12 days Omo Valley Tours and Danakil Depression Tour in Ethiopia Ethiopia: Cultural Omo Valley Tribal Tour with Attending the Local Dimeka Market + Danakil Depression tour from Mekele Group joining Duration: 11 Nights/ 12 days Transportation: Omo valley tour with an excellent condition Toyota Minivan and Danakil group tour with a well-equipped 4WD fitted with AC system & seat belts. Accommodation: chosen Hotels in Addis and Southern Ethiopia. Camping in Danakil with a well-equipped camping gear |
Itinerary |
Arrival in Addis Ababa,
On arrival meet and greet, are assisted for transfer to the hotel, If your arrival is in the mid night. |
Day 1: Drive to Arba Minch via Butajira to start omo valley tours
Þ Morning drive southward to visit Tiya stele field; UNESCO world heritage site and Adadi Mariam, the only southerly rock hewn church. Þ En-route meets the Gurage and Oromo people and visits their villages. hotel |
Day 2: Full day tour in Arba Minch
Þ A.M boat crossing on Lake Chamo to Nechisar national park for spotting the endemic Swayne’s Heart beast, Burchele zebras, birds, hippos and crocodiles. Hotel |
Day 3: Drive to Jinka via the town of Konso
⇒ On route visit includes the Konso tribes with their ancient villages’. Þ Today you will also meet and visit Tsemay, Bana and Ari people and their villages’. Hotel |
Day 4: Excursion to Mago National Park for Mursi Tribes – Turmi
⇒ Early morning drive to Mago to meet the Mursi Tribe, their women are famous for Lip plates and men for ritual fighting with stick (tourists not allowed the stick fighting due to gov regulation)and visit their villages. |
Day 5: Excursion to Omo rate then back to Turmi for overnight
Þ Morning drive some 20 kms from Turmi on the way back to Jinka to attend the colorfull Monday market at Dimeka. ⇒ Today you will attend one of the most colorfull market in omo valley at Dimeka. The Market attracts different tribes like, Hamers, Karo,Dascenech , Erbore etc. Þ Then retrace back to Turmi for the Hamer tribes, visit their villages and attend ‘EVANGADY’Tribal dance or Bull Jumping rite, (Occasional and optional). Overnight in lodge. |
Day 6: Drive Turmi to Arba Minch
Þ Morning after Breakfast drive to Arba Minch. Þ En-route visits the konso peoples, their culture and visiting their villages. Then continue to Arba Minch for overnight.hotel |
Day 7:Drive back Arba Minch to Addis Ababa to complete Omo valley tribes tour
Þ Morning you will visit the dorza people and their traditional tukul villages. The dorze peoples are well known on traditional weaving. Then continue driving to Awasa; shortstop at Awassa for fish market. Þ Proceed to Addis on the way optional short time at Abijata and Shalla National parks, a spot of numerous common and endemic birds. hotel |
Day 8:Morning Fly Addis Ababa to Mekele for adventure tour in Danakil Depression
On your arrival in Mekele, our representative will meet you and get transferred you to the meet up place to start the adventure Danakil depression Tour. Meet group tour members and depart Mekele at 09:00 am to Erta ale. Þ Morning you will meet and greet our representative; are introduced and joining your group tour members. Þ Drive 305 kms to reach the parking area around the Erta ale. Þ Evening we will have a 3 to 4 hrs hiking to the top of the volcano site; enjoy the unique and beautiful Erta ale shield volcano eruption. Then back to the campsite to spend the night. hotel |
Day 9: Drive from Erta ale to Lake Afdera.
Þ AM breakfast at the volcano site of Erta ale; preparation for a drive to Lake Afdera. Þ Enjoy the hot springs at Lake Afdera by swimming and take bathing. Þ After Lunch, you will be back to the town of Abala.hotel |
Day 10:Early morning ride from the town of Abala to Hamed Ella
Þ Morning drive some 260kms to Hamed Ella via the town of Berhale. See long chains of the camel caravans at Berhale. Þ On arrival at Hamed Ella then proceed to Lake Asal to enjoy the beautiful sunset. Over Night in an open air under, the stars on wooden cottage with local beds of the Afar, people. hotel |
Day 11:Early morning ride from Hamed Ella to Dallol
Þ Morning we will have an early breakfast then preparation for a 45 kms ride to Dallol. Þ You will visit the colorful salt lakes with active thermo springs of Dallol, a cave of colorful salt rocks and a salt field where the afar people traditionally harvest the salt. Þ Enjoy a long chain of camels caravans loaded with bare of salts. Þ Early afternoon Dallol and have a lunch at Hamed Ella. Then drive to Mekele to end up the 4 days Danakil short trip. Overnight in Mekele. hotel |
Day 12: Morning fly back Mekele to Addis Ababa.
Þ On arrival in Addis Ababa, you will have lunchtime with Ethiopian coffee at Tommoca restaurant. Þ Then you will get ready for sightseeing of Addis Ababa that includes; the National Museum, famous for hosting the Humanoid fossil “LUCY”, Ethnographic Museums, Holy Trinity cathedral and you will visit Mercato, the biggest open-air market in Africa. Moreover, in the evening you will be our guest for a farewell dinner. THEN GET TRANSFERRED TO THE AIRPORT FOR YOUR DEPARTURE FLIGHT BACK TO YOUR HOME. |
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