16 DAYS ETHIOPIA GRAND TRIBAL CULTURAL EXPEDITION 16 DAYS ETHIOPIA GRAND TRIBAL CULTURAL EXPEDITION

Discover the diverse culture of Ethiopia with a visit to 83 different tribes. Explore the Omo Valley and visit the Surma, Mursi, Hamer, and Karo tribes.
Day 1: Arrival in Addis Ababa
Be welcomed by your guide on arrival at the airport and transfer to your hotel.

Day 2: Addis Ababa – Gambella
Fly west to Gambella in the morning. After lunch, visit the cultural market of Gambella and walk by the Baro River.

Day 3: Gambella
In the morning, drive 48 km to Itang to visit the Nuer people who are cattle keepers and fishermen. In the afternoon, visit the Agnuak people on the outskirts of the town of Gambella.

Day 4: Gambella – Bebeka
Drive to Bebeka, where the largest coffee plantation is found. Visit the Maji people and the Tepi Tea Plantation on the way.

Day 5: Bebeka – Tulgit – Kibish
With a short visit to the Rubber Plantation around Bebeka, proceed driving farther south to Kibish, via Tulgit – the other settlement of the Surma people, and crossing the Akobo River, which flows to the Baro River.

Day 6: Kibish
Spend the day with the Surma people who share the practice of the women’s inserting of clay discs in their lower lips, and the men’s ‘Stick Fighting’ – with the Mursi people .

Day 7: Kibish – Mizan Teferi
Drive to Mizan Teferi via Bebeka where you will visit the coffee exporting processes from nursery to packing and transporting.

Day 8: Mizan Teferi – Jimma
Visit the Chat or mild Stimulant cultivation, and the Muslim Oromo people on the way, drive to Jimma – which was the regional capital of Ethiopia in the late 19th Century.

Day 9: Jimma – Sodo – Arba Minch
With a stop at Gojeb River where you may spot hippos, drive 360 km to Arba Minch. On your way visit the people of Wolita who are known for their cultivation of Enset of False Banana.

Day 10: Arba Minch – Key Afer – Jinka
Visit the most colorful multicultural market in the Lower Omo Valley at Key Afer – which is attended by the tribal groups of Ari, Benna, and Tsemai, drive 275 km to Jinka.

Day 11: Jinka – Mago NP – Jinka
Have an excursion to the Mago National Park and visit the people of Mursi who are typically known for the clay lip plates of the women. Then, drive back to Jinka and visit the Cultural Museum of the People of the Lower Omo Valley.

Day 12: Jinka – Dimeka – Turmi
Drive to Turmi – the settlement of Hamer people. Stop off at Dimeka to visit the other interesting weekly cultural market of the Hamer and the Benna people.

Day 13: Turmi
In the morning, have an excursion to Omo Rate to visit the Dasenech people who are the southernmost people of the country and are known for their scarifications. After a picnic lunch at Murulle, proceed driving to Korcho to visit the Karo people. And, finally drive back to Turmi.

Day 14: Turmi – Arba Minch
With an early start, drive north to Arba Minch with a stop at Lake Chamo to have a remarkable boat trip to visit the ‘Crocodile Market’ where you can visit display of big African Crocodiles, hippos, and various low land water birds

Day 15: Arba Minch – Langano
Drive north to the Rift Valley Lake of Langano visiting the people of Dorze .

Day 16: Langano – Addis + Departures.

لضمان التوفر، احجز في أقرب وقت ممكن. الحجز المبكر يستحق النظر خاصة إذا كنت تخطط للرحلة خلال موسم الذروة مثل العطلات العامة أو عطلات نهاية الأسبوع.

يمكنك إلغاء هذه الرحلة بدون تكلفة حتى 24 ساعات قبل بدء الرحلة. إذا قمت بالإلغاء بعد 24 ساعات أو لم تحضر في الرحلة، فسيتم تحصيل السعر الكامل للنشاط. التأخر في الاستلام أو المغادرة سيعتبر كعدم حضور.