5-Day Tour To Mingle With Ethiopia's Ethnic Tribes
Highlights
Addis Ababa, Arba Minch, Mago National Park, Nechisar National Park, Turmi
Locations Covered
Addis Ababa, Arba Minch, Mago National Park, Nechisar National Park, Turmi
nature, cultural, Tribal
Group Tour
5 Days
Medium
English
Description
Explore the heartland of southern Ethiopia through its various villages, tribes, markets, and national parks. In this 5-day immersion, interact closely with various indigenous tribes, attend an indigenous dance ceremony, hike in the surrounding hills and end your trip seeing a different subspecies of zebra, ones that are taller, with long ears, and narrow stripes
Itinerary
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Day 1: In Arba Minch
- In the morning, visit the town of Arba Minch, which means forty springs in the Ahamric language.
- In the afternoon, ride a boat on Lake Chamo to see the crocodile market and spot hippos.
Overnight Arba Minch tourist hotel in Arba Minch.
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Day 2: In Turmi
- After breakfast, depart from Arba Minch to Turmi.
- On the way, you will pass through the village of Weyto, which is home to the Tsemai tribe.
- Continue to Erbore, where you will have a brief visit to a local Arbore village.
- Finally, proceed to Turmi, the home of the Hamer tribe. At night, you can see the traditional dance ceremony of the Hamer tribe, known as Evangadi.
Overnight Kizo Lodge in Turmi.
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Day 3: Visiting the Mursi Tribe & Visit to Mago National Park
- In the morning, drive through the Mago National Park to a local village of the Mursi tribe. The Mursi are known for their lower lip and earlobe plates, which is quite popular on the internet.
- In the afternoon, after returning to Jinka, you can visit the South Omo Museum & Research Center to learn more about the local tribes of Ethiopia.
- Alternatively, take a hike in the surrounding hills to visit a local Ari village.
Overnight Nasa Pension in Jinka.
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Day 4: Drive back to Arba Minch
- Drive back from Jinka to Arba Minch.
- Visit a traditional village of the Konso people en route.
Overnight Arbaminch Tourist hotel in Arba Minch.
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Day 5: Full day in Nech Sar National Park
- Visit the naturally gifted Nech Sar National park known for Grevy's zebras - a type of zebras that are taller with long ears and narrow stripes.
End of the tour.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
| Adult | |
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| 1 to 10 | /person |
| 11 to 20 | /person |
| Child | |
| 1 to 1 | /person |
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This is a group tour |
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