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Safaris, Nature & Culture (15 Days & 14 Nights)
offered by supplier M15802 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 15
day(s)
Group Size: 2
- 8
people
Destination(s):
Ethiopia
Specialty Categories:
Wildlife Viewing
Cultural Journey
Season: January - December
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: No
Minimum Per Person Price: 1500 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 1500 US Dollar (USD)
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Route: Langano, Arba Minch, Jinka, Mago, Murulle, Turmi, Konso and Awassa.
Transport: By car.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrive Addis Ababa and Transfer to the hotel. O/N Addis.
Day 2: Drive to Langano, en route visit Lake Zway-shelters a variety of water birds. Continue driving to Lake Langano, Abyata and Shalla National Park. O/N Langano.
Day 3: Drive to Arbaminch via Sodo; continue driving to Chencha (Dorze people). O/N Arba Minch.
Day 4: Drive to Netch Sar National Park passing through Arba Minch Forest and crossing the Bridge of Kulfo River–people call it The Bridge of God, reach Netch Sar, here you can find a great number of birds and wild animals species. After lunch boat trip on lake Chamo. O/N Arba Minch.
Day 5: After breakfast drive to Jinka on the way visit, Tsemai, Benna, Ari tribes. O/N Jinka.
Day 6: After breakfast visit the Mursi Village (Mursi people are very colorful with a lot of body decoration, ornaments and most remarkable characteristic is the lip disk for which they are famous over the world). O/N camping at Mago.
Day 7: Drive to Murle on the way visit Karo Village and wildlife (Karo people are noted for their colorful body painting). O/N Murle Camping.
Day 8: Drive to Turmi, visit the Bume people and overnight Turmi at Hammer people camping site.
Day 9: After breakfast visit the hammer people, colorful markets at Dimeka or Tumi–depending up on the day. Hammer people dances and if possible their marriage ceremonies with the jumping of bulls. O/N Turmi Camping.
Day 10: Drive to Omorate for Dassanech people and villages, back to Turmi for Overnight stay.
Day 11: After breakfast drive to Konso, through Erbore people. Overnight Konso.
Day 12: Visit Konso Village-Konso people are famous on Terracing, drive to Abra Minch for overnight stay.
Day 13: After breakfast drive to Awassa on the way visit Wondo Genet, have an opportunity to bathe in the natural hot springs and hot swimming pool. Continue driving to Awassa for Overnight stay.
Day 14: After breakfast drive to Addis Ababa, Afternoon leisure time. O/N Addis.
Day 15: City tour of Addis Ababa and Transfer to Bole International Airport for final departure.
Mago National Park (MNP)
The MNP is situated within the Great Rift Valley system in the southern Nations Nationalities and peoples region. It is one of the principal but also the youngest national park, established in 1978 with a total area of 2,620 squire kilometers. The MNP is located adjacent to the Omo National park in the south–eastern part close to the Kenya border. The Mago River and the Mursi Hill range form the western boundary. The Mago hot spring and Mago Mountains from the northern boundary. The park as it is with Omo National Park has always been known for its wealth of wildlife varieties and is perhaps comparable to those of east Africa. Among big mammals: Buffalo comprises the highest population as compared to other conservation areas in Ethiopia. There are warthog, bush pig, and carnivores including lions, leopards, cheetah, wild dogs, caracal, bat-eared fox and many species of smaller mammals in the park. The riverine forest has many colobus and grivet monkeys. Baboons are very common.
Lake Langano
It is an exotic resort located some 200 km south of Addis. It is one of the most popular beaches in the country. The outstretched lake view surrounded by a rocky promontory and a white beach, spotted with graceful acacia trees, adorn the place with serene beauty unmatched any where in the Rift valley. Lake Langano, being set against the undulating residual 4000 meters, breathtakingly attracts holidaymakers to water-ski, windsurf, sail, swim of bask in the blazing sun or stroll along the slopes of the sandy beaches.
Lake Abyata and Shalla
Lake Abyata and Shalla constitute a national park of the same name. Although they are separated by only 3 km strip of land, the two lakes are quite different. Shalla, the southern lake is enclosed in a 266 m. deep crater while Abyata is a large shallow brackish lake no more than 14 m. deep anywhere. Shalla is mostly inaccessible, except for its eastern shores with steaming hot springs, hot enough for instant cooking. That may be just as well since it seems to serve as the breeding ground for many species of water birds (such as its Pelican Island) that congregate at Lake Abyata. More than 300 species of birds have been recorded in the 1,040 square kilometers Abyata and Shalla National Park including up to 200,000 greater Flamingoes.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
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