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4 days
Easy
Addis AbabaCultural
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.
Curated Experiences
Popular Group Tours
Itineraries designed with intentionality — for groups who seek depth over distance.
9 days
Moderate
Addis AbabaCultural
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.
5 days
Easy
Addis AbabaCultural
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.
4 days
Easy
Addis AbabaCultural
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.
3 days
Moderate
BishoftuCultural
Irreecha
Crowds in white carry fresh grass and yellow daisies to the water, giving thanks for the end of the rains.
4 days
Easy
Addis AbabaCultural
Fasika: Ethiopian Easter
Good Friday prostrations in white, a candlelit vigil, and the first meal after a 55-day fast.
5 days
Easy
Addis AbabaCultural
Enkutatash: Ethiopian New Year
The rains end, yellow daisies cover the hills, and on 12 September 2027 Ethiopia begins the year 2020.
6 days
Moderate
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Genna in Lalibela
On Christmas morning, priests in white line the rim above Bete Maryam and answer the chant rising from the courtyard below.
6 days
Easy
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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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