AECONS Safaris

Ethiopia

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$820/pp

3 days / 2 nights

Cultural & Heritage Easy

Blue Nile Falls + Bahir Dar — 3 Days

Tis Abay's 45-metre thunder + Lake Tana's 14th-century island monasteries.

✓Return domestic flights Addis Ababa ↔ Bahir Dar
✓2 nights accommodation in a full-board lakeside hotel in Bahir Dar
✓All meals as specified in the itinerary (breakfasts, lunches, dinners)

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Birding & Photography Easy

Yabelo Endemic Birding — 3 Days

The only place on Earth for the Stresemann's bush-crow + the white-tailed swallow.

✓Private 4x4 safari vehicle with fuel for all ground transfers
✓Specialist birding guide with optics and bird checklist
✓2 nights full-board accommodation at Yabelo Motel

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Mountain & Summit Trekking Challenging

Mount Karisimbi Summit Trek — 3 Days

Rwanda's highest peak at 4,507 m — frosty summit + Virunga volcano panoramas.

✓4×4 transfers Kigali ↔ Kinigi (both ways)
✓Volcanoes National Park entry fees
✓Mandatory armed ranger escort throughout the trek

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Mountain & Summit Trekking Moderate

Mount Bisoke Day Hike — 2 Days

3,711 m volcano with a crater lake on top — Volcanoes NP's best one-day trek.

✓Return 4×4 transfers Kigali – Musanze – Kigali
✓Volcanoes National Park hiking fees
✓Certified English-speaking ranger escort throughout the trek

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Gorilla & Primate Trekking Easy

Golden Monkey + Batwa Cultural — 2 Days

Track golden monkeys in Volcanoes NP + visit the Batwa community — a perfect gorilla add-on.

✓Return road transfers Kigali – Musanze – Kigali in a private 4x4 vehicle
✓1 night full-board accommodation in Musanze (dinner, breakfast, and lunch included)
✓Golden monkey tracking permit (USD 100 per person, included in the tour price)

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Wildlife Safaris Easy

Lake Manyara + Tarangire Short Safari — 3 Days

Tree-climbing lions + baobab country + elephant superherds — a quick Tanzania starter.

✓Safari in a customised 4×4 Toyota Land Cruiser with pop-up roof hatch and charging points
✓Professional English-speaking driver-guide with Tanzania Wildlife Authority certification
✓2 nights accommodation on full-board basis (breakfast, lunch and dinner)

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Gorilla & Primate Trekking Moderate

Gombe Chimpanzees + Lake Tanganyika — 3 Days

Jane Goodall's Gombe — 50+ habituated chimps in East Africa's smallest national park.

✓Return flights Arusha – Kigoma (scheduled or charter)
✓Return boat transfer Kigoma – Gombe Stream (approx. 2 hours each way)
✓2 nights full-board accommodation at Gombe Forest Lodge

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Cultural & Heritage Easy

Zanzibar Stone Town & Spice — 3 Days

UNESCO Stone Town + spice farm tour + sunset dhow — the cultural heart of Zanzibar.

✓Return airport transfers (Zanzibar Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Stone Town hotel)
✓2 nights accommodation in a boutique Stone Town heritage hotel on a half-board basis (breakfast and dinner)
✓Guided Stone Town walking tour covering the Old Fort, House of Wonders, slave market memorial, Freddie Mercury birthplace, and Forodhani Gardens

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Adventure & Active Easy

Usambara Mountains Soft Hiking — 3 Days

Lushoto highlands — Irente Viewpoint, Sambaa homestays, coffee country.

✓Return road transfers Arusha – Lushoto – Arusha in a private 4x4 vehicle
✓2 nights accommodation at a Lushoto guesthouse or community homestay on half-board basis
✓Breakfast and dinner on all nights; packed lunches on hiking days

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Cultural & Heritage Easy

Kilwa Kisiwani UNESCO Heritage — 2 Days

Dhow across to medieval Swahili Africa's richest trading port.

✓Return road transfers Dar es Salaam – Kilwa Masoko (approximately 8 hrs each way)
✓1 night accommodation at a Kilwa Masoko guesthouse lodge (en-suite, twin/double sharing)
✓Dhow crossing to Kilwa Kisiwani island

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Wildlife Safaris Easy

Mikumi Quick Safari from Dar — 3 Days

Tanzania's most accessible safari — 'Serengeti-lite' within a 5-hour drive of Dar es Salaam.

✓Return road transfer Dar es Salaam – Mikumi in a 4×4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof
✓Professional English-speaking driver-guide throughout
✓2 nights accommodation at a full-board park lodge inside or adjacent to Mikumi National Park

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Cultural & Heritage Easy

Lake Eyasi Hadzabe & Datoga Cultural — 3 Days

Hunt at dawn with the Hadzabe and visit Datoga blacksmiths near Lake Eyasi.

✓Return road transfers Arusha – Lake Eyasi – Arusha in a 4×4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof
✓2 nights full-board accommodation at a lakeside camp or lodge
✓English-speaking driver-guide throughout

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