19-days
North-West tour
different people .superb culture
Summary: ETHIOPIA NORTH WEST AND SOUTH WEST From the undiscovered people of the north-west to the south-west
Duration: 19 days
Itinerary
Addis Ababa
Day 1
Arrival Addis Ababa. Meet the guide at the airport. Transfer hotel. Rest. Afternoon tour of Addis. ON hotel
BAHIRDAR
Day 2
Drive to the Debre Libanos monastery, the old Portuguese bridge and Jamma river valley. Proceed then crossing the Blue Nile valley to Bahirdar. ON hotel
BAHIRDAR: THE BLUE NILE FALLS & MONASTERIES OVER LAKE TANA
Day 3
Morning drive to admire the Blue Nile falls. Afternoon boat on lake Tana, to admire 2-3 churches over its islands, as Ura Kidane Mehret, Mahal Zeghie and Asua Mariam. ON hotel
AGEW & GUMZE PEOPLE + MARKET
Day 4
We propose this day to be SAT. Drive to Kossober (150 kms, 2 hrs) to visit the Gojam and Agew people market. Then proceed to Chagni (60 km, 1 hrs) and Mandura (67 km, 1 hr) to admire another colorful market, this time of the Gumze and Agew people. Then drive back to Zengena lake for ON camping
AGEW & GUMZE VILLAGES + MARKET
Day 5
SUN. Drive to Dahans Baguna to admire a Gumze & Agew people market. Then proceed to very nice and traditional Agew people villages. Reach then the Blue Nile. And ON camping at Shinashia, at a Agew people village.
BLUE NILE & BERTA PEOPLE
Day 6
Proceed to Guba (or also called Mankush) village, where you find also a previous palace of Dej Asmach Jemal, built during Emperor Menelik reign. Reach so Janga where you can admire the Blue Nile, (189 kms, 4 hrs). Proceed so to Sherkole where you can admire the Berta people, traditional gold miners, at work. (2 hrs drive). Then continue for the overnight at Asosa, at Mango campsite, among lot of Mango trees
MAO, KOMO, GAMZ PEOPLE
Day 7
Morning dedicated to the visit of the Ganzo people. Then proceed to Asosa. On the way make a 1 hrs trek at Inzi, for very nice views over the region). ON Mango campsite
NEKEMTE
Day 8
Drive to Nekemte (341 kms, 8 hrs). On the way visit very nice views and Wollo people resettlements
GAMBELA
Day 9
Drive to Gambela, at bank of Baro river, a previous famous commercial point. ON htl
NUER & ANUAK PEOPLE
Day 10
Drive to the Nuer & Anuak people. Very tall and with many scarification all over their body, leave at bank of Baro river, and are fishermen and hunters. ON next to a village
NUER & ANUAK PEOPLE
Day 11
Visit villages; then proceed back to Gambela. ON hotel
MIZANTEFERI
Day 12
Drive south to mizanTeferi,a dmiring very big forest and nice views. ON camp
SURMA PEOPLE
Day 13
Drive to the unique Surma people. Here women wear circular or trapezoidal shaped plates into their lips. Men have different scarification all over their body. With luck we’ll participate to a donga game, which is a stick fighting ritual. ON camp Tulgit
SURMA PEOPLE
Day 14
Drive to Kibish, admiring very nice views. Then the Surma people around kibish. Back ON camping
OMO NATIONAL PARK
Day 15
Drive to Adikas. Then proceed to the Omo National park. Late afternoon game drive. ON camp
DIZI PEOPLE
Day 16
Morning game drive. Then drive to Maji, via Adikas village. Visit Dizi people. ON camp
BENCH MESHENGER PEOPLE
Day 17
Drive to Bonga, via Macha Waji. Visit Bench Meshenger people on the way. ON camp
JIMMA
Day 18
Drive to Bonga, via Macha Waji. Visit Bench Meshenger people on the way. ON camp
ADDIS ABABA
Day 19
Drive back to Addis Ababa. Ones in Addis, short visit of the Mercato, biggest open air market in Africa. Dinner in traditional restaurant with folkloristic dances. Then transfer airport for departure
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Ethiopia
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