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Note:
Southern programs
are flexible
according to
the clients
final arrival
date (and/or
international
flight schedule),
for special
events such
as the market
days and/or
ceremonies during
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GLT
301 OMO VALLEY,
ARBA-MINCH,
MAGO NATIONAL
PARK (15 DAYS,
14 NIGHTS) |
01.
Arrival Addis
Ababa.
02.
Drive Abyata,
Shala and Langano
Lakes, O/N htl.
03.
Drive to Wolaita,
Chencha (Dorze
people). O/N
Arbaminch hotel.
04.
Netch Sar National
Park and Chamo
Lake. O/N Arbaminch
htl.
05.
Arbaminch-Jinka-Tsemay,
Air, Benna people
O/N Jinka.
06.
Visit Mursi
people and O/N
Mago National
park camp (bank
of Neri River).
07.
Drive to Murulle
and visit the
Karo peoples
& villages.
O/N camp Murulle
or Duss.
08.
Visit - Bume
people &
O/N Turmi at
Hammer people
(camp or lodge).
09.
Visit the Hammer
people, colorful
markets at Dimeka
or Turmi (depend
on days, Hammer
people dances
and possible
their marriage
ceremonies (with
the bull jumping).
O/N camping
or in fixed
tent at Turmi.
10.
Omorate for
Dassanech people
& villages
& back Turmi
for O/N.
11.
Drive to Konso,
through Erbore
people. O/N
camp or local
hotel in Konso.
12.
Visit Konso
village and
O/N Arbaminch
htl.
13.
Drive to Awasa,
& Wondogenet.
O/N hotel.
14.
Drive back to
Addis. O/N chosen
htl.
15.
Departure. |
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312 OMO VALLEY:
ARBAMINCH, TURMI,
KARO, MURSI,
And YABELO (15
days, 14 nights) |
01.
Arrive Addis
Ababa and afternoon
city tour including
the National
museum (not
on Mondays),
Entoto Mountains
for views and
St Mary church
and tour of
the capital.
O/N (overnight)
chosen hotel.
02.
Start your drive
AM by going
to visit the
crater lakes
of Debrezeith
and the three
Rift Valley
lakes of Shala,
Abyata and Langano.
Visit these
lakes rich in
birds, such
as pelicans,
flamingoes,
storks and more.
Visit Sidamo
people houses
and culture.
Lunch on the
way, dinner
and O/N Wenny
lodge (3*) or
other.
03.
Continue driving
to Arbaminch,
in Amharic meaning
40 springs.
Admire very
interesting
views and the
Wolayta people,
their villages,
culture, the
cultivation
of the false
banana tree
(from which
roots they extract
their traditional
bread, the Kotcho)
and more. Afternoon
drive to Chencha,
to visit the
Dorze people,
their particular
weaving works
for which they
are famous,
strange houses,
cultivation
of sorghum and
the false banana
and more. Dinner
and O/N Swaynes
hotel (3*),
with spectacular
views over the
Chamo and Abaya
lakes and the
Netch Sar park.
There is also
a natural path
to walk down
to the springs,
admiring many
birds, views
and more.
04.
Morning visit
the Netch Sar
park with spectacular
views over the
lakes and different
mammals, as
the endemic
Swaynes Hartebeest,
Zebras, lesser
kudu, and others.
Back lunch Arbaminch.
Afternoon make
a boat trip
on Chamo. Admire
crocodiles and
hippos (here
crocodiles are
some of the
longest in Africa,
with length
of 6 and also
above meters).
Dinner and O/N
Swaynes hotel.
05.
Drive to Turmi,
crossing the
Konso and Derashe
people and villages,
with particular
culture, traditions,
way of life
and more. They
are famous also
for their terracing
style agriculture.
Continue so
crossing Tsemay
and Erbore people
and villages.
They have very
colorful hairstyles,
way of dressing
and living quite
peculiar. Continue
to the village
of Turmi, of
the Hammer people.
Dinner and O/N
Turmi camping
or at extra
cost at the
tented bungalows
of the Evangadi
lodge and campsite.[
according to
market days,
program can
be varied by
driving first
to Jinka].
06.
Visit Hamer
people, their
villages, possibly
some dances,
and more. If
possible we
look for the
unique marriage
ceremonies,
with women slashing,
bull jumping
and more. If
the day you
arrive is MON
or SAT admire
the very colorful
markets of the
Hamer, Karo
and Dassanech
tribes respectively
at Turmi or
Dimeka villages.
These tribes
are famous for
their hairstyles,
ornaments, scarification,
culture and
more. O/N Turmi.
07.
Drive to Omorate,
at bank of Omo
River, to admire
the Dassanech
villages. If
more than one
(1) Vehicle,
excursion to
the Turkana
Lake at border
of Kenya can
be added. Back
for dinner and
O/N Turmi.
08.
Drive to the
Karo people
and villages.
Visit Kortcho
village, with
very nice views
over Omo River,
as Duss village.
Dinner and ON
Murulle camping,
at bank of Omo
River or near
a village.
09.
Continue for
the Mago Park
and camp at
bank of the
Neri River,
admiring different
animals, among
which different
antelopes and
birds. O/N camping.
10.
Proceed to the
Mursi people
and villages.
Admire these
tribes. Where
for beauty women
use to put clay
plates into
their lips,
men have different
scarification
and more particularities,
visit their
way of life
in the villages
and other. Continue
to Jinka village
for dinner and
O/N local hotel.
11.
Continue to
Konso, admiring
the Ari, Benna
and Tsemay people.
If market days
visit very colorful
ones on the
way. Visit then
Konso famous
villages and
traditions.
ON Konso Edget
or St Mary hotel
(local 2*).
12.
Continue for
the Borena people
and afternoon
drive to Elsod
crater, from
where Borena
men extract
salt. Visit
some of their
villages. O/N
Yabelo local
htl or camp.
13.
Crossing Guji
people and very
nice landscapes,
drive to the
Rift Valley
lake of Awasa.
O/N Pina htl
(3*).
14.
Morning visit
the fish market,
then drive to
Addis. Lunch
at Addis Ababa.
Afternoon free
at leisure or
we propose tour
of the Mercato
(not on Sundays),
biggest open-air
market in Africa,
and different
souvenir shops.
Dinner we propose
a traditional
restaurant with
folkloristic
dances of the
different Ethiopian
regions. O/N
chosen hotel.
15.
Transfer airport
for departure.
End of services.
** Male,
Muguji, Bume
& others
can be additionally
visited on
request, by
increasing
the number
of days.
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GLT
310 RIFT VALLEY and
TURMI
(10 NIGHTS, 11 DAYS) |
01.
Arrive Addis Ababa
and city tour. Visit
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 museum. O/N
hotel.
02.
Drive to Arbaminch,
with some stops for
Wolayta people and
houses on the way.
Very interesting their
houses, way of life,
cultivation of the
false banana (from
which they extract
their local bread,
called Kotcho) and
more. O/N Arbaminch
Swaynes Hotel 3*.
03.
AM drive to the mountains
of Chencha to visit
the houses, works
of weavings (for which
they are extremely
famous), cultivations
(Sorgun or false banana)
of Dorze people. PM
boat trip on Chamo
Lake, for hippos and
crocodiles with length
reaches 06 meters.
Meals & O/N Arbaminch.
Use the natural path
from Swayne’s
hotel to the springs.
Very interesting.
04.
Drive to Jinka, admiring
on the way the interesting
Konso, Derase, Ari,
Benna and Tsemay people,
very famous for hairstyles,
their unique culture
and traditions, as
the ornaments all
over their body. Konso
people famous for
their terracing agricultural
works and villages
traditions. O/N camp
or local hotel Jinka
town.
05.
Admire Mursi people
and villages. Here
for beauty women inserts
to a round clay plates
in to their lips.
Men different scarification
based on number of
enemies or wild animals
killed in battle and
many other cultures.
O/N Mago park camping
06.
Cross the Karo people
region and visit their
village of Kortcho,
with beautiful views
over the Omo River.
Karo people are famous
for their extravagant
hairstyle in men and
for the different
ornaments and painting
all over their body
all men, women and
children. Continue
for the beautiful
Hammer people region
& O/N Turmi at
the Evangadi campsite
& lodge (camp
or fixed tents.
07.
Full day Turmi, the
region of the very
nice Hammer people,
with unique hairstyles,
different cultural
traits, ornamental
traditions and more.
Visit some very interesting
villages and folk
dances. If by chance
it happen, you will
see the Hammar marriage
ceremony with unique
celebrations, such
as the bull jumping
by men and many others.
If necessary, in the
morning can be done
an excursion at Omorate,
around the bank of
OMo River, for Dassanech
tribes & villages
too. O/N Turmi camp
or fixed tents.
08.
Drive toward Konso
& visit the Konso
villages and very
interesting cultures.
O/N htl in Arbaminch.
09.
AM Netch Sar Park.
PM drive to Langano
Lake. O/N htl.
10.
Rift valley lakes
of Shalla & Abyata
back AA O/N htl.
11.
Departure. |
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302 OMO VALLEY MAGO
NATIONAL PARK, TURMI,
YABELLO (16 DAYS,
15 NIGHTS) |
01.
Arrival Addis Ababa.
02.
Visit lakes Ziway,
Shala, Abyata and
Langano O/N hotel.
03.
Visit Wolayita people
and Chencha (Dorze
tribes) O/N Arbaminch
htl.
04.
AM Visit Netch Sar
National Park and
PM boating on Chamo
Lake. O/N Arbaminch
htl.
05.
Drive to Jinka on
the way visit the
Tsemay, Ari and Benna
people and possibly
market. O/N Jinka
in hotel or camp.
06.
Drive to Mursi people
& villages. O/N
Mago National Park
(camping at bank of
Neri river).
07.
Drive to Murulle,
visit Karo tribes
and their village.
O/N camp Murulle or
Duss.
08.
Cross the Omo river
to visit the bume.
ON Turmi camp or Lodge.
09.
Drive Omorate and
visit Dassanech (Gelab)
tribe + Turkana (If
possible). O/N Turmi,
at Hammer people region.
10.
Visit the Hammer market
their dances, possibly
wedding too, and their
villages. O/N Turmi.
11.
Drive to Erbore to
visit Erbore people.
Continue to Konso
and O/N camping or
2* htl.
12.
Visit Konso village
and pm drive to Yabelo,
for Borana people.
O/N camp or 2* htl.
13.
Drive to "El
Sod" for Borana
(Oromo people) salt
extracting and at
Dublock for singing
wells some villages.
O/N Yabello.
14.
Drive to Awasa. O/N
hotel.
15.
Visit the Awassa fish
market and drive to
Addis Ababa.
16.
Departure. |
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GLT 303 OMO VALLEY
AS GLT 302 PLUS
LAKE TURKANA AND
INCOREANA PEOPLE
(18 days)
GLT
304: BALE NATIONAL
PARK, EL-SOD, KONSO,
ARBAMINCH, THE RIFT
VALLEY LAKES. (18days) |
01.
Arrive Addis Ababa.
02.
Addis Ababa-Bale Goba.
O/N htl.
03.
Senete plateau and
Harrena Escarpment
(Views, Vegetation,
animals). O/N htl.
04.
Sof Omer cave and
back to Goba. O/N
htl Goba(or Dodola).
05.
Drive from Goba to
Wendo genet resort.
O/N Wabe Shebele hotel.
06.
Borena people. O/N
Yabelo.
07.
ElSod crater, Dublock
singing wells &
Borana villages then
continue for Konso
& their villages.
O/N Konso camp of
2* htl.
08.
At Turmi see markets,
dances, ceremonies,
life style of Hammer
beautiful people.
O/N Turmi camp or
lodge.
09.
Hammer people, markets,
dances and other ceremonies
. O/N Turmi.
10.
Drive to Omorate and
Turkana Lake (Dassanech
and Incoreana people),
back to Turmi camping.
11.
Drive to Karo people
& villages. O/N
Murulle (bungalow
or camp).
12.
Enter Mago Park to
make Game drive and
see the wild life.
O/N camp.
13.
Drive to Mursi people.
O/N Jinka town (camp
or 2* htl).
14.
Drive to Key Afer
village for the Ari,
Benna and Tsemay peoples
O/N Arbaminch htl
3*.
15.
AM Netch Sar Park.
PM boating over Chamo
lake. O/N Arbaminch
htl.
16.
AM Dorze people. PM
Rift Valley lake of
Shala, Abyata and
Langano. O/N Langano
htl.
17.
Rift Valley lakes.
Back to Addis Ababa
PM free. O/N chosen
htl.
18.
Departure. |
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307 SURMA PEOPLE CROSS-OMO
PARK & RIVER,
OMO VALLEY(22 DAYS) |
01.
Arrive AA.
02.
Drive Jimma and O/N
htl.
03.
Bebeka O/N camp a
lodge.
04.
Turn for Dizi people
and O/N camp.
05.
Tulgit for Surma O/N
camp.
06.
Kibish for Surma villages
and O/N camp.
07.
Back Tulgit and O/N
camp.
08.
Drive Maji and O/N
camp.
09.
Continue to Adikas
Dizi & Zilmamo
tribes and O/N camp.
10.
Proceed for Nuer,
headquarter of Omo
National park, very
rich in wild life.
O/N camp.
11.
Drive Nuer. Camp.
12.
Bume people &
villages and O/N camp.
13.
Drive to Omo river
(Omo Mursi) cars to
return, cross river
with a boat &
proceed to other vehicles
waiting in the other
side to return. ON
Omo river camp.
14.
Visit Mursi people.
O/N Mago camp.
15.
Visit Karo people
& villages. O/N
Turmi camp or lodge.
16.
Excursion for Dassanech
people at Omorate,
bank of Omo river.
O/N back Turmi.
17.
Hammer people villages
possibly market &
ceremonies as the
bull jumping. O/N
Turmi.
18.
Erbore people Konso
people & villages.
O/N Konso at local
htl or camp.
19.
Yabelo to see Borena
people and El Sod
crater. O/N camp or
local htl.
20.
Drive Rift Valley
lake of Langano and
O/N htl.
21.
Rift Valley lakes-back
AA O/N htl.
22.
Departure. |
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GLT
308 SURMA PEOPLE-OMO
VALLEY
(22 DAYS, 21 NIGHTS) |
01.
Arrive AA.
02.
Drive Jimma O/N htl.
03.
Bebeka O/N camp or
lodge.
04.
Turn for Dizi people
O/N camp.
05.
Tulgit for Surma people
O/N camp.
06
Kibish for Surma,
villages, ceremonies,
ways of life possibly
look for the game
of danga O/N camp.
07.
Back Tulgit O/N camp.
08.
Drive Tum O/N camp.
09.
Drive Tepi. ON camp.
10.
Drive Jimma O/N htl.
11.
Cross Wolayita people,
for Arbaminch, O/N
htl.
12.
Morning visit Dorze
people. Afternoon
crocodiles on Chamo
lake On Arbaminch.
13.
Morning Netch Sar
park. Afternoon Konso
people & villages
O/N local htl.
14.
Tsemay & Hammer
people O/N Turmi camp
or lodge.
15.
Hammer people, possibly
markets & ceremonies
as bull jumping to
qualify for marriage.
Visit their villages
& traditions.
O/N Turmi.
16.
Omorate for Dassanech
people at Omo riverbank.
O/N back Turmi.
17.
Karo people &
tradition Duss &
Kortcho villages &
view over Omo River.
O/N Turmi.
18.
Visit Erbore people
O/N Konso.
19.
Yabelo for Borena
people and El Sod
crater possibly Dublock
wells too. O/N camp
or local htl.
20.
Back to Rift Valley
lake of Langano. O/N
htl.
21.
Rift Valley lakes
and back AA. O/N htl.
22.
Departure. |
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GLT
305 NEKEMTE, GAMBELA
TUM, KIBISH, JIMMA
(19 DAYS) |
01.
Arrival Addis Ababa.
02.
Addis Ababa - Ambo
- Nekempte, O/N htl.
03.
Drive to Gambela.
O/N camping or hotel.
04.
Drive to Itang at
Baro River, for the
Nuer tribes, O/N camping
or local hotel.
05.
Drive to Jikawo, Baro
River and Anuak tribes.
O/N Camping or hotel.
06.
Back to Gambela. O/N
htl 2-3*.
07.
Drive to Tepi. O/N
hotel or camp.
08.
Drive and Dimma (big
forests). O/N camping.
09.
Cross the Akobo river
to Tum visit the Dizi
tribes. Camping.
10.
Drive to Tulgit for
Surma people. O/N
Camping.
11.
Drive to Kibish, Surma
people, O/N camping.
12.
Kibish-Kormu-Kibish,
Surma people, villages,
cultures, ceremonies.
O/N camping.
13/14.
Drive back to Mizan
Teferi. O/N htl.
15.
Drive Jimma. O/N Abegaz
Hotel.
16.
Visit Aba Jifar Palace
and market, and continue
for Langano Rift Valley.
17.
Visit the Rift Valley
lakes of Shalla, Abyata,
Langano, Wondogenet.
O/N htl.
18.
Back AA. PM free.
19.
Departure. |
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306 SURMA TREKKING
(20 DAYS) |
01.
Arrival at Addis Ababa.
02.
Drive Jimma (coffee
=> Kaffa).
03.
Drive Tepi and see
Animals.
4.
Drive Tum (Dizi &
Tishena people).
05.
Start trekking: Tum-Maji.
O/N camp. Dizi people.
06.
Maji-Adikas (Dizi
tribes).
07.
Adikas-Kormu (Chai
tribes).
08.
Kormu-Kibish (Surma
tribes).
09.
Kibish (O/N camp at
the river bank). (Always
Surma people).
10.
Kibish-Kormu.
11.
Kormu-Adikas.
12.
Adikas-Tum. End of
trek.
13.
Drive Mizan Teferi.
14.
See animals-arrive
Gambela.
15.
Nuer & Anuak people
village.
16.
Drive Gambela.
17.
Drive Nekemte.
18.
Guder falls Wonchi
Lake. O/N Ambo in
hotel.
19.
Back to Addis.
20.
Departure |
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GLT
309 OMO VALLEY WITH
SOME EXTRAS
(20 DAYS, 19 NIGHTS) |
01.
Arrive Addis Ababa.
O/N Hotel.
02.
Rift valley lakes
O/N Langano htl.
03.
Wolayta and Dorze
people O/N htl, Arbaminch.
04.
Netch Sar Park and
Chamo lake at Arbaminch.
05.
Konso villages. O/N
camp near villages
or other.
06.
Weyto for Derashe
& Tsehmay people.
Ari & Benna peoples
O/N Jinka.
07.
Male people (Woven
dressing by grass)
and O/N Mago park
camp.
08.
Mursi people O/N Mago
camp.
09.
Karo people &
villages. O/N camp
at Duss or Murulle.
10.
Bume people crossing
the Omo river by boat
or foot. Proceed for
Hamer people &
O/N Turmi-Camp or
lodge.
11.
Excursion at Omorate
for Dassanech people
& Omo River. Back
O/N Turmi.
12.
Hamer people, villages.
Possibly market &
ceremonies O/N Turmi.
13
Erbore people &
lake Stephan (Chew
Bahir) O/N Weyto camp.
14.
Konso & Borena
people and villages.
O/N Yabelo camp or
local htl.
15.
Dublock singing wells
and El Sod crater
O/N Dila camp.
16.
Rift Valley lake of
Awasa - Wondogenet
O/N htl.
17.
Bale Nationalpark.
O/N Dinsho campsite.
18.
Sanete plateau and
Tuludimtu forest.
O/N Goba htl.
19.
Asela - Addis Ababa
O/N htl.
20.
Departure. |
GLT
309 OMO VALLEY WITHOUT
CAMPING
(12 DAYS, 11 NIGHTS) |
01.
Arrive Addis Ababa.
02.
Drive to Langano,
Admiring the crater
lakes of Debre Zeith,
the Rift Valley Lakes
of Shalla and Abyata,
with numerous birds
like pelicans, flamingos
and more. Continue
to Langano lake. If
possible overnight
at the New Wenny Lodge,
a lodge secluded in
Nature, paradise for
vegetation, birds,
animals and quietness.
03.
Continue to Arbaminch,
with some stops for
the Wolayta people
and house on the way.
Very interesting their
houses, way of life,
cultivation of the
false banana (from
which they extract
their local bread,
called KOTCHO). Afternoon
drive to the mountains
of Chencha village
to visit the houses,
weaving clothes (for
which they are extremely
famous), cultivation
of Sorghum, false
banana (Enset) of
Dorze people. Dinner
and overnight Arbaminch
Swaynes Hotel.
04.
Drive to Jinka, by
admiring on the way |
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