Ethiopian Cultural Safari

Ethiopia, a land of untamed mystery. Your tour will take you from Addis Ababa through this beautiful, mysterious and extraordinary country.

We explore the Ethiopian culture and traditions dating back more than 3000 years transporting you back in time as we visit beautiful monuments and the ruins of buildings built many centuries ago.

Travel through the mountain ranges visiting various villages along the way whilst meeting the local tribes and experiencing their every day way of life.

A cultural exploration like no other in Africa.

DAY 1/2 Addis Ababa to Arba Minch

It's an early start as we leave Addis Ababa and begin the adventure in the Omo Valley in 4x4 vehicles. We pass by the Rift Valley lakes before arriving into Arba Minch. The next morning we take a relaxing boat trip on Lake Chamo, populated by a substantial number of crocodiles and hippos. Later in the afternoon we visit the Nechisar NP.

DAY 3 Arba Minch to Turmi and Omorate

The road continues through savannah, running along the "Mountains of Men", the road then rises up the Karkerte Mountains until it reaches the soft, terraced hills of Konso where we visit a village. Nothing in Ethiopia or Africa prepares you for South Omo. This area is filled with extraordinary cultural intensity. Here we'll encounter the Galeb people.

DAY 5 Turmi to Mago National Park

Today the tour continues up to Murulle, where we visit the Karo tribes of Kolcho and Dus. We continue to Mago NP and there is some rough road before we arrive at camp. Tonight we sleep in tents.

DAY 6/7 Mago NP to Arba Minch and Awassa

We will have a very brief stopover in Jinka and then continue towards Key Afer, here we will visit the Ari and Bana tribes and you can have lunch in one of the local hotels or restaurants. All kinds of fruit and goods are sold along the roadside. On the way to Awassa we stop off in Chencha to visit a Dorze village. The Dorze people are renowned cotton weavers, and their tall beehiveshaped huts are the most distinctive in Africa.

DAY 8/9 Awassa to Dinsho

The tour now heads out east towards Dinsho, the route taken passes through immense fields of wheat, barley and high-altitude meadows. Dinsho is the gateway to the Bale Mountains NP. The park encompasses Mt Tullo Deemtu, the second highest peak in Ethiopia.

Day 10 Dinsho to Addis Ababa

The Ethiopian Safari heads back up north for the drive to Addis Ababa and end of the service!

Please Note:

This 10 Day Ethiopian Cultural Tour is also available as a 20 Day Ethiopian Cultural and Historical Tour and a 10 Day Ethiopian Historical Tour.

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