1: Addis Ababa
Arrival at Addis Ababa.

2: Jimma
Drive Jimma (coffee => Kaffa).

3: Tepi
Drive Tepi and see Animals.

4: Tum
Drive Tum (Dizi & Tishena people).

5: Trekking: Tum-Maji
Start trekking: Tum-Maji. O/N camp. Dizi people.

6: Maji – Adikas
Maji-Adikas (Dizi tribes).

7: Adikas – Kormu
Adikas-Kormu (Chai tribes).

8: Kormu – Kibish
Kormu-Kibish (Surma tribes).

9: Kibish
Kibish (O/N camp at the river bank). (Always Surma people).

10: Kibish – Kormu
Kibish-Kormu.

11: Kormu – Adikas.
Kormu-Adikas.

12: Adikas – Tum
Adikas-Tum. End of trek.

13: Mizan Teferi
Drive Mizan Teferi.

14: Gambela
See animals-arrive Gambela.

15: Nuer & Anuak people
Nuer & Anuak people village.

16: Gambela
Drive Gambela.

17: Nekemte
Drive Nekemte.

18: Wonchi Lake
Guder falls Wonchi Lake. O/N Ambo in hotel.

19: Addis Ababa
Back to Addis.

20: Departure
Departure

1: Addis Ababa
Arrival Addis Ababa.

2: Addis Ababa – Ambo – Nekempte
Addis Ababa – Ambo – Nekempte, O/N htl.

3: Gambela
Drive to Gambela. O/N camping or hotel.

4: Nuer tribes
Drive to Itang at Baro River, for the Nuer tribes, O/N camping or local hotel.

5: Jikawo, Baro River and Anuak tribes
Drive to Jikawo, Baro River and Anuak tribes. O/N Camping or hotel.

6: Gambela
Back to Gambela. O/N htl 2-3*.

7: Tepi
Drive to Tepi. O/N hotel or camp.

8: Dimma
Drive and Dimma (big forests). O/N camping.

9: Tum – Dizi tribes
Cross the Akobo river to Tum visit the Dizi tribes. Camping.

10: Tulgit – Surma people
Drive to Tulgit for Surma people. O/N Camping.

11: Kibish
Drive to Kibish, Surma people, O/N camping.

12: Kibish – Kormu – Kibish
Kibish-Kormu-Kibish, Surma people, villages, cultures, ceremonies. O/N camping.

13: Mizan Teferi
Drive back to Mizan Teferi. O/N htl.

14: Jimma
Drive Jimma. O/N Abegaz Hotel.

15: Aba Jifar Palace – langano
Visit Aba Jifar Palace and market, and continue for Langano Rift Valley.

16: Rift Valley lakes
Visit the Rift Valley lakes of Shalla, Abyata, Langano, Wondogenet. O/N htl.

17: Addis Ababa
Back Addis Ababa. PM free.

18: Departure
Departure.

1: Addis Ababa
Arrive Addis Ababa.

2: Bale Goba
Addis Ababa-Bale Goba. O/N htl.

3: Senete plateau and Harrena Escarpment
Senete plateau and Harrena Escarpment (Views, Vegetation, animals). O/N htl.

4: Goba
Sof Omer cave and back to Goba. O/N htl Goba(or Dodola).

5: Wendo
Drive from Goba to Wendo genet resort. O/N Wabe Shebele hotel.

6: Yabelo
Borena people. O/N Yabelo.

7: ElSod crater – Konso
ElSod crater, Dublock singing wells & Borana villages then continue for Konso & their villages. O/N Konso camp of 2* htl.

8: Turmi
At Turmi see markets, dances, ceremonies, life style of Hammer beautiful people. O/N Turmi camp or lodge.

9: Turmi (hammer people)
Hammer people, markets, dances and other ceremonies . O/N Turmi.

10: Omorate and Turkana Lake – Turmi
Drive to Omorate and Turkana Lake (Dassanech and Incoreana people), back to Turmi camping.

11: Karo village
Drive to Karo people & villages. O/N Murulle (bungalow or camp).

12: Mago Park
Enter Mago Park to make Game drive and see the wild life. O/N camp.

13: Mago National Park (mursi people)
Drive to Mursi people. O/N Jinka town (camp or 2* htl).

14: Arbaminch
Drive to Key Afer village for the Ari, Benna and Tsemay peoples O/N Arbaminch htl 3*.

15: Netch Sar park – Chamo Lake
AM Netch Sar Park. PM boating over Chamo lake. O/N Arbaminch htl.

16: Rift Valley lakes – Langano
AM Dorze people. PM Rift Valley lake of Shala, Abyata and Langano. O/N Langano htl.

17: Addis Ababa
Rift Valley lakes. Back to Addis Ababa PM free. O/N chosen htl.

18: Departure
Departure.

1: Addis Ababa
Arrival Addis Ababa.

2: Abyata, Shala and Langano Lakes
Drive Abyata, Shala and Langano Lakes, O/N htl.

3: Wolaita, Chencha (Dorze people)
Drive to Wolaita, Chencha (Dorze people). O/N Arbaminch hotel.

4: Sar National Park and Chamo Lake
Netch Sar National Park and Chamo Lake. O/N Arbaminch htl.

5: Arbaminch, Jinka, Tsemay
Arbaminch-Jinka-Tsemay, Air, Benna people O/N Jinka.

6: Mago National park (mursi)
Visit Mursi people and O/N Mago National park camp (bank of Neri River).

7: Karo people
Drive to Murulle and visit the Karo people & villages. O/N camp Murulle or Duss.

8: Bume people – Turmi
Visit – Bume people and O/N Turmi at Hammer people (camp or lodge).

9: Turmi (hammer people)
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: Turmi (Dassanech people)
Omorate for Dassanech people & villages & back Turmi for O/N.

11: Konso
Drive to Konso, through Erbore people. O/N camp or local hotel in Konso.

12: Arbaminch
Visit Konso village and O/N Arbaminch htl.

13: Awasa
Drive to Awasa, & Wondogenet. O/N hotel.

14: Addis Ababa
Drive back to Addis. O/N chosen htl.

15: Departure
Departure.

1: Addis Ababa
Arrive Addis Ababa.

2: Langano
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.

3: Arbaminch
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.

4: Jinka
Drive to Jinka, by admiring on the way

1: Addis Ababa

Arrive Addis Ababa. O/N Hotel.

2: Langano

Rift valley lakes O/N Langano htl.

3: Wolayta – Arbaminch

Wolayta and Dorze people O/N htl, Arbaminch.

4: Chamo Lake

Netch Sar Park and Chamo lake at Arbaminch.

5: Konso

Konso villages. O/N camp near villages or other.

6: Jinka

Weyto for Derashe & Tsehmay people. Ari & Benna peoples O/N Jinka.

7: Mago park

Male people (Woven dressing by grass) and O/N Mago park camp.

8: Mursi people

Mursi people O/N Mago camp.

9: Karo people (Omo River)

Karo people & villages. O/N camp at Duss or Murulle.

10: Bume people – Turmi

Bume people crossing the Omo river by boat or foot. Proceed for Hamer people & O/N Turmi-Camp or lodge.

11: Turmi (Dassanech people)

Excursion at Omorate for Dassanech people & Omo River. Back O/N Turmi.

12: Turmi (hamer people)

Hamer people, villages. Possibly market & ceremonies O/N Turmi.

13: Erbore people

Erbore people & lake Stephan (Chew Bahir) O/N Weyto camp.

14: Yabelo

Konso & Borena people and villages. O/N Yabelo camp or local htl.

15: El Sod crater

Dublock singing wells and El Sod crater O/N Dila camp.

16: Awasa – Wondogenet

Rift Valley lake of Awasa – Wondogenet O/N htl.

17: Bale Nationalpark

Bale Nationalpark. O/N Dinsho campsite.

18: Tuludimtu forest

Sanete plateau and Tuludimtu forest. O/N Goba htl.

19: Asela – Addis Ababa

Asela – Addis Ababa O/N htl.

20: Departure

Departure.

Surma people and Omo Valley
1: Addis Ababa

Arrive Addis Ababa

2: Jimma

Drive Jimma O/N htl.

3: Bebeka

Bebeka O/N camp or lodge.

4: Dizi people

Turn for Dizi people O/N camp.

5: Surma region

Tulgit for Surma people O/N camp.

6: Surma villages

Kibish for Surma, villages, ceremonies, ways of life possibly look for the game of danga O/N camp.

7: Tulgit

Back Tulgit O/N camp.

8: Tum

Drive Tum O/N camp.

9: Tepi

Drive Tepi. ON camp.

10: Jimma

Drive Jimma O/N htl.

11: Wolayita people – Arbaminch

Cross Wolayita people, for Arbaminch, O/N htl.

12: Dorze people – Arbaminch

Morning visit Dorze people. Afternoon crocodiles on Chamo lake On Arbaminch.

13: Netch Sar park

Morning Netch Sar park. Afternoon Konso people & villages O/N local htl.

14: Turmi

Tsemay & Hammer people O/N Turmi camp or lodge.

15: Turmi (hammer people)

Hammer people, possibly markets & ceremonies as bull jumping to qualify for marriage. Visit their villages & traditions. O/N Turmi.

16: Turmi (Dassanech people)

Omorate for Dassanech people at Omo riverbank. O/N back Turmi.

17: Karo people (Omo River)

Karo people & tradition Duss & Kortcho villages & view over Omo River. O/N Turmi.

18: Erbore people – Konso

Visit Erbore people O/N Konso.

19: Yabelo – Borena people

Yabelo for Borena people and El Sod crater possibly Dublock wells too. O/N camp or local htl.

20: Langano

Back to Rift Valley lake of Langano. O/N htl.

21: Rift Valley lakes – Addis Ababa

Rift Valley lakes and back Adddis Ababa. O/N htl.

22: Departure

Departure.

Surma People cross-Omo park and river, Omo Valley
1: Addis Ababa

Arrive Addis Ababa

2: Jimma

Drive Jimma and O/N htl.

3: Bebeka

Bebeka O/N camp a lodge.

4: Dizi people

Turn for Dizi people and O/N camp.

5: Surma region

Tulgit for Surma O/N camp.

6: Surma villages

Kibish for Surma villages and O/N camp.

7: Tulgit

Back Tulgit and O/N camp.

8: Maji

Drive Maji and O/N camp.

9: Adikas Dizi & Zilmamo tribes

Continue to Adikas Dizi & Zilmamo tribes and O/N camp.

10: Omo National park

Proceed for Nuer, headquarter of Omo National park, very rich in wild life. O/N camp.

11: Omo National Park

This day you will enjoy with an amazing gamedrive in the Omo National Park.

12: Bume people

Bume people & villages and O/N camp.

13: Omo river

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: Mursi people

Visit Mursi people. O/N Mago camp.

15: Karo people (Omo River) – Turmi

Visit Karo people & villages. O/N Turmi camp or lodge.

16: Dassanech people

Excursion for Dassanech people at Omorate, bank of Omo river. O/N back Turmi.

17: Turmi (hamer people)

Hammer people villages possibly market & ceremonies as the bull jumping. O/N Turmi.

18: Erbore people Konso people

Erbore people Konso people & villages. O/N Konso at local htl or camp.

19: Yabelo – El Sod crater

Yabelo to see Borena people and El Sod crater. O/N camp or local htl.

20: Langano

Drive Rift Valley lake of Langano and O/N htl.

21: Rift Valley lakes – Addis Ababa

Rift Valley lakes-back AA O/N htl.

22: Departure

Departure.

Omo Valley: Arbaminch, Turmi, Karo, Mursi and Yabelo
1: Addis Ababa

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.

3: Arbaminch

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.

4: Netch Sar park – Chamo Lake

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.

5: Turmi

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].

6: Turmi – Dimeka market (hamer people)

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.

7: Turmi (Dassanech people)

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.

8: Karo people (Omo River)

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.

9: Mago Park

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: Mursi people – Jinka

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: Konso

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: Elsod crater – Yabelo

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: Rift Valley lake of Awasa

Crossing Guji people and very nice landscapes, drive to the Rift Valley lake of Awasa. O/N Pina htl (3*).

14: Addis Ababa

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: Departure

Transfer airport for departure. End of services.

Omo Valley, Mago National park, Turmi, Yabelo
1: Addis Ababa

We suggest start on SUN. Beginning of the tour in Addis Ababa. Afternoon (1400 hrs from the hotel) start the tour: visit Entoto mountains with views over the capital, the National museum, St George church.. ON (overnight) hotel.

2: Guraghe village

Drive to Guraghe people region, admiring wonderful views and visit their village. Walk also to one Guraghe village, and admire their culture, way of life and be welcomed in one nice village. ON camping

3: Arbaminch

Walk to their vehicle. Then drive Arbaminch, admiring very green views and make some stops for the Wolayta people. Reach late afternoon to Arbaminch, to relax with spectacular sunset at the Swaynes hotel, with very spectacular views over Chamo & Abaya lakes. ON Swaynes hotel. www.swayneshotel.com

4: Netch Sar National Park – Chamo Lake

Morning drive to Chencha, for the Dorze people, with their unique culture, houses, and traditions. Afternoon boat on Chamo lake for crocodiles (biggest in Africa- 6 mts long), hippos and more. ON Swaynes hotel.

5: Jinka

Drive to Jinka, admiring the Konso, Derase, Tsemay, Ari and Benna people. Being Thursday visit the very colorful KeyAfer village market of the Tsemay and Erbore people. ON Jinka in htl or camp (depend on availability)

6: Mago National Park (mursi people)

Enter into the Mago National park, admiring different mammals and birds on the way; and proceed to visit the Mursi people and villages. Here for beauty women use to put round plates into their lips. Lunch box; afternoon back Jinka. Visit the Jinka museum and walk to visit the town. ON in htl or camp

7: Turmi

Drive to Turmi, admiring on the way the very colorful Hamer, Karo and Dassanech people market at Dimeka village. Proceed then to visit the Hamer people. If lucky evening see one of their dances, the Evangadi. ON Turmi Evangadi lodge (bungalows or camping- pls pass us your choice asap to check availibility) www.evangadilodge.com

8: Bume people – Turmi

Drive to visit the Karo people, for their very interesting decoration and scarification all over their body; and very nice views over Omo river from Kortcho village. Back afternoon to the very interesting Hamer people and visit their villages. With luck we’ll try also to participate to their marriage ceremonies, with the bull jumping & more. ON Turmi

9: Omorate (Dassanech people) – Turmi

Morning excursion to Dassanech people villages at Omorate, at bank of Omo river. Then back Turmi for Monday very colorful Hamer, Karo and Dassanech people market at Turmi village. Visit Hamer people. ON Turmi.

10: Konso

Proceed to Konso, admiring on the way the Erbore and Konso people. Make a stop to visit Konso people, which are famous for the terracing agriculture, way of life in the villages, traditions and more. ON htl in Konso

11: ElSod Crater – Yabelo

Enter into the Borena people region and visit the singing wells at Dublock, the ElSod crater (where from a marshy lake Borena men extract salt) and Borena villages. ON hotel in Yabelo

12: Yabelo – Langano

Visit very nice views and Guji people. Proceed to Awasa Rift Valley lake for lunch and relax. Then proceed to the Rift Valley lake of Langano, at the Wenney eco-lodge, secluded in a natural paradise at shore of lake Langano and Munessa forest. Don’t miss the fantastic sunset, with your drink on hand. www.wenneyecolodge.com

13: Langano

Relax at Langano. Possibility of trekking, bird-watching,
horse-riding, boat excursion, cycling, and more. Afternoon drive to visit Shala & Abyata lakes National park, for very nice views, hot springs, birds, pelicans and more. ON Wenney ecolodge

14: Langano – Addis Ababa

Drive back to Addis. Afternoon visit the Mercato, biggest open air market in Africa. Evening traditional dinner with folkloristic dances. Then departure [we suggest extension to another tour in Ethiopia, or to the parks in Tanzania or the fantastic beaches in Zanzibar or other (see our programs)]