Drive down south to the Rift Valley, distance is about 280 km from Addis Ababa or 4 hours drive. Passing through Debre Zeit, and by the lakes of Koka, Zeway, Langano, Abiata and Shalla. A short distance from Shashemene is the town of Awassa, capital of the southern region. We will check into Hotel, situated on the shores of the lake. Awaasa with its mountainous background is one of Ethiopia’s most beautiful lakes and is home to a huge population of birds, and walking along the shores one can also see hippo. Walking along the shores one can also see hippo. Colobus and Vervet monkeys and baboons are common in the hotel grounds Boats can be hired on the lake, and it is a great way to spend an afternoon, among the fishermen and watching the antics of the malachite kingfisher and other water birds. There, Lunch and dinner at the hotel.

Bird Watchers may like to take an early morning trip to the (so-called) “fish market,” and get really close to a variety of species that are very used to human company Lake Otherwise we will spend the morning relaxing in the hotel grounds, along the shores of the lake or on a boat. Lunch at the hotel, and set back to Addis Ababa mid-Afternoon.