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Africa Hash 2011 PRE and POST Tours “UPDATE”
Listed below are the currently available trips – if you haven’t booked already, please get onto it! Contact Gobaz Tours:
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for more information. You can join the organised trips below, or individualised itineraries can be arranged for you.
PRE AFRICA HASH
Ancient Aksum and the Gheralta Cluster
To see monasteries and ancient stelae set in amazing scenery in the far north of Ethiopia
6 day/5 night 9-14 May
Two people have signed up for an individual tour at a different price. Open for others to join. Contact
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l for more information.
EASTERN ESCAPADE – 4 days/3 nights - People, animals and scenery galore
Drive through contrasting dry, flat and arid lands to volcanoes and lush green valleys. Spend the night in a National Park and check out the wildlife and abundance of birds. Along the way, see camels and the Afar people with their distinct Afro hairstyles. The walled city of Harar is only 1 sq km but has 99 Mosques. Next to Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem, Harar is regarded as one of the Holiest cities of the Muslim world. Whitewashed walls and cobbled paths lead to traders of many goods including spice, coffee, needle and canework and beautiful bright fabrics making interesting photography. In the evening, there’s a man feeding hyenas. You may wish to visit the Harar beer factory. Soak in hot mineral pools before returning to Addis.
TRIBAL AFFAIRS –7 day/6 night – Tribes, culture and nature - 28 April to 4 May
There are more than 80 Ethnic Groups in Ethiopia, and more than 120 dialects. In the Omo Valley in Southern Ethiopia, it’s easy to see many tribes in just a few days. It’s an amazing experience to visit some of the tribes in their own villages and to wander amongst them on Market Days. It’s colourful, interesting and intriguing. Stay the night in traditional woven bamboo huts (up to 12m high) in Dorze Village (3000m above sea leavel). See locals spinning and weaving cotton. Along the road check out the stalls with brightly coloured hats, scarves and traditional white cotton wraps (shama and gabi). See how the false banana is prepared for use (enset) and be entertained around a campfire with traditional dancing and singing.
POST AFRICA HASH
SIMIEN MOUNTAINS – Trekking at Altitude - 8 day/7 night - Monday 9 May - Monday 16 May
Take it all in! Extraordinary scenery, jagged mountains, huge gorges, endemic fauna and flora. Trekking from Sankaber to Chenek with guides, mules and cook, experience the heights of the Simien National Park. Stunning views and abundance of birdlife including Lammergeyers (Bearded Vultures). Endemic Ghelada baboons, Walia Ibex and Simien Fox. Complete the trip visiting 17th Century Royal Enclosure in Gondar. Includes Africa Hash 2011 Post Amble Run at Tissisat Falls, organised by the Addis Ababa Hash House Harriers
NORTHERN HIGHLIGHTS – with Scenery PLUS - 8 day/7 nights - Monday 9 May to Monday 16 May
Exploring the historical sites of the North including Gondar, Simien National Park, Aksum and Lalibela. Includes Africa Hash 2011 Post Amble Run at Tissisat Falls, organised by the Addis Ababa Hash House Harriers
The BLUE NILE and Lake Tana - 4 day/3 night - Monday 9 May to Thursday 12 May
The largest lake in Ethiopia, source of the Blue Nile, Island Monasteries and the Blue Nile Gorge. Includes Africa Hash 2011 Post Amble Run at Tissisat Falls, organised by the Addis Ababa Hash House Harriers |
