Itinerary:
Day 1: You will arrive to Addis Abeba International Bole Airport, reception ceremony, dinner and drinks. Overnight hotel.
Day 2: Start early scenic drive to the picturesque southern town of Abra Minch. On our way stop by the beautiful Rift Valley lakes, in the Abijata- Shala national park for bird watching photo's and hot lunch. Continue driving to Tiya,an archaeological site of around 40 ancient stela. Overnight in Arba Minch.
Day 3: A morning excursion to visit the Nech Sar National Park-and lake Lake Abaya for wildlife safari. After lunch visit Lake Chamo home to a large number of crocodiles and hippos and zebras, return to hotel.
Day 4: The tour continues today from Arbaminch to Jinka via Konso and key after. The Konso people were the first in Ethiopia to practice farming/agriculture and their system of terracing can still be seen today.Overnight in Jinka for our first night of camping.
Day 5: Onward from Jinka to Mago National Park, in this park lions, elephants, buffalos, giraffe and gazelles can be seen. Further on into the village of the Mursi tribe, great place for photos and back to Mago Park for overnight camping. The Mursi are geographically located in South Omo and number about 5000. They are primarily pastoralists, who move between their wet season range in the lower Tama steppe and their dry season range in the Mursi Hills sector of Mago National Park. Some practice flood retreat cultivation along the Omo River. The Mursi women are known for their clay lip plates.Over night camping.
Day 6: Drive to Omo National Park. The Omo National Park, the largest in the country is a vast expanse of true wilderness and the least visited wildlife sanctuary in Eastern Africa. It is home to Giraffe, Lions, Antelopes. Camping over night.
Day 7: Drive to Turmi via Murule. The Karo and Hammer are friendly, handsome, photogenic people, interrelated by common cultures. Their main practice is cattle herding by which their wealth is measured. They are are also famous for their hairstyles and body painting. Over night camping.
Day 8: Drive to Omorate a small town on the Omo River, visit lake Turkana, shared by both Ethiopia and Kenya overnight camping.
Day 9: Drive back to Turmi and visit the Hamar market and surrounding area, overnight camping.
Day 10: Drive back to Arba minch via Konso, Erbore and Woyito. Meet the interesting Erbore tribe with their unique adornments such of bead necklaces. Enjoy a lunch stop at Woyita and visit the Market where the Tsemai and Erbore people come together to trade amongst themselves. Overnight camping. The Konso are partly pagan with some Christians amongst them. They erect eerie wooden totems replete with phallic symbols over the graves of the dead (it almost seems related to what the Axumites did in the past: the stela of Axum). There are numerous cults based around the breeding and veneration of serpents. The Konso have adopted a complex age grading system. Sacred drums, symbolizing peace and harmony, are circulated from village to village according to a fixed cycle and are beaten in rituals that mark the transition from one age-group to the next.
Day 11: Drive from Arbaminch to Langano with lunch en route. The rest of the day is at your leisure to enjoy swimming and birdwatching at Lake Langano and the surrounding area. Overnight camping.
Day 12: Drive back to Addis Abba, have a traditional Ethiopian farewell dinner, overnight hotel.
Day 13: Departure / Transfer to airport.
Member discount:
10% discount for InfoHub customer. Request a free gift certificate.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Prices based on two person to a room share.
Single person - 200 Euro supplement
Price Includes:
- All Transportation from landing to departure 4x4 land cruisers lc 7 series
- Full Board
- Park and museum fees
- Hotels and lodges
- Spacey Coleman tents and accessories (portable toilets etc)
- Experienced Drivers using latest and best equipment.
- personal cook and camp site setup crew
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Africa
Ethiopia
Local Culture
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