Travels

OMO VALLEY

11 days and 10 nights Jinka, Mago National park, Karo 01. SUN. Start tour in Addis Ababa. Afternoon (14:...
15 days and 14 nights Bale mountains, Oromo, Borena 01. Start tour in Addis Ababa. Morning free. After...
16 days and 15 nights 01 - GTL 300. OMO VALLEY Omo Valley. A real experience whtin nature and people 1: Addis AbabaArrival Addis Ababa. Meet the guide ...
11 days and 10 nights 02 - GLT 310. OMO VALLEY Rift Valley and Turmi 1: Addis AbabaWe suggest start on SUN. Beginning o...
14 days and 13 nights 03 - GLT 302. OMO VALLEY GLT 302. Omo Valley, Mago National park, Turmi, Yabelo 1: Addis AbabaWe suggest start on SUN. Beginning o...
15 days and 14 nights ETHIOPIA, ETHNIC ROUTE GLT 312. Omo Valley: Arbaminch, Turmi, Karo, Mursi and Yabelo 1: Addis AbabaArrive Addis Ababa and afternoon cit...
22 days and 21 nights ETHIOPIA, OMO RIVER GLT 307. Surma People cross-Omo park and river, Omo Valley 1: Addis AbabaArrive Addis Ababa2: JimmaDrive Jimm...
22 days and 21 nights ETHIOPIA, OMO VALLEY GLT 308. Surma people and Omo Valley 1: Addis AbabaArrive Addis Ababa2: JimmaDrive Jimm...
20 days and 19 nights ETHIOPIA, OMO VALLEY GLT 309. Omo Valley whith some extras 1: Addis AbabaArrive Addis Ababa. O/N Hotel.2: Lan...
12 days and 11 nights ETHIOPIA, OMO VALLEY GLT 309. Omo Valley without camping 1: Addis AbabaArrive Addis Ababa.2: LanganoDrive t...
15 days and 14 nights ETHIOPIA, SOUTH GLT 301. Omo Valley, Arba-Minch, Mago National Park 1: Addis AbabaArrival Addis Ababa.2: Abyata, Shala...
18 days and 17 nights ETHIOPIA, SOUTH & SOUTH WESTERN GLT 304. Bale National Park, ElSod Creater, Konso, Arbaminch, and the Rift Valley Lakes 1: Addis AbabaArrive Addis Ababa.2: Bale GobaAddis...
19 days and 18 nights ETHIOPIA, SURMA REGION GLT 305. Nekemte, Gamgela Tum, Kibish and Jimma 1: Addis AbabaArrival Addis Ababa.2: Addis Ababa -...
20 days and 19 nights ETHIOPIA, SURMA REGION GLT 306. Surma Trekking 1: Addis AbabaArrival at Addis Ababa.2: JimmaDrive...
11 days and 10 nights OMO VALLEY 11 days 01. WED. Arrival in Addis Ababa. Transfer to the c...
16 days and 15 nights OMO VALLEY 16 days 01. FRI. Arrival in Addis Ababa. Transfer to the chosen hotel. Have a free morning. Afternoon (1400 hrs from the hotel) tour of the capital: visit Entoto mountain with views over the capital, the National & the Ethnographic museums, St George church and the Mercato, biggest open air market in Africa. Meals free. ON (overnight) hotel. 02. Drive to Awasa Rift Valley lake. Make a stop to the Tiya steles and then Zway Rift Valley lake for many birds. Reach Langano Rift valley lake for your lunch or a break (lunch can be in Zway or Langano). Continue to Awasa for a relaxing late afternoon walk at the shore of the lake or optional boat trip (by clients). Lunch on the way; dinner and ON hotel in Awasa. 03. Early morning visit the fish market. Then proceed to Yabelo, visiting on the way the Guji & Sidama people, their villages, very nice views and coffee plantations. Lunch on the way; dinner and ON hotel Yabelo 04. Early morning drive about 1 hour + 45 minutes walk to ElSod crater where Borena men extract salt from a marshy lake by hand & sticks. The salt is used for their cattle. Visit then the singing wells where the Borena men pass to each other the water and doing this hard work they sing. If time permits visit also 1 Borena people village. Drive then to the Konso people region. Lunch on the way; dinner and ON hotel Konso. 05. TUE. Morning visit a Konso people village to understand their culture and way of life, famous for their terracing agriculture and traditions. Then drive to Jinka, admiring on the way the Derase, Tsemay, Ari & Bena people + very attractive views. Before reaching Jinka visit the colorful Arkisha village market of Ari & Benna. Lunch on the way; dinner and ON hotel in Jinka. 06. Enter into the Mago National park and admiring mammals & birds proceed the Mursi people and their villages. Here for beauty women use to put round plates into their lips while men have different scarifications all over their body. Visit their villages and culture. Then afternoon drive back to Jinka. If time permits visit the very interesting ethnographic museum in Jinka. Lunch on the way. Dinner & ON hotel in Jinka. 07. THU. Morning visit an Ari people village. Then proceed to KeyAfer village and being Thursday visit the colorful market of Tsemay and Erbore people. Proceed to Turmi and the Evangadi lodge. Ones here you can walk some minutes to visit a Hammer people village. Lunch on the way. Dinner & ON Turmi at the Evangadi lodge (in bungalows or camping. Pls pass us your choice) http://www.greenlandtoursandhotels.com/evangadi/ 08. Morning drive to the Nyangatom people crossing the Omo river with small boats at Kangate. Walk to the villages & visit this other very interesting tribe of the Omo. Then back to Kangate, meet the vehicles and drive about 1 hr to visit the Karo people, for their very interesting decoration, scarification all over their body and culture. From Kortcho village you’ll enjoy also a spectacular view over the Omo river. Late afternoon drive back to Turmi, visiting the Hamer people. Lunch on the way; dinner & ON Turmi Evangadi lodge 09. SAT. Morning visit Hammer people & then drive to Dimeka village to admire the very colorful Hamer, Karo and Dassanech people market. Back to Turmi for the Hammer people and villages. One of these days with luck we’ll try also to participate to the Hammer marriage ceremonies, with different activities as the bull jumping; and in the evening the Evangadi dance. Lunch on the way, dinner & ON Evangadi lodge. 10. SUN. Drive to Omorate, at bank of Omo river, to visit the Dassanech people and their villages. Visit also the Dassanech & Nyangatom very colorful market. Afternoon back to Turmi to relax & time with the Hammer people. Lunch on the way, dinner & ON Evangadi lodge. 11. MON. Drive to Erbore to visit their villages and culture; are another very interesting tribe of the Omo. Then proceed to the Weyto valley and to Gato, to visit the very colorful Konso & Derase people market. After this drive to Arbaminch. Lunch on the way, dinner & ON Arbaminch Swaynes hotel. http://www.greenlandtoursandhotels.com/swaynes/ 12. TUE. Drive to Chencha mountains to visit the Dorze people, with their unique culture, houses and traditions. Are famous for their elephant trunk shape houses and their cultivation of the false banana, from which root their extract the Kotcho, which is their traditional bread. Being Tuesday visit the very colorful Dorze people market at Chencha village. Optional can make an excursion walking at Maze mountain. Late afternoon drive back to Arbaminch. Lunch on the way; dinner & ON Arbaminch Swaynes hotel. 13. Morning drive to the Netch Sar National park to see spectacular views & animals as the endemic Swaynes Hartebeest, zebras & other. Afternoon make a boat excursion on Chamo lake to admire the biggest crocodiles in Africa (reach 6 meters of length), hippos and birds. Meals & ON Arbaminch Swaynes hotel 14. Drive to the very nice Ajura falls for a very nice lunch stop. Then proceed to the Adiya people villages and visit their traditions. Drive finally to Hosana town. Lunch on the way; dinner & ON hotel in Hosana. 15. Drive to the Guraghe people village. Then proceed to Woliso. Relax at the swimming pool. Optional horse riding and other activities are available. Meals and ON Woliso Negash lodge. 16. SAT. Drive to Wonchi crater and walk down to the lake for spectacular views. Afternoon proceed to Addis Ababa. Lunch on the way, dinner in a traditional restaurant with folkloristic dances. After dinner transfer to the airport for departure ...
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14 days and 13 nights MESKEL festival at GURAGHE The Meskel Festival is one of the most colorful festivals celebrated in Ethiopia for more than 1600 years. Meskel always have been celebrated in a beautiful weather at the end of the rain season, with a lot of dancing, feasting and lighting a massive bonfire to commemorate the discovery of the true cross on which Jesus Christ has been crucified. This festival tour provides a traveler with a practical image of the 3000 years historical mysteries and living historical facts and monuments of Ethiopia including the steles of Axum, the temple of Yeha, Palace of Queen of Sheba, the amazing rock-hewn churches of Lalibela and more. Join us on this journey of discovery as we witness an ancient African culture and civilization. Tue 23 Sep Day 01 ADDISIn the morning arrive in Ad...
14 days and 13 nights MESKEL festival at DORZE (GAMO people) The Meskel Festival is one of the most colorful festivals celebrated in Ethiopia for more than 1600 years. Meskel always have been celebrated in a beautiful weather at the end of the rain season, with a lot of dancing, feasting and lighting a massive bonfire to commemorate the discovery of the true cross on which Jesus Christ has been crucified. This festival tour provides a traveler with a practical image of the 3000 years historical mysteries and living historical facts and monuments of Ethiopia including the steles of Axum, the temple of Yeha, Palace of Queen of Sheba, the amazing rock-hewn churches of Lalibela and more. Join us on this journey of discovery as we witness an ancient African culture and civilization. Sat 20 Sep Day 01 ADDISIn the morning arrive in Ad...
16 days and 15 nights MESKEL festival at JINKA Sat 20 Sep Day 01 ADDIS In the morning arrive in Addis Ababa transfer to hotel. In the afternoon at 14:00 visit city tour of the capital including Entoto Mountains with very nice view over the capital and church of St Mary with adjacent museum of imperial objects. Then back to the city, for the National Archaeological museum; Ethnological Museum (Haile Selassie’s Jubilee Palace) at Addis Ababa University, St. George’s Cathedral where Haile Selassie was crowned with Statue in Addis Ababa of Abun Petros, an Ethiopia bishop martyred by the Italian fascists in 1936 and Meneilk the Statue and different historical monuments, visit the Mercato, biggest open air market in Africa. Sun 21 Sep Day 02 ADDIS - ARBA MINCH Early in the ...