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Sunday 17 October 2010

Touring Ethiopia-Part One


Tour to the Southern Part of Ethiopia
  1. TO BALE MOUNTAINS
Via Sodore, admiring Awash river, a bath in the hot water swimming pool at the natural hot spring water. Then proceed via Asela to the Bale Mountains National park. 
  2. BALE MOUNTAINS
View of spectacular fauna & flora at the Bale mountains. Morning drive & walk at Sanete plateau, with afro-alpine vegetable & the chance to spot the endemic Semien fox. After a lunch box, drive to the Tuludimtu forest for very nice views, different flora and the chance to spot the endemic Mountain Nyala.
3. BALE MOUNTAINS- OROMO PEOPLE
You can admire very nice views and crossing the forest, and then visiting Oromo people villages (Oromo Sidamo & Oromo Bale) & their way of life.

4. BORENA PEOPLE
Visiting Oromo people specially the Borena people & villages. Visit one village with particular traditions.   
 5. ELSOD CRATER, SINGING WELLS, KONSO PEOPLE
Visit singing wells around Elsod. Then  drive to Yabelo & have lunch box on the way. Proceed to Konso and visit one village with traditional customs. Kanta lodge or camping near to the king palace.

6. KEYAFER THURSDAY MARKET, JINKA, ARI PEOPLE, MURSI PEOPLE
  Proceed to the Weyto river valley. Try to combine the program to be in Thursday to admire the KeyAfer market (of Tsemay & Erbore people). Then to Jinka admiring Ari people, & proceed to the Mago National park. Crossing the Neri river you can see the Mursi people village of Elwoha. 

7. MURSI & BODY PEOPLE
Full day for Mursi & Body people visiting their villages & culture, way of life & culture. With luck you may look for the donga game (August, September & October). If time permits make a game drive in the late afternoon on the high mountains of the Mago park. 
8. MUGUJI PEOPLE
When you cross the Mago National park you can proceed to the Muguji people & villages. With luck you may visit in the evening on of their dances.

9. KARO, NYANGATOM, HAMMER PEOPLE
Visit Karo people villages of Lubuk or Duss & Kortcho. Proceed to the Nyangatom (Bume) people crossing Omo river, at Kangate. Visit one of their villages, with very interesting cultures. Drive then to the Hamer people to watch the Evangadi dance.

10. HAMER PEOPLE & VISIT TURMI MARKET
Full day visit to Hamer people villages. Walk to a Hamer village; then proceed to the Monday market of Hamer, Karo & Dassanech people. With luck visit one of the Hamer people marriage ceremony with the bull jumping. And with luck the evening a Hamer people dance.
11. DASSANECH PEOPLE & VISIT TURKANA LAKE
Then proceed to Omorate village, where you can visit Dassanech people. Then drive to the Turkana lake, visiting Incoreana people. Back late afternoon to Turmi.
12. POPOLI ERBORE- ARBAMINCH
Visit Erbore people & villages, and proceed to Arbaminch town.
13. LAGO CHAMO E PARCO DEL NETCH SAR
Morning drive to lake Chamo and then make a boat trip admiring crocodiles (the biggest in Africa with length over 7 meters), hippos and birds. Reach the other side of the lake and walk to the Netch Sar park. Visit many animals, as Swaynes Hartbeest, lesser kudu, zebras, birds & more.
14. DORZE PEOPLE- LAKE LANGANO
Drive to the Dorze people, admiring their villages, and particular way of life and houses. And very nice views.  Drive then to the Rift Valley of Langano.
15. LANGANO LAKE & ZWAY, TIYA & ADADI MARIAM- ADDIS ABABA
Relax at Langano lake. Possibility of tracking to Munessa forest, birdwatching, horseriding, cycling, fishing, swimming & more. Drive then to Zway lake, Tiya steles & Adadi Mariam church. Then drive back to Addis Ababa. Ones in Addis, short visit of the Mercato, biggest open air  market in Africa.Test the Ethiopian traditional  food in traditional restaurants with folkloristic dances.
If you need more information on how to plan your trip, contact us here: jhnb4775@gmail.com

2 comments:

  1. Wow, how big is the fish? Are there lodges around all these sites? I need information about camping and food services.

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