Surma Hiking and Omo Valley – 22 Days
Itinerary
Day 1: ADDIS ABABA
Arrival in Addis Ababa and you will go for a City Tour, Overnight in a hotel
Day 2: ADDIS ABABA – JIMMA
Visit Jimma, a raucous place with wide, dusty streets, lots of honking horns and a massive coffee pot rising from its main roundabout. Overnight in a local hotel
Day 3: JIMMA – BEBEKA
You visit the Bebeka Coffee Plantation (the largest coffee farm in Ethiopia), Overnight in a guest house
Day 4: VISIT DORZE PEOPLE
Visit Dorze , a small ethnic group inhabiting the Gamo Gofa Zone of the Southern Nations, Overnight Camping
Day 5: DRIVE TO TULGIT FOR SURMA VILLAGES
Visit the first settlement for the Surma people; a clan of the Mursi, sharing the basic lip-plating and stick fighting cultures in common.
Overnight Camping
Day 6: KIBISH – SURMA PEOPLE
You will head to Kibish, another settlement for the Surma people. Overnight Camping
Day 7: KIBISH – MAJI
You visit the Maji waterfalls and Maji market. Overnight Camping
Day 8: KIBISH – MAJI
Start the drive to visit Adikas Dizi and Zilmamo tribes. Overnight Camping
Day 9: OMO NATIONAL PARK
Drive to Omo National Park, the richest park in wild life. Overnight Camping
Day 10: NUER
Drive to Nuer – headquarter of Omo National park, overnight camp
Day 11: VISIT BUME PEOPLE
Visit the Villages (Nyangatom) of Bume people. Overnight Camping
Day 12: VISIT OMO MURSI PEOPLE
You will cross the Omo river to meet the Omo Mursi people. Overnight Camping
Day 13: MEET MURSI TRIBES
Spend more time with Mursi tribes. Overnight Camping at Mago National Park
Day 14: MAGO – MURULLE
Drive to Murulle and visit the colourfully pained and adorned Karo tribe
Day 15: MURULLE – TURMI
Drive to Turmi and visit Tsemai tribes. Overnight Camping
Day 16: MURULLE – TURMI
While in Turmi, you may watch hammer bulljumping ceremony and hammer evening dance
Day 17: TURMI – KONSO
You will see the ancient, complex and fascinating culture of the Konso people and their architecturally inspiring villages. Overnight in a hotel
Day 18: KONSO – ARBA MINCH
Visit Arba Minch, a town between the springs of Lake Chamo and the Nechisar National Park,
Day 19: ARBA MINCH
Visit the most spectacular scenery and amazing wildlife in many different landscapes of Arba Minch
Day 20: ARBA MINCH – LANGANO
Visit the Langano Lake, one of the Rift Valley Lakes and the only lake that you can swim in). Overnight in a hotel
Day 21: LANGANO – ADDIS ABABA
Return from Langano to Addis Ababa
Day 22: DEPARTURE
Return from Langano to Addis Ababa
Including:
- 4WD transportation to and from Gonder
- guide
- scout
- cook & cooking materials
- mule(s) & mule handler
- tent
- sleeping bags & mattresses
- all park entrance fees
- plenty of food & bottled mineral water
Excluding:
- alcoholic drinks
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