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12 Days and 11 Nights |
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• Day 1: ADDIS/ARRIVAL |
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Upon arrival in Addis transfer
to your hotel. In the available time city tour of Addis Ababa where the National or
Archeological Museum and the Merkato (the biggest open air market of Africa) can be visited. Overnight in your hotel. |
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• Day 2: ADDIS /ARBAMINCH |
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Early in the morning after breakfast drive towards Arbaminch along the Butajira
road visiting the stele field of Tiya and the archaeological site of Melka Kunture.
Have lunch on the way in Welayta. Upon arrival in Arbaminch rest dinner and overnight
in your hotel.
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• Day 3: ARBAMINCH |
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After breakfast go on an excursion
by car of 30kms up the hills towards the Dorzes, the Dorze are one of the small
segment ethnical groups of southern Ethiopia. Once warriors, the Dorze have now
turned to farming and weaving to earn a living. Their success in the field of weaving
has been phenomenal and the Dorze name is synonymous with best woven cotton cloth.
Each amazing Dorze bamboo house has its own small garden surrounded by inset, beds
of spices, cabbage and tobacco. After lunch in Arbaminch go on a boat excursion
in Lake Chamo to visit the Crocodile Market where many crocodiles, the longest in
Africa are seen. Dinner and overnight in your hotel. |
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• Day 4: ARBAMICH/ KONSO/ JINKA |
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A spectacular scenery as the road
crosses soft rolling hills with dark red soil and plentiful crops and woods. You
have an interesting cultural encounter as you meet with different tribes. Among
which you continue your experience of tribal life with a visit to the Konso. A pagan
society they erect eerie wooden totems replete with phallic symbols over the graves
of the dead and have numerous cults based around the breeding and veneration of
serpents. The cornerstone of Konso culture, however, is highly specialized and successful
agricultural economy that, through terracing buttressed with stone, enable these
people to extract a productive living from a none-too-fertile hills and valleys
that surrounded them. An excellent day to meet the people, take photographs with
them and learn of a culture that has had very little outside influence. Overnight
in your Hotel. |
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• Day 5: JINKA/ MURSI/ JINKA |
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Day excursion to Mago National Park to visit a Mursi village. The insertion of wooden
and terra cotta discs into the ear lobes and their lower lips is a widespread custom
the latter practiced only by Mursi women. Though these lip plates may appear bizarre
to outsiders, the Mursi regard them as signs of beauty, generally speaking, the
larger the lip plate the more desirable the wearer. These are people who farm the
land and breed livestock; they live in almost complete isolation from the rest of
the world. You have an interesting day here learning of a very unique culture if
the road permits drive through the National park to see animals. Overnight your
Hotel.
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• Day 6: JINKA / DIMEKA / TURMI |
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Drive towards Turmi across various villages browsing the different ethnic tribes such as the Banna
and the Hammer all with
their own unique cultural and life style. If this day falls
on Saturday you will visit the famous Dimeka market where various ethnic groups
gather every week to exchange their product. Upon arrival in Turmi dinner and overnight
in the available lodges (provided the rooms will be blocked in advance) or in tent
in the characteristic Keske Mango camp site.
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• Day 7: TURMI / CARO / OMO RATE / TURMI |
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Whole day
excursion to visit the Caro and Dassanech people their culture and way of life.
During this day lunch will be had from a lunch box. The
Omo river will also be seen during this day.
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• Day 8: TURMI / ERBORE / YABELO |
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After
breakfast drive towards Yabelo along the way visit the tribes of Erbore. Lunch will
be had in a local restaurant. Dinner and overnight in Yabelo Mobil Hotel.
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• Day 9: YABELO / EL SOD / WELLS / YABELO |
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During this
day excursion to visit the salt mine lake of El Sod and the Singing Wells where
the local Borana people extract water for their cattle making a human ladder. Back
to Yabelo for rest dinner and overnight in the Yabelo Mobil Hotel.
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• Day 10: YABELO / AWASSA |
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After
breakfast depart and head up North. Lunch will be had in the town of Dilla. Upon
arrival in Awassa rest, dinner and overnight in your Hotel.
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• Day 11: AWASSA / ADDIS |
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In the morning
after breakfast visit the Fish Market of Awassa which takes place on the shores
of Lake Awassa after which drive towards Addis Ababa and along the way visit the
lakes of Abiata, Shalla, Langano and Zuway. This evening you culminate with a farewell
dinner in a traditional restaurant with traditional music and dances. Overnight
in your Hotel.
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• Day 12: ADDIS / DEPARTURE |
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Additional
city tour in the available time where by visits to the Ethnographical Museum, St.
George Church and
other centers of town will be seen. Transfer to the airport for
departure. End of tour.
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