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19
day Trek to Bale &
Southern Ethiopia
Brief Description:
This travel itinerary is a 19 day trekking to Bale
mountains and southern
Ethiopia
. After a drive to Jimma and a visit to
Aba
Jifar
Palace
we will drive further southwest to Tepi. We will start trekking on
Day 5 and camp at Tum-Maji. The trekking route follows Tum-Maji
Maji Adikas Kormu Kibish and back on the same
trekking route. We will finish on the 12th day, after 7 days
trekking, and drive to Mizan Teferi and drive further west to
Gambella to visit Nuer & Anuak people and the Gambella
national park. On our way back we will drive through Nekemte to
Guder falls and Wonchi lake and spend one night at Ambo town. City
tour of
Addis Ababa
is included on the 19th day.
Itinerary
 Day 1:
Upon arrival in
Addis Ababa
,
Ethiopia
, You will be greeted with the traditional Ethiopian hospitality
at the airport and transferred to the hotel. (Depending on your
arrival time we can arrange afternoon or after hour city tour)
Day 2:
Aba
Jifar
Palace
BY Surface - Drive Jimma (coffee a.k.a Kaffa).
Day 3:
Turmi BY Surface - Drive Tepi
and see Animals.
Day 4:
Dorze Tribe BY Surface - Drive Tum (Dizi & Tishena people).
Day 5:
Dorze Tribe BY Trekking -
Start trekking: Tum-Maji. O/N camp. Dorze people.
Day 6:
Dorze Tribe BY Trekking -
Maji-Adikas (Dorze tribes).
Day 7:
Omo Kibish BY Trekking -
Adikas-Kormu (Chai tribes).
Day 8:
Surma Tribe BY Trekking
- Kormu-Kibish (Surma tribes).
Day 9:
Omo
River
BY Trekking - Kibish (O/N camp at the river bank).
Day 10:
Omo Kibish BY Trekking - Kibish-Kormu.
Day 11:
Turmi BY Trekking - Kormu-Adikas.
Day 12:
Turmi BY Trekking - Adikas-Tum. End of trek.
Day 13:
Aba
Jifar
Palace
BY Surface - Drive Mizan Teferi.
Day 14:
Gambella
National Park
BY Surface - See animals-arrive Gambela.
Day 15: Anuak
Tribe BY Surface - Nuer & Anuak people village.
Day 16:
Gambella
National Park
BY Surface - Drive to Gambela.
Day 17:
Wonchi BY Surface - Drive Nekemte.
Day 18:
Wonchi BY Surface - Guder falls
Wonchi
Lake
. O/N Ambo in hotel.
Day 19:
Addis Ababa
is located at 2,500 meters above sea level at the footstep of the
highest parts of series of Mountain chain. Addis is also the seat
of
 African Union (AU) and many International offices and over 100
Embassies. It enjoys an excellent climate all year round; with an
average temperature of 16°C.
Addis Ababa
is a pleasant city with wide avenues of jacarandas, interesting
museums and one of the largest open-air markets in
Africa
, known as the Merkato. After early breakfast we will visit the
National
Museum
(a multi-collections representing
Ethiopia
's past and present image). Among the famous exhibits, the 3.5
million year old skeleton of 'Lucy' is worth visiting. We will
also visit the Ethiopian Studies Institute Ethnological museum for
its extraordinarily collection of the
 priceless and varied
ethnic medley. Then we continue driving up to the mount (over 3000
meters) Entoto, the first seat of Emperor Menelik II before he
established
Addis Ababa
as the capital of
Ethiopia
in 1886. Visitors will also have the opportunity to visit Trinity
Cathedral and Merkato. Along our way we will have the chance to
see avenues, squares, obelisks and many places of interests and
shopping. Early evening, we will have a coffee ceremony to show
our appreciation for touring with us, Fest Ethiopia Travel &
Tour. Late at night transfer to the
Bole
International
Airport
and depart for home.
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