Ethiopian Epiphany -Timket: January 17-19: In January we attend Timkat, the most important festival in the calendar, which celebrates Epiphany. The origin of this feast dates back over 1000 years and is now one of the country's largest festivals and commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River. The festival typically last for 3 days long and begins on the eve of Timket with a reenactment of the baptism.

This itinerary is the best of  Ethiopian destinations. Bahirdar, Gondar, the Simien mountains, and Lalibela's rock-hewn churches are some of Christianity's most beautiful places of worship. The Omo Valley, with its typical African environment, is mostly interesting because of the wide range of peoples that inhabit it, including the Mursi, Karo, Banna, Dizi, Hamer and Bodi. 

Ethiopia’s wildlife is as eclectic and enchanting as the landscape. Black-maned lions roam through fairytale forests under the shelter of giant fig trees draped with moss and lichen. Endangered wolves slink between rocks on mountain plateaus, hunting giant mole-rats. And, on the cliff-top meadows of the Simien Mountains, huge troops of endemic gelada monkeys graze, preen, and play.

This comprehensive program showcases the full spectrum of Ethiopia's magnificent natural landscape and intriguing cultural history. Overnight in Addis Ababa before flying to Bahir Dar, the base for exploring the monasteries of Lake Tana and visiting the Blue Nile Falls and Gondar and Lalibela Rock Hewn Churches.