| Duration: | 15 Day(s) - 14 Night(s) |
| Tour Category: | Culture Tours |
Day1. Addis Ababa
Start the tour in Addis Ababa. Morning free. Afternoon (14:00 hrs pick up from the hotel): visit Entoto Mountains with views over the capital, the National Museum, St George church ON Panorama hotel
Day2. Addis Ababa-Nekemte
Proceed to Nekemte. Lunch on the way; dinner and ON in hotel
Day3. Nekemte-Gambela
Drive to Gambela, at the bank of Baro River, a previously famous commercial point with Sudan. Lunch on the way; dinner and ON in hotel
Day4. Gambela
Drive to the Nure and Anuak people. With scarification all over their body, they live on the bank of the Baro River and are fishermen and hunters. ON next to a village (or back to Gambela).
Day5. Gambela-Mizan Teferi
Drive south to Mizan Teferi, admiring a very big forest and nice views. Visit on the way the Dizi people. Lunch on the way; ON camp
Day6. Mizan Teferi-Surma
Drive to the unique Surma people. Here women wear circular or trapezoidal-shaped plates on their lips. Men have different scarification all over their bodies. Lunch on the way; ON camp near Tulgit.
Day7. Surma-Kibish
Drive to Kibish, admiring very nice views. Visit the Surma people around Kibish. Possibility of participating in a donga game (November to January) which is a stick fighting ritual. Lunch on the way; ON camp
Day8. Kibish
A full day for the Surma people. ON Kibish
Day9 .Kibish-Adikas
Drive to Adikas and proceed to the Omo National Park. It is the biggest and richest fauna park in Ethiopia. Late afternoon game drive. ON camping
Day10. Adikas- Nyangatom
Drive to visit the Nyangatom people and their villages, with their particular culture and way of life. ON camping
Day11. Omo River
Continue to the Omo River, and visit the Mursi people. Women put circular plates into their lips; men scarifications to indicate the number of enemies or wild animals killed. Lunch on the way; ON camping at the bank of the river.
Day12. Maji
Drive to Maji, visiting on the way different Adikas people villages. Visit also the Dizi people. Lunch on the way; dinner and ON camp at Maji
Day13. Maji-Bonga
Proceed to Bonga, via Macha Waji. Visit Bench Messenger people on the way, with also very interesting culture. Lunch on the way; ON camp
Day14. Bonga-Jimma
Drive to Jimma, with a stop at waterfalls on the way, for short walking too. Reach Jimma and visit the AbaJifar palace, the old king's house + the museum of all his artifacts, and more, in town. Lunch on the way; dinner and ON Centeral Shewa hotel
Day15. Jimma-Addis
Drive back to Addis Ababa. One in Addis, a short visit to the Mercato, the biggest open-air market in Africa. Dinner in a traditional restaurant with folkloristic dances. Transfer to the airport for departure home.
The Price Includes:
· Transfer to/from a hotel as indicated in the program;
· Private vehicle with driver(fuel, road tax, parking, vehicle and driver insurance, accommodation of the driver);
· Services of local guides during site visits;
· The services of escort guide qualified in English during the whole voyage (French, Spanish, Italian& German on request);
· Full board meal ;
· Accommodation in a double room at the hotel indicated in the program.
The Price Does NOT Include:
· International flights;
· Airport taxes;
· Single room supplement for persons in single rooms
· Visa fees;
· Repatriate insurance/insurance;
· Drinks and personal expenses;
· Service tips.
