the eve, then watch the bishop bless the pool and young men leap in.
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