10 Days Discover Ethiopia Tour

You will be picked up from the airport our staff at 6:40 am and take for a shower in a hotel [bluebird hotel] followed breakfast. after breakfast you will have a short drive around the city [city tour] thereafter transfer to the airport for a flight from Addis Ababa to Arba Minch arriving at around 12:50 pm .upon arrival, our driver will pick you and transfer you to Arba Minch Paradise lodge for check-in. you will start the dorze village visit right after the check-in. driving to dorze, set in the highlands above Arba Minch. The dorze people are known for their tall beehive-like houses and their fine cotton weaving you will visit the village and learn about the daily lives of these industrious people. If today is market day [in dorze village on Monday and Thursday and in near chencha on Tuesday and Saturday], that will be visited.

Dinner and overnight at Arba Minch paradise lodge.

The morning after breakfast depart from Arba munch to Turmi. On the way, you will pass through the village weyto, which is home to the tsemai tribe. Continue through the weyto valley to erbore where you will have a brief visit to a local erbore village. Finally, proceed to turmi, home of the hammer tribe.at night you can see the traditional night dancing of the hamer tribe, known as avenged.

Dinner and overnight at Turmi Buska lodge.

Meal plan [breakfast, lunch & dinner]

In the morning, take a day trip to omo to visit the dassenech tribe. Here you will cross the omo river local boat and enter a dassenech village. Afterwards, return to turmi for a visit to a local hamer village. If there is jumping of the bull’s tradition hamer coming –of- age ceremony that will be visited.

Dinner and overnight at turmi Buska lodge

Meal plan [breakfast, lunch & dinner]

Depart for Jinka, via dimeka and key afar. Tuesdays and Saturdays are market days in dimeka, which is one of the most colorful markets in the area and is visited many tribes, including hamer, banana and Caro. Afterwards, continue to Jinka.

Dinner and overnight at economy omo resort.

Meal plan [breakfast, lunch& dinner]

In the morning, drive through the mango national park to a local village of the mursi tribe. The mursi are known for their lower lip and earlobe plates.in the afternoon, after returning to Jinka, you can visit the south omo museum and research center to learn more about the local tribes. Alternatively, take a hike in the surrounding hill to visit a local Ari village.

Dinner and overnight at economy omo resort.

Meal plan [breakfast, lunch & dinner]

After breakfast, depart from jinka to Arba Minch via key afar and konso, where you will see the benna and tsemai tribes trading goods. This is another very popular market in the region. After the visit, proceed to konso. The konsop people are known for their wooden statues, known as wakas, which are erected in honor of dead heroes as well as their innovative agricultural terracing. Today you will have a brief opportunity to visit a local village and the cultural museum displaying many waka statues. After the visit, proceed driving to arba Minch.

Dinner and overnight at Arba Minch paradise lodge.

Meal plan [breakfast, lunch& dinner]

Morning take a bout trip to Lake Chamo to visits the crocodiles and hippo, Lake Chamo is a lake in the southern nation, nationalities, and peoples’ region of southern Ethiopia. Located in the main Ethiopia rift, it is at an elevation of 1110 meters. The Chamo Lake is just to the south of Lake Abaya and the city of Arba Minch, east of the Guge Mountains, and west of the amaro mountains. Afternoon fly from Arba Minch to Mekelle around 18:35 pm.

Dinner and overnight at Yohannes hotel

Meal plan [breakfast, lunch& dinner.]

Morning fly Adis to Mekelle and start the 3 days Danakil tour Mekelle volcano. We drive from mekelle to dodom. We start early drive to dodom [at the base of erta ale].leave after an early breakfast, possible at 07:30. This is may be one of the worst roads in the world. The 70km distance may take about 5 hours passing through changing landscape of solidified lava, rock, sand ad occasional palm lined oasi. early dinner around17:00 and trek up to erta Ale at 20:00 hours. Camels transport all the camping materials and some food [sleeping materials like light mattresses and mat and water] to the rim of the volcano, where we spend the night watching the dramatic action of the boiling lava.it is a shield volcano with a base diameter of 30km and 1km square caldera at its summit. Erta Ale contains the world’s only permanent lava lake. Erta Ale is 613 meters, with a lava lake, one of only five in the world, at the summit.

Dinner and overnight at the camp

Meal plan [breakfast, lunch & dinner]

Waking up early eart ale-dodom leave back to dodom you will reach latest at 8:00 am at the camp, after breakfast time to relax. Then drive to ham Adela 100km ,picnic lunch on the way on shed of palm tree, reach ham Adela 04:30,better village with a total population about 500 people. You will see lots of camel caravans and you will have the sun look from the very shallow salt lake assale.

Dinner and overnight at the camp

Meal plan [breakfast, lunch & dinner]

Morning tour drive to ragad[asebo], the place where the localities are mining salt.1200 km2 [560sq mi] the afar depression is covered salt, and you will look the activity of breaking the salt from the ground, local people are cutting into rectangular pieces and loading on camels. You drive ahead to dallol and visit the difference landscape formed volcanic activity; dallol +lake assale+ saltcanon, camel caravans, follow up camel caravans and drive back to ham Adela for lunch and proceed to mekelle. Drive to mekelle arriving at around 5pm and fly mekelle to addis ababa at 7:05

In the morning depart from Arba Minch to Turmi. On the way you will pass through the village of Weyto (market day Saturday), which is home to the Tsemai tribe. Finally, proceed to Turmi, home of the Hamer tribe afternoon visist the hamer village, if there is at night you can see the traditional night dancing of the Hamer tribe, known as evangelic.

Dinner and Overnight at Emerald Lodge Turmi

This day we travel out to the dasanech people crossing the Omo River to visit the dasanch trip. This evening we visit a Hamer Village near to our accommodation. The Hamer are fine looking people taking great pride in their appearance Driving across dry sandy plains to Key Afar then into more fertile rolling hills to the small town of Jinka.

We visit a small museum which gives valuable insight into some tribal customs then take an optional walk down to the town meeting the people on the way, before driving out to our accommodation.

Dinner and Overnight at Jinka Eco Omo Resort

In the morning, drive through the Mago National Park to a local village of the Mursi tribe. The Mursi are known for their lower lip and earlobe plates. In the afternoon, after returning to Jinka, you can visit the South Omo Museum & Research Center to learn more about the local tribes. Alternatively, take a hike in the surrounding hills to visit a local Ari village.

Dinner and Overnight at Economy Omo Resort.

After breakfast, depart from Jinka to Arba Minch via Key Afar and Konso. Thursday is market day in Key Afar, where you will see the Benna and Tsemai tribes trading goods. This is another very popular market in the region. After the visit, proceed to Konso (market days are Mondays and Thursdays).
The Konso people are known for their wooden statues, known as wakas, which are erected in honor of dead heroes as well as their innovative agricultural terracing. Today you will have a brief opportunity to visit a local village and the cultural museum displaying many waka statues. After the visit, proceed driving to Arba Minch.

Overnight in Arba Minch Paradise Lodge.

Morning take a boat trip to Lake Chamo to visit the crocodiles and hippos, Lake Chamo is a lake in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region of southern Ethiopia. Located in the Main Ethiopian Rift, it is at an elevation of 1,110 meters. The Chamo Lake is just to the south of Lake Abaya and the city of Arba Minch, east of the Guge Mountains, and west of the Amaro Mountains.

After lunch you will be transferred at the airport and for a flight back to Addis Ababa