16 Days & 15 Nights
Duration
12+
Age
Birding, Trekking
Activities
Addis Ababa, Awash, Bale Mountains, Harar, Konso Villages, Omo Valley
Attraction
Bale mountain national park is located 400km southeast of Addis Ababa; Bale Mountains National Park contains a spectacularly diverse landscape. The high altitude, afro-mount Sanetti Plateau rises to over 4,000m and includes the highest peak in the southern Ethiopia highlands.
Southern Ethiopia Tours is the unparalleled specialist for authentic trips in Southern Ethiopia. If you are looking to immerse yourself in the spectacular landscapes of the OMO valley and meet the most indigenous tribes such as the Mursi and the Hamer, then Southern Ethiopia Tours is the perfect choice to travel with. Highly educated and trustworthy guides will make your stay an experience of a lifetime.
Zagol Ethiopia tours invite you to discovers the beautiful peoples of the southern Ethiopia, in this amazing region we do have so much more things to discover, specially, culture and tradition.
Additional information
| Location | Addis Ababa, Axum, Tigray, Bahir Dar, Amhara, Debre Damo, Tigray, Geralta, Tigray, Gondar, Amhara, Lalibela, Wollo |
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Day 01. ADDIS ABABA
Arrival in Addis Ababa. Bola international airport Welcoming and Meet the guide at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. Rest until. Afternoon, then tour of Addis. Ababa the national museum or the home of the oldest human kind fossil of LUCY and Entota mountain O/N htl
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Day 02. BALE MOUNTAINS
We drive to the Bale Mountains, via Sodore, admiring Awash River, a bath in the hot water swimming pool and lunch. Will be in Adama, continue driving via Asela to the Bale National park. O/N camping Dinsho or a hotel.
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Day 03. BALE MOUNTAINS
View of spectacular fauna & flora at the Bale Mountains. Morning drive & walk at Sanete plateau, with afro-alpine vegetable & the chance to spot the endemic Semien fox. After a lunch box, drive to the Tuludimtu forest for very nice views, different flora and the chance to spot the endemic Mountain Nyala. Dinner & O/N camping Harena forest
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Day 04. BALE MOUNTAINS- OROMO PEOPLE
We precede admiring very nice views and crossing the forest, and then visiting Oromo people villages (Oromo Sidamo & Oromo Bale) & their way of life. O/N camping Dolo.
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Day 05. BORENA PEOPLE
Visiting Oromo people we reach Borena people & villages. Visit one village with particular traditions. Then proceed driving to Yabelo. O/N chosen hotel in Yabelo or camping at ElSod, on top of the crater.
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Day 06. ELSOD CRATER, SINGING WELLS, KONSO PEOPLE
Early morning, around 6 am, we walk to the crater, to admire Borena people extracting salt from a marshy lake. When walking back to the crater, have breakfast. Visit singing wells around Elsod. Then we drive to Yabelo & have lunch box on the way. Proceed to Konso and visit one village. O/N Kanta lodge or camping near to the king palace. In this case we have the chance to see the chief’s village and palace.
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Day 07. KEYAFER THURSDAY MARKET, JINKA, ARI PEOPLE, MURSI PEOPLE
We proceed to the Weyto river valley. Try to combine the program to be in Thursday to admire the KeyAfer market (of Tsemay & Erbore people). We proceed to Jinka admiring Ari people, & proceed to the Mago National park. Crossing the Neri River we reach the Mursi people village of Elwoha. O/N camping. or hotel
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Day 08. MURSI & BODY PEOPLE
Full day for Mursi & Body people visiting their villages & culture, way of life & culture. With luck we look for the donga game (August, September & October). If time permits make a game drive in the late afternoon on the high mountains of the Mago park. O/N camping Elwoha.
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Day 09. MUGUJI PEOPLE
We cross the Mago National park & proceed for the Muguji people & villages. With luck we’ll visit in the evening one of their dances. O/N camping
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Day 10. KARO, NYANGATOM, HAMMER PEOPLE
Visiting Karo people villages of Lubuk or Duss & Kortcho. Proceed the to the Nyangatom (Bume) people crossing Omo river, at Kangate. Visit one of their villages, with very interesting cultures. Drive then to the Hamer people. O/N Chosen Hotel in Turmi
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Day 11. HAMER PEOPLE & VISIT TURMI MARKET
Full day visit Hamer people and villages. Walk to a Hamer village; then proceed to the Monday market of Hamer, Karo & Dassanech people. With luck visit one of the Hamer people marriage ceremonies with the bull jumping. And with luck the evening a Hamer people dance: the Evangadi. O/N Evangadi lodge
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Day 12. DASSANECH PEOPLE & VISIT TURKANA LAKE
We proceed to Omorate village, where we’ll visit Dassanech people. Then drive to the Turkana lake, visiting Incoreana people. Back late afternoon to Turmi. O/N choosing lodge
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Day 13. POPOLI ERBORE- ARBAMINCH
Visit Erbore people & villages, and proceed to Arbaminch. O/N choosing hotel
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Day 14. LAGO CHAMO E PARCO DEL NETCH SAR
Morning drive to lake Chamo and then make a boat trip admiring crocodiles (the biggest in Africa with length over 7 meters), hippos and birds. Reach the other side of the lake and walk to the Netch Sar park. Visit many animals, as Swaynes Hartbeest, lesser kudu, zebras, birds & more. Reach the mountain top (“Yesghier dildi”, which means mountain of paradise) with spectacular view over Chamo & Abaya lakes and the Netch Sar park. Have lunch. Then come same way back; or the cars can reach you at the park and drive back. O/N Swaynes htl
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Day 15. DORZE PEOPLE- LAKE LANGANO
Drive to the Dorze people, admiring their villages, and particular way of life and houses. And very nice views. Lunch box. Drive then to the Rift Valley of Langano. Dinner & ON Wenney ecolodge
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Day 16. LANGANO LAKE, ZEWAY, TIYA & ADADI MARIAM- ADDIS ABABA
Relax at Langano. Possibility of trekking to Munessa forest, birdwatching, horseriding, cycling, fishing, swimming & more. Lunch. Drive then to Zway lake, Tiya steles & Adadi Mariam church. Reach late afternoon Addis Ababa. Ones in Addis, short visit of the Mercato, biggest open air market in Africa. Dinner in traditional restaurant with folkloristic dances. Then transfer airport for departure.
Tour Reviews
One of the amazing place I have discovered in my touring to Ethiopi last month and I truly recommend to any one who have a plan to do a trip to Ethiopia. Zagol Ethiopia tours is un expert of this kind of tours in the country. Contact zagol Ethiopia tours teams.
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