Your flight leaves London Heathrow at 9 pm, flying 8.5 hours overnight to arrive in Ethiopia the following day.

You will be picked up from the airport and start the day gently with coffee and breakfast in the gardens of the Ghion Hotel.

You’ll head out to St George art gallery owned by two sisters and displaying unique art and furniture design. Your first meal is at Addis Ababa’s oldest restaurant where you can try traditional Ethiopian food in a tukul-style restaurant and sample some of the honey wine brewed on-site.

The afternoon is dedicated to all things coffee. You will learn about the history of coffee growing and roasting before tasting Ethiopia’s finest beans. You’ll return to the hotel to rest before dinner and a visit to the African Jazz Village, where you may be lucky enough to see the owner and legendary Ethio-jazz musician Mulatu Astatke.

After a good night’s rest, you’ll take a leisurely stroll around Unity Park, a unique development in the compound of the national palace where you will get an introduction to Ethiopian culture. From yellow rhino statues immersed in green fields to an exhibition of the history of Ethiopia, and the endemic black-maned lion at the zoo.

You’ll enjoy snacks and a light lunch at the park and head to the other side of town for the afternoon. Here you’ll visit Addis Skatepark to see local girls enjoy the free park on a day it is reserved for their use only. You’ll then head to a local women’s social enterprise where you will get introduced to Ethiopian ingredients and have a go at making your own injera, at a cooking experience before sitting down to enjoy a variety of Ethiopian dishes.

In the evening you’ll visit Fendika, a cultural centre that showcases the best of modern Ethiopia. You can get a drink, see the exhibition of modern art and enjoy the live music.

On your last day in Addis, you’ll travel up to the hills around the city. You’ll visit an iconic church in the Entoto Hills before taking a walk through the recently developed natural park shaded by eucalyptus trees. You’ll enjoy lunch in the park before returning by car and a restful few hours in the hotel. In the evening you’ll visit a central light show set to classical and Ethiopian music. You’ll make the most of your last evening in Addis with dinner at a cultural restaurant with music and dancing from around Ethiopia.

On day four you’ll leave Addis and travel an hour and a half south of the city to Bishoftu – a holiday town surrounded by crater lakes. You’ll stay at the beautiful Adulala Resort by Lake Babogaya.

After putting your things at the hotel you’ll head out to visit some of Together We Learn’s sponsored families. Together you’ll share a traditional coffee ceremony with students and mothers where you can get to know the families they support and ask questions about life in Ethiopia.

After lunch by the lake, you’ll spend the afternoon enjoying the facilities, enjoying the swimming pool, kayaking on the lake, or sipping a drink in the sun before a tasty dinner in town to finish the day.

You’ll continue discovering local life in Bishoftu by joining the donkey librarian on his trip to a rural school. You’ll walk with the donkey through villages to a school where you can participate in a reading session with pupils.

You’ll head back into the town on foot to enjoy lunch at the Pyramid Resort. In the afternoon you’ll visit the lively local market full of spices, vegetables and local goods. A relaxing evening ends back at the hotel, enjoying the sunset by the lake.

After Bishoftu, your journey continues south, you’ll travel two hours on a smooth road to the small town of Ziway. A tour of the vineyards introduces you to Ethiopia’s growing wine industry, followed by a tasting of the wines and lunch at a restaurant with beautiful views of the surroundings.

After lunch, you’ll continue down to arrive in good time at Sabana Beach Resort. A little corner of paradise where you can walk around or swim in Lake Langano and enjoy the spa treatments on offer.

You’ll start early in the morning for a day full of walking and stunning scenery. You’ll drive to Abiata Shalla National Park where you will see ostrich, deer and vultures, walk to the highest point to see views over the lakes before driving down to the park hot springs.

You’ll then drive on to Wondo Genet, a little-known area dotted with hot springs and filled with baboons and monkeys in the trees. After a brief stop at the hotel, you’ll walk through the beautiful woodland to a waterfall where you’ll stop for a picnic lunch.

An afternoon walk back to the hotel leaves time to rest in the simple but unique grounds, shared with monkeys and powered by the local hot springs.

Guests who wish to may enjoy an early morning swim in the hotel pool, naturally warmed by the hot spring water. You’ll take a refreshing walk through the nearby woodland to see the steam rising from hot springs in the cool morning air. Breakfast is enjoyed at the hotel before you get back in the car for the drive to Hawassa town.

Arriving at the peaceful town of Hawassa, we have time to rest at the hotel and visit a church before enjoying lunch.

After lunch, you’ll take a boat ride on Lake Hawassa to see the hippos that share the lake. The evening ends with dinner in town before a comfortable night at the lakeside Lewi Resort.

You’ll enjoy a special day out visiting a rural coffee farm and witnessing the process from tree to roaster. The day trip begins with a bumpy journey through the countryside and up the hills to a Cup of Excellence award-winning coffee farm.

You can enjoy the beautiful views as a tour takes you around the farm to see the picking, drying and fermentation processes, right up to the packing.

Of course, you’ll finish the trip with a coffee ceremony to try some of the best beans in Ethiopia.

Today you’ll sit back on a journey through the rift valley, taking in the beautiful scenery as you travel further south to the town of Arba Minch. In the early afternoon, you’ll drive up into the Guge Mountains for a unique experience at the Dorze Village.

Here a guide will take you through the village showing you traditional life including the cultivation of the false banana plant, the beehive tukul, colourful fabrics and, of course, the local spirit – and all the toasts that go with it.

In the evening you’ll drive into Arba Minch to enjoy dinner and a good night’s sleep.

You’ll wake up in the beautiful town of Arba Minch, bordering Nechisar National Park. You’ll head to the park in the morning to enjoy a walk through the park’s woodlands, thick with vines and ancient trees, to the 40 springs after which the town is named.

Guests can visit a local crocodile farm before lunch in town and a boat ride through the surreal vista of Lake Chamo. Branches stick up through the lake’s surface, through which crocodiles swim, as you make your way to the ‘crocodile market’ – a bank where crocs gather to sun themselves at the lake’s edge.

You’ll end the day with your last lakeside sunset and tasty dinner at a local resort.

On your final day, we catch a short flight from Arba Minch airport back to the bustling capital.

After lunch, you’ll be taken on a tour of social enterprises where you can buy gifts that do good. Visit a textile gift shop where you can meet the workers and see how the products are made, and stop off at a basket weaving shop supporting women in difficult circumstances.

A quick stop off at a hotel allows guests to repack and refresh for the late-night flight. You’ll enjoy one last evening at one of Addis’ famous restaurants with live music and dancing from across the county and head to the airport.

After late-night check-in, your flight departs just before 1 am. A night flight later you arrive back in London at 7 am.