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| GLT
1301: SOUTH
& NORTH
PARK (22DAYS,
21 NIGHTS) |
01.
Arrive Addis
Ababa
02.
Drive to Arba
Minch, crossing
the Rift Valley
lakes and Wolayta
people. O/N
Arba Minch Swaynes
Hotel (or other).
03.
AM drive to
Chencha for
Dorze people.
PM boat trip
on Chamo Lake.
O/N Arba Minch
- Drive to Jinka,
by admiring
Konso, Derase,
Ari, Benna and
Tsemay people.
O/N camp or
local hotel
Jinka town.
- Visit the
Mursi people
and villages.
O/N Mago park
camp.
- Enter into
the Karo people
region and visit
their village
of Kortcho and
Duss; with beautiful
view over the
Omo River too.
O/N camp Murulle
or Duss.
07.
Continue for
the Hammer people
region &
O/N Turmi at
the Evangadi
campsite &
lodge. (Camp
or fixed tents).
08.
Turmi, for villages,
dance, possibly
market &
marriage ceremonies.
09.
Excursion to
Omorate, at
the banks of
Omo River, for
Dassanech tribes
& villages.
Back for O/N
Turmi.
10.
Drive through
Tsemay and Erbore
people to the
Konso villages.
O/N Konso local
hotel or camp.
11.
Enter into Borena
people region
and afternoon
visit ElSOD
crater (where
down the crater
Borena men extract
salt for their
cattle), Borena
villages and
more. O/N Yabelo
local htl or
camping.
12.
Crossing Guji
people region
and very nice
views drive
to the Rift
Valley lake
of Awasa. O/N
Pina htl.
13.
Morning visit
the fish market,
and then drive
back to Addis
Ababa, by admiring
the Rift Valley
lakes of Shala,
Abyata and Langano,
Afternoon free
in Addis.
14.
Drive north
to Kombolcha,
admiring Afar
and Oromo people.
15.
Drive Lalibela.
16.
Full day visit
of the 11 rock-hewn
churches in
Lalibela.
17.
Fly
Axum. Afternoon
tour of steles,
churches, archeological
sites.
18.
Drive to Gondar,
crossing the
spectacular
Semien mountains.
19.
Morning tour
of Gondar’s
castles and
churches. Afternoon
drive Bahirdar.
20.
AM Blue Nile
falls. PM boat
on Tana lake,
to admire two
monasteries,
as Ura Kidane
Mehret and Mahal
Zeghie Gyorgis
21.
Fly back Addis
Ababa. Afternoon
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| GLT
1320 NORTH AND
SOUTH: (16 days,
15 nights) |
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01.
Arrival Addis
Ababa. Afternoon
tour the National
museum and
Entoto mountains
with views.
02.
Fly Bahirdar,
visit Bezait
palace and
view over
Blue Nile
falls and
lake Tana.
Afternoon
boat trip
on Tana lake
to admire
2-3 monasteries
with very
interesting
construction
and paintings,
as Ura Kidane
Mehret and
Mahal Zeghie
Gyorgis.
03.
Morning drive
to admire
the Blue Nile
falls, back
for lunch.
Afternoon
drive to Gondar.
04.
In Gondar,
visit the
castles compound,
King Fasil’s
Bath and Debre
Birhan Selassie
church (Light
of Trinity)
with wonderful
murals, Qusuqam
church, Queen
Mentewab palace
and more.
05.
Fly Lalibela.
Afternoon
visit the
first group
of the rock
churches.
06.
Morning, mule
excursion
to Asheton
Mariam, with
very nice
view through
villages.
Afternoon
the second
group of the
rock churches.
07.
Fly to Addis
and lunch
there. Drive
to Langano
Rift Valley
Lake. O/N
Wenney Lodge
or other.
08.
Continue to
Arba Minch
admiring Wolayta
people, their
villages and
very nice
views. Afternoon
ascend Chencha
hills for
the Dorze
village to
see their
culture, work
of weaving,
cultivation
of false banana
from which
they extract
traditional
bread (Kotcho),
their 18ms
high houses
and more.
Dinner and
O/N Swaynes
hotel (3*)
with spectacular
views over
the Chamo
lake and Abaya
lakes and
the Nechisar
Park.
09.
Morning Nechisar
park, for
an early morning
game drive.
Here you can
see wild animals
i.e. dominated
by Zebras,
it’s
also possible
to see the
endemic Swain’s
heartbeast,
greater and
lesser kudus,
different
gazelles and
more. Afternoon
boat trip
over lake
Chamo and
encounter
the huge hippo
colonies and
biggest crocodiles
in Africa(as
some says
in the world
6-7ms long).
Meals and
O/N Swains
hotel (3*).
10.
Drive to Jinka,
on the way
admire Derashe,
Konso, Ari,
Benna and
Tsemay tribes
with their
respective
villages.
Konso are
famous for
the agricultural
work with
terracing
culture. O/N
Jinka local
hotel or camp.
11.
Drive to Mago
national park
and excursion
at Mursi people
villages.
O/N Mago national
park camping.
12.
Cross Karo
people region
and visit
their villages
of Kortcho,
with also
very nice
views over
Omo river.
Drive to Turmi
for dinner
and O/N Evangadi
campsite and
lodge. (Camp
or fixed tents).
13.
Visit Hammer
people villages,
culture and
possibly their
dances. If
possible we
try to show
the unique
ceremonies
of marriage,
with slashing
of women,
bull jumping,
and more.
If Mon or
Sat visit
market of
Hamer, Karo
and Dassanech
people here
or near by
Dimeka’s
village.
14.
Drive to Arbaminch
through Erbore
people village
and afternoon
visit Konso
people village.
Dinner and
O/N Swaynes
hotel Arbaminch.
15.
Drive back
to Addis Ababa
to reach late
afternoon.
16.
Departure. |
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