Omo Valley, Bale Mountains NP & Harar City



Day1: Addis Ababa– Arrive Addis Ababa, meet our staff member and transfer to hotel. Balance of the day site seeing in the capital and visit mount Entoto with a commanding view over to the town, church of St Mary, Entoto museum with a collection of royal objects, grass thatched palace of king Menilik the 2nd. Over night hotel.
Day2: Addis Ababa-Arbaminch- early breakfast then drive to Arbaminch with short visit of Melka kuntur Archeological site, Tiya cemetery field, Addadi Mariam rock hewn church, village of Guraghe people and their scenic lands covered with false banana plantation, lunch in Sodo town. Continue driving to Chencha village to see the Dorzie people. On the way photo stops for the beautiful landscape and lake Abaya. Over night lodge.
Day3: Arbaminch- Full Day in Arbaminch with game drive and walking in Nechisar NP to see mainly, Verchelle’s Zebra and other rare animals. After lunch in the park do boat ride on lake Chamo to Crocodiles and hippos. Over night lodge.
Day4: Arbaminch – Jinka– Drive to Jinka town with a stop at Keyafer market falling every Thursday with lunch stop at Woito village then heading to Key After Market place if Thursday where the aforementioned tribes are meet and shopping their commodities. Over night hotel.
Day5: Jinka- full day in Jinka with excursion to Mursi village living in Mago NP. Back to Jinka for lunch and visit the Ethnological museum and village of Ari people. Over night hotel or lodge.
Day6: Jinka – Turmi- Drive to Turmi village with stop at Dimeka, where the colorful Saturday market is going on. Here the Hamer, Karo and Dassanech people are come together for buy and selling their goods. Lunch picnic in Dimeka then proceed to Turmi to attend the Bull jumping ceremony if available. Over night hotel.
Day7: Turmi- Full day in Turmi, morning drive to Koricho village to see the Karo people know for body painting and scarification, the Omo river and so on. Back to hotel for lunch then in the afternoon, walk around the villages of the Hamer people, visit their houses and attend the Evangadi dances of young girls and boys. Over night lodge.
Day8: Turmi- full day in Turmi with excursion to Omorate to visit the Dassanech people, who are living on the other side of Omo River. Cross the river using wooden boat meet the Dassenech people in a small village. Then back to Turmi for lunch and colorful market day of the Hamer, Karo and Dassanech people in Turmi if Monday. Over night lodge.
Day9: – Turmi-Konso- Proceed to Konso, on the way stops at the village of Erbore people on which women known for bead decoration. Lunch picnic in Woito village then more drive to Konso. Late in the after noon have some time in Konso village and visit their village with beautiful traditional houses and terrace works. Over night lodge.
Day10: Konso–Awassa- today we drive in to the rift valley region, characterized by warm climate and plain landscape. Lunch in Sodo town where the Wolaita people are occupying. After lunch visit coffee farmlands before arriving in Awassa. Over night hotel.
Day11: Awassa-Bale Mountain NP– checkout hotel the head to Awassa fish market where the locals buy daily catches for their restaurants then more dive to Dinsho village located inside Bale Mountains NP, balance of the day, game walking in the park and sees Mountain Nyala, Menilik’s bush back and other wildlife. Late afternoon continues to small town of Goba where we spend two nights. Over night hotel.
Day12: Bale Mountains- the whole day in Bale Mountains with day trip to Sanate plateau where we see the endemic Ethiopian Wolf and its main food giant Mole rat. Hike to Tulu Dimtu, the 3rd highest point in Ethiopia about 4377masl. Late afternoon, drive back to Goba. Over night hotel.
Day13: Bale mountains-Addis Ababa– After breakfast drive to Addis Ababa crossing the rift valley system then lunch stop in the town of Assela. On arrival farewell dinner in one of traditional restaurants transfer to Bole international airport for departure home. End of the tour.
- Tour code: LETT-27
- Days: 13
- Nights: 12
- Price: 0$
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