The Omo valley and the rift valley lakes
Ad adventure in the uncontaminated territories of the south, along difficult tracks, sometimes barely visible trails in the savannah, to encounter populations who have lived in complete isolation for centuries, and whose life-style is still truly and deeply African: the Caros, the Galebs, the hammer, the Bumes, the Tsemay, the Eri bore, the Desenech, the mursis who are known for the lip plates worn by their women. The Nech Sar park, between lakes Chiamo and Abaya, where you can often see zebras and antelopes roaming freely, and the Mago park where, if you are lucky, you can see or here elephants trumpeting in the night, and then the lakes of the rift valley towards Addis Ababa, populated by myriads of birds, the hot springs of Wondo genet, and lake Langano, where swimming in the volcanic water, pink at sunset, is a sublime pleasure.
Addis Ababa, hosanna Arba Minch, Jinka, Mago, Turmi, Konso and rift valley lakes
1. Arrive at Addis Ababa, transfer to the hotel. Afternoon city tour in Addis Ababa.
2. Addis Ababa – hosanna: passing through Adadi Mariam and Tiya. Overnight in hotel.
3. Hosanna – Arba Minch: via Sodo, through the fertile territory of the OrOmo and Gurage tribes. Hotel.
4. Arba Minch – Jinka: en route visit the Derase, Tsemay, are and Benna tribes. Overnight in hotel.
5. Jinka - Mago: visit the Mursi tribes and their villages passing through Mago park. Overnight camping.
6. Mago – Trumi, en route visit the Caro and Dus tribes on the Omo river. Overnight camping.
7. Trumi: visit the hammer tribes and on Monday the Hamer market, overnight camping.
8. Trumi – Omo rate – Trumi, visit the Geleb and Dessanch tribes. Overnight in camping.
9. Trumi – Arba Minch: en route visit the Konso village. Overnight in hotel.
10. Arba Minch: morning boat excursions on lake Chiamo afternoon visit the Nech Sar park. Overnight in hotel.
11. Arba Minch – Awassa: en route visit Chenecha the Dorze village and the Wolayita. Overnight in hotel.
12. Awassa – Langano: en route visit Wondo genet hot springs and Shashemene village. Overnight in hotel.
13. Langano – Addis Ababa: morning visits the Abiyata Shalla park and afternoon drive to Addis. Hotel.
14. Morning city tour in Addis Ababa and evening departure
Addis Ababa, Arba Minch, Jinka, Mago, Trumi, Konso
1. Arrive to Addis Ababa, transfer to the hotel. Afternoon city tour in Addis Ababa.
2. Morning flight Addis Ababa – Jinka, afternoon visit Jinka and the surroundings. Overnight in hotel.
3. Jinka - Mago: visit the Mursi tribes and their villages passing through Mago park. Overnight camping.
4. Mago – Trumi, en route visit the Caro and Dus tribes on the Omo river. Overnight camping.
5. Trumi – visit the Hamer tribes and on Monday the Hamer market, overnight camping.
6. Trumi – Omo rate – Trumi, visit the Geleb and Dessanch tribes, overnight camping.
7. Trumi – Arba Minch: en route visit the Konso village. Overnight in hotel.
8. Arba Minch: morning boat excursions on lake Chiamo afternoon visit the Nech Sar park. Overnight in hotel.
9. Morning flight Arba Minch to Addis, afternoon city tour in Addis. Overnight in hotel.
10. Departure
Addis Ababa, Arba Minch, Omo valley
1. Arrive to Addis Ababa, transfer to the hotel. Afternoon city tour. Overnight in hotel.
2. Drive Addis Ababa to Arba Minch: en route visit the rift valley lakes. Overnight in hotel.
3. Drive Arba Minch to Mago, en route visit the en route visit the Derase, Tsemay, Are and Benna tribes.
4. Mago – Trumi, en route visit the Caro and Dus tribes on the Omo river. Overnight camping.
5. Turmi – Arba Minch: en route visit the Konso village. Overnight in hotel.
6. Drive Arba Minch to Addis Ababa: en route visit the Dorze and Wolayita villager. Overnight in hotel.
7. Departure
Addis Ababa, the rift valley lakes, bale mountain, Awassa, Yebello, Omo valley, Jinka, Arba Minch
1. Arrive to Addis Ababa and transfer to the hotel. Afternoon city tour. Overnight in hotel.
2. Drive Addis Ababa – Dinsho (bale) passing through the rift valley lake. Overnight camping.
3. Dinsho, visit the bale mountain national park and small trekking. Overnight camping.
4. Drive Dinsho / Awassa, though a beautiful landscaper. Overnight in hotel.
5. Drive Awassa / Yebello, visit the el sod crater lake. Overnight in hotel.
6. Drive Yebello / Konso, en route visit the borena people. Overnight in hotel.
7. Morning visit the Konso village afternoon drive to Turmi. Overnight camping.
8. Turmi - visits the Hamer tribes and the Hamer market on Monday. Overnight camping.
9. Turmi - Murulle, en route visit the Geleb and Dessanch tribes. Overnight camping.
10. Murulle / Mago, en route visit the Caro and Dus tribes. Overnight camping.
11. Mago – Jinka, morning visit the Mursi tribes afternoon drive to Jinka. Overnight in hotel.
12. Jinka – Arba Minch, en route visit the Woyto village, the Benna people. Overnight in hotel.
13. Arba Minch: morning boat excursions on lake Chiamo afternoon visit the Nech Sar park. Overnight in hotel.
14. Arba Minch – Awassa: en route visit Chenecha the dorze village and the Wolayita. Overnight in hotel.
15. Awassa – Langano: en route visit wondo genet hot springs and Shashemene villager. Overnight in hotel.
16. Langano – Addis Ababa: morning visits the Abiyata Shalla park and afternoon drive to Addis. Hotel.
17. Morning city tour in Addis Ababa and evening departure.
