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Omo Vally Tours ; Ethiopia's tribes and cultures 11 Days
11 days
About this activity
Itinerary
Day 1: Addis abeba
Stop At: Addis Mercato, Kenya St Addis Ketema, Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
You'll be met on arrival at Addis Ababa Bole International airport for transfer to the 4* Jupiter International Hotel in two superb locations in Addis Ababa’s Cazanchise area, within walking distance of the UNECA centre. Rooms are spacious and comfortable, have free broadband internet and multichannel satellite television. Good facilities including a spa, steam room, fitness centre, massage and sauna - a great start to your trip.
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 4* Jupiter International Hotel or similar
Day 2: Lake Langano
Stop At: Adadi Maryam, Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Drive south to the Rift Valley Lake of Langano. Visit the rock-hewn church of Adadi Mariam (believed to be the southern most church founded by King Lalibela). Explore the pre-historic archeological site of Melka Kunture, the stelae field of Tiya (UNESCO World Heritage Site). Swim and do a little bird watching at Lake Langano. You'll stay at the Sabana Beach Resort at Oromia on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis.
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Sabana Beach Resort or similar
Day 3: Arba Minch
Stop At: Arbaminch, Arba Minch, Ethiopia
Drive from Langano to Arba Minch through the fertile land of Wolayta and Alaba regions. The Alaba people are very famous for their beautiful home painting style. Visit Sinkile Wild life Sanctuary en-route to see the endemic Swain’s hartebeest and other mammals. Spend the next 2 nights at the Paradise Lodge Arba Minch, including dinner, bed and breakfast.
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Paradise Lodge or similar
Day 4: Arba Minch
Stop At: Arbaminch, Arba Minch, Ethiopia
Arba Minch
After breakfast drive to Chencha and visit the Dorze village. The Dorze people are well known for traditional weaving and their attractive elephant shaped traditional hut made from bamboo and false banana tree leaves. Watch the daily activities of the Dorze people. Drive back to Arba Minch for lunch, during the afternoon you've a scheduled boat trip on lake Chamo, one of the rift valley lakes. Here you can visit the Crocodile Market with large numbers of crocodile and different aquatic birds and hippos. This is your second night at the Paradise Lodge.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Paradise Lodge or similar
Day 5: Jinka
Stop At: Konso Cultural Centre, On the road with Stawberry Fields Eco-Lodge, Konso Ethiopia
Drive 275 km south to Jinka to visit the villages of the Konso people, renowned for their colourful hand-woven cotton clothes and beautiful rock terraces. Stay at the Eco-Omo Safari Lodge at Jinka for 2 nights, dinner bed and breakfast.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Eco-Omo Safari Lodge or similar
Day 6: Jinka
Stop At: Mago National Park, 782km south of Addis on East bank of the Omo River, 4200 Ethiopia
An excursion to the Mago National Park, visit the people of Mursi whose women are typically known for their clay lip plates. Drive back to Jinka to visit the Cultural Museum of the People of the Lower Omo Valley. Your second night at Eco-Omo Safari Lodge.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Eco-Omo Safari Lodge or similar
Day 7: Turmi
Stop At: Dasenech Village, Omorate Dasenech, Turmi 1000 Ethiopia
Drive to Turmi – the village of the Hamer people whose women are noted for their typical hairdressing and leather skirts. (If you visit on a Tuesday or Saturday you must stop at the colorful weekly market of the Hamer and the Benna people at Dimeka.) Stay at Buska Lodge at Turmi for 2 nights dinner, bed and breakfast.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Buska Lodge or similar
Day 8: Turmi
Stop At: Dasenech Village, Omorate Dasenech, Turmi 1000 Ethiopia
An excursion to Omo Rate to visit the Dasenech (the country's southernmost) people, known for their scarifications. Stop for a picnic lunch at Murulle, head to Korcho – the village of the Karo people. (OR if you're here on a Tuesday or Saturday take an excursion in the afternoon to visit the colorful weekly market of the Hamer at Dimeka, or (if it's a Monday) at Turmi. Your second night at Buska Lodge.
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Buska Lodge or similar
Day 9: Yabelo
Stop At: Yabelo Wildlife Sanctuary, Yabelo Ethiopia
Drive to Yabello, stop at the villages of the nomadic people of Erbore. Stay at Yabello Motel, dinner, bed and breakfast.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Yabello Motel or similar
Day 10: Hawassa
Stop At: Borena-sayent National Park, Mekane Selam, Ethiopia
Head north to visit the nomadic people of Borena and the people of Sidama, renowned for their cultivation of Enset or False Banana.
O/N – Tadesse Enjori or other Similar Hotel
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Tadesse Enjori or other Similar Hotel
Day 11: Drive back to Addis
Stop At: Fish Market at Awassa Lake, Awassa Lake, Awasa Ethiopia
Visit the ‘Fish Market’ on the shore of Lake Awassa. Drive back to Addis visiting the chains of the Rift Valley Lakes of Langano, Abiyatta, Shalla, and Ziway. Spend a leisurely afternoon in Addis. During the evening you'll have a farewell dinner party at one of the best traditional restaurants serving up the best of the country's traditional dishes. You'll also be treated to folkloric dances of the Ethiopian people before being transferred to the airport for your departure.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Jupiter International Hotel or similar
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Day 1: Addis abeba
Stop At: Addis Mercato, Kenya St Addis Ketema, Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
You'll be met on arrival at Addis Ababa Bole International airport for transfer to the 4* Jupiter International Hotel in two superb locations in Addis Ababa’s Cazanchise area, within walking distance of the UNECA centre. Rooms are spacious and comfortable, have free broadband internet and multichannel satellite television. Good facilities including a spa, steam room, fitness centre, massage and sauna - a great start to your trip.
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 4* Jupiter International Hotel or similar
Day 2: Lake Langano
Stop At: Adadi Maryam, Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Drive south to the Rift Valley Lake of Langano. Visit the rock-hewn church of Adadi Mariam (believed to be the southern most church founded by King Lalibela). Explore the pre-historic archeological site of Melka Kunture, the stelae field of Tiya (UNESCO World Heritage Site). Swim and do a little bird watching at Lake Langano. You'll stay at the Sabana Beach Resort at Oromia on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis.
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Sabana Beach Resort or similar
Day 3: Arba Minch
Stop At: Arbaminch, Arba Minch, Ethiopia
Drive from Langano to Arba Minch through the fertile land of Wolayta and Alaba regions. The Alaba people are very famous for their beautiful home painting style. Visit Sinkile Wild life Sanctuary en-route to see the endemic Swain’s hartebeest and other mammals. Spend the next 2 nights at the Paradise Lodge Arba Minch, including dinner, bed and breakfast.
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Paradise Lodge or similar
Day 4: Arba Minch
Stop At: Arbaminch, Arba Minch, Ethiopia
Arba Minch
After breakfast drive to Chencha and visit the Dorze village. The Dorze people are well known for traditional weaving and their attractive elephant shaped traditional hut made from bamboo and false banana tree leaves. Watch the daily activities of the Dorze people. Drive back to Arba Minch for lunch, during the afternoon you've a scheduled boat trip on lake Chamo, one of the rift valley lakes. Here you can visit the Crocodile Market with large numbers of crocodile and different aquatic birds and hippos. This is your second night at the Paradise Lodge.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Paradise Lodge or similar
Day 5: Jinka
Stop At: Konso Cultural Centre, On the road with Stawberry Fields Eco-Lodge, Konso Ethiopia
Drive 275 km south to Jinka to visit the villages of the Konso people, renowned for their colourful hand-woven cotton clothes and beautiful rock terraces. Stay at the Eco-Omo Safari Lodge at Jinka for 2 nights, dinner bed and breakfast.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Eco-Omo Safari Lodge or similar
Day 6: Jinka
Stop At: Mago National Park, 782km south of Addis on East bank of the Omo River, 4200 Ethiopia
An excursion to the Mago National Park, visit the people of Mursi whose women are typically known for their clay lip plates. Drive back to Jinka to visit the Cultural Museum of the People of the Lower Omo Valley. Your second night at Eco-Omo Safari Lodge.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Eco-Omo Safari Lodge or similar
Day 7: Turmi
Stop At: Dasenech Village, Omorate Dasenech, Turmi 1000 Ethiopia
Drive to Turmi – the village of the Hamer people whose women are noted for their typical hairdressing and leather skirts. (If you visit on a Tuesday or Saturday you must stop at the colorful weekly market of the Hamer and the Benna people at Dimeka.) Stay at Buska Lodge at Turmi for 2 nights dinner, bed and breakfast.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Buska Lodge or similar
Day 8: Turmi
Stop At: Dasenech Village, Omorate Dasenech, Turmi 1000 Ethiopia
An excursion to Omo Rate to visit the Dasenech (the country's southernmost) people, known for their scarifications. Stop for a picnic lunch at Murulle, head to Korcho – the village of the Karo people. (OR if you're here on a Tuesday or Saturday take an excursion in the afternoon to visit the colorful weekly market of the Hamer at Dimeka, or (if it's a Monday) at Turmi. Your second night at Buska Lodge.
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Buska Lodge or similar
Day 9: Yabelo
Stop At: Yabelo Wildlife Sanctuary, Yabelo Ethiopia
Drive to Yabello, stop at the villages of the nomadic people of Erbore. Stay at Yabello Motel, dinner, bed and breakfast.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Yabello Motel or similar
Day 10: Hawassa
Stop At: Borena-sayent National Park, Mekane Selam, Ethiopia
Head north to visit the nomadic people of Borena and the people of Sidama, renowned for their cultivation of Enset or False Banana.
O/N – Tadesse Enjori or other Similar Hotel
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Tadesse Enjori or other Similar Hotel
Day 11: Drive back to Addis
Stop At: Fish Market at Awassa Lake, Awassa Lake, Awasa Ethiopia
Visit the ‘Fish Market’ on the shore of Lake Awassa. Drive back to Addis visiting the chains of the Rift Valley Lakes of Langano, Abiyatta, Shalla, and Ziway. Spend a leisurely afternoon in Addis. During the evening you'll have a farewell dinner party at one of the best traditional restaurants serving up the best of the country's traditional dishes. You'll also be treated to folkloric dances of the Ethiopian people before being transferred to the airport for your departure.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Jupiter International Hotel or similar
Included
- 10x Breakfast
- 11x Dinner
- 11x Lunch
- Accommodation included: 11 nights
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Private transportation
- Accommodation in a twin room based on two sharing
- • All meals out of Addis, only breakfast in Addis
- All Fees and Taxes
- • Professional English speaking guide
- • All local guides
- • Scout fees
- • Boat hire on lake Chamo • Government tax
- Entry/Admission - Adadi Maryam
- Entry/Admission - Arbaminch
- Entry/Admission - Konso Cultural Centre
- Entry/Admission - Mago National Park
- Entry/Admission - Dasenech Village
- Entry/Admission - Yabelo Wildlife Sanctuary
- Entry/Admission - Borena-sayent National Park
- Entry/Admission - Fish Market at Awassa Lake
Not included
- Excludes: • International airfare • Lunch and dinner in Addis • Any alcoholic drinks •
- • Personal expense like souvenirs, laundry, etc • Tips •
- • Any expense which is not stated in the ‘Included List’ above
- Domostic flights
- Entry/Admission - Addis Mercato
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Features
Tourism
95%
Cultural
70%
Original
25%
Aquatic
20%
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