Pick up from the hotel is at 7.30, and we then set off on the southeast, turning east at Mojo. We turn off the main road before Nazareth for the hot springs resort of Sodere, which lies along the Awash River. There is a large naturally heated swimming pool, and a number of smaller pools throughout the grounds of the resort. Vervet monkeys and baboons are common in the resort, and visitors can see crocodiles basking along the banks of the Awash River. The forests, which fringe the river, are also good for birds.

Lunch will be taken at the resort, and we will set off back to Addis Ababa around 4.00 PM, arriving early evening.