Day 1: Arrival - Sightseeing AddisÂ
Upon arrival, meet and transfer to the hotel on the african safari vacation. Refresh and begin sightseeing of Addis with a drive up to Mount Entoto for a panoramic view of Addis. Descend down and drive to the National Museum where there is a chance to spot the oldest hominids of the 'Lucy' fossil. Visit and proceed to the Holy Trinity built during WWII. Then proceed to the Ethnographic Museum, which used to be the palace of Emperor Hailesellase on the safari holiday. To wrap up drive to Merkato, the biggest market in East Africa. Overnight in Addis Ababa Nega Bonger Hotel on the safari tours.
Day 2: Addis Ababa - Tiya-Arba Minch
After having an early breakfast, drive to the southern parts of Ethiopia on the way see the Tiya, classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, where the northernmost example of a peculiar type of engraved, standing stelae which stretch across parts of southern Ethiopia can be seen on the african safari tours. Continue driving to the town of Welayta for lunch stop then after lunch, drive to Arba Minch for overnight stay on the safari vacation.
Overnight Arba Minch Paradise Lodge/Similar
Day 3: Arba Minch - Chencha Dorze Villages
After breakfast take a boat trip in Lake Chamo, to visit the crocodile market, it is a local name for a place in Lake Chamo where the crocodiles went out of the lake and chill, there is no buying or selling, also see hippos and different kinds of birds later driving to the Dorzy village, these people set high up in the Gughe Mountains where the traditional Dorze beehive-shaped huts recognized as one of the visually attractive structural houses by the UNESCO are seen and later be back to Arba Minch for lunch then drive to the town of Konso on the african safari holiday.
Overnight Konso Korebta Lodge
Day 4: Konso - Turmi
After having breakfast have a chance to see the Konso village, one of the UNESCO sites in Ethiopia known for their terracing on the safari tours. One of the best types of coffee in the country is also from this village. Proceed to the Bana village. The Bana are indigenous pastoral and semi-nomadic people living in the harsh environment of lower Omo Valley. The men often have their hair dressed up with a colorful clay cap that is decorated with feathers. Then proceed to the Turmi where the Hamer people live on the african safari vacation. Overnight in Turmi Lodge
Day 5: Turmi - Omorate (75 km / 2hr drive)
After having breakfast, have an excursion to Omorate to visit the Dassanech people 'people of the Delta', who live on the northern shore of Lake Turkana on the safari holiday. Visit and drive back to Turmi for lunch then drive to Jinka. Overnight in Jinka Nassa Pension on the african safari tours.
Day 6: Drive Jinka - Mago - Jinka - Addis Ababa
Take a day excursion to Mago National Park to visit the Mursi village. The Mursi are one of the exotic ethnic groups in Ethiopia. They live in very low huts made of straw leaves. The women like to wear terra cotta on their enormously stretched lower lips and ear lobes on the safari vacation. Drive back to Jinka for lunch. Drive to the Ari people, the largest population in the lower Omo valley. The women wearing skirts from the banana-like tree, called Enset are experts in pottery later transfer to the Jinka Airport for the flight to Addis Ababa on the african safari holiday. In the evening, attend a folkloric dinner where there is a chance to taste several national dishes and watch dances of the various ethnic groups of Ethiopia.
The traditional coffee ceremony is also served. Later transfer to the airport for departure on the safari tours.
