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Harar
Inside Harar Jugol, narrow lanes, courtyard homes, markets and sacred sites form an intensely lived historic city.
Regional collection
Eastern Ethiopia tours
Harar's walled lanes, Dire Dawa and the Awash River country.
Destinations
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Dire Dawa
Dire Dawa's railway-era plan, markets and warm lowland atmosphere make it more than a transit point on the way to Harar.
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Awash National Park
Awash combines dry savannah, volcanic landforms, river gorge and birdlife within reach of Addis Ababa and the eastern route.
Journeys
5 ways into Eastern Ethiopia.
6 days · Moderate
tailor made · private tours
The Eastern Cities & Awash
A compact eastward journey from volcanic savannah to Dire Dawa's railway streets and the intimate lanes of Harar Jugol.
From US$1,550 per person sharing
historic cultural
4 days · Moderate
tailor made · private tours
Harar Behind the Gates
A long private weekend that gives Harar's lanes, homes, markets and food the attention they deserve, with Dire Dawa as more than an airport stop.
From US$1,000 per person sharing
short tours
8 days · Moderate
tailor made · private tours
Birds & City Walls of the East
An eight-day pairing of Awash field mornings with Harar's human-scale architecture, designed for travellers who want natural history and culture in equal measure.
From US$2,050 per person sharing
wildlife birding
14 days · Active
tailor made · private tours
Ethiopia's Endemic Birding Arc
Fourteen days across the Rift, Bale and Awash for dedicated birders who value habitat, careful records and a route that can change with current field intelligence.
From US$3,450 per person sharing
wildlife birding
16 days · Moderate
tailor made · private tours
The Private Ethiopia Signature
Sixteen privately guided days combining the north, Bale, the southern lakes and Harar with the strongest practical accommodation and a deliberately selective pace.
From US$4,750 per person sharing
luxury private