4000 year old cave paintings, the Mursi tribe of the Omo Valley, the 'hyena man' of Harar, the Royal Necropolis of Meroë, former British, French & Italian colonial cities and towns – some thriving, others now crumbling – plus a salt-lake 153m below sea level and a Rift Valley volcano are some of the many highlights of "The Horn of Africa" tour by Far Horizons, departing January 24 next year.
Along the way are archaeological sites, museums, gold markets, uniquely colourful village communities, national parks, natural springs, an underground rock-hewn church, a visit to desert nomads followed by a picnic in the desert, a boat ride to the confluence of the White and Blue Nile, a British colonial hilltop retreat, the famed Rift Valley, ancient tombs, a steam train ride, and 2,400 year old hilltop pyramids.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS: In Djibouti there's a visit to the Khalifa's house with its small museum to the charismatic Mahdi who defeated the British in 1885, the Presidential Palace where Britain's General Gordon was beheaded the same year, and the house of Lord Kitchener during his campaign against the Mahdi.