Omo and Rift Valley without camping Arbaminch, Key Afer, Jinka, Mursi, Dimeka, Karo/Dassanech, Erbore, Konso, yabello, Langano/ Awassa(13 Days and 12 Nights)
Day 1: Addis Ababa- Aarrive in Addis Ababa. Afternoon start city the tour: visit Entoto mountains with views over the capital, the National museum, St George church. Overnight hotel.
Day 2: Addis Abeba to Arbaminch- Drive to Arbaminch through, Melka kuntur Archealogical site, Tiya cemetery field, Addadi Mariam rock hewn church, village of Guraghe people and their senic lands covered with False banana plantation. Luch in Wolaita town. continue driving to Chencha village to see the Dorzie people.on the way have stop for photos of the Wolaita people and lake Abaya. Overnight hotel or lodge.
Day 3: Arbaminch- Full Day in Arbaminch. Morning, game drive in Nechi Sar NP. Afternoon, boat trip over lake Chamo to view the biggest Crcodailes in Africa, Hopps, and other bird species. o/n hotel or lodge.
Day 4: Arbaminch to Jinka- Drive to Jinka, via the village of Derashe, Konso, Tsemay, Bena and Ari people. Lunch picnic on the way at woito village then heading to Key Afer Market place (if Thrusday) where the aforementioned tribes are meet and shoping each other.Overnight lodge.
Day 5: Jinka- Full day in Jinka with an excrussion drive to the Mursi village through Mago NP. Back to Jinka for lunch and visit the ethino-archealogical musume in the afternoon and the village of Ari people.Overnight hotel or lodge.
Day 6: Jinka to Turmi- Drive to Turmi, via the village of Dimeka where the colorful market of Hamer, Karo and Dassanech people is fall, (If Saturday). Lunch picnic in Dimeka then proceed to Turmi to attend the Bull jumping ceremony of the Hamer people (if we are lucky)
Day 7: Turmi-Full day in Turmi. Morning Drive to Koricho village to see the Karo people know for their body painting and scarification, the Omo river and so on. Back to hotel for lunch then in the afternoon, walk around the villages of the Hamer people, visit their houses and attend the Evangadi Dances of young girls and boys (if we are lucky). Overnight lodge.
Day 8: Turmi- Full day in Turmi with an excursion drive to Omorate as to visit the Dassanech people, who are living by the bank of Omo River. Then back Turmi for for lunch and colorful market day of the Hamer, Karo and Dassanech people in Turmi (if Monday). Overnight lodge.
Day 9: Turmi to Konso- Proceed to Konso, on the way stop at the village of Erbore people known for their beads decoration. Lunch picnic in woito village then proceed to Konso. Late in the afternoon have some time in the konso village and enjoy their house fencing style, other unique tradition of the people. Overnight lodge.
Day 10: Konso to Yabello- Drive to Yabello and join the Borena Oromo people. In the afternoon, visit the singing wells at Dublock, the Elsod crater lake locally known as Chew bet (where the Borena men extract salt in the marshy lake) Overnight hotel or lodge.
Day 11: Yabelo to Langano- Drive to Langano via the village of the Guji people then head to Awasa for lunch and more relax around the rift valley lakes of Awass. Late in the afternoon, proceed to Langano lake side lodge with a wonderful sun set. Overnight lodge
Day 12: Langano to Addis Abeba- In the morning take your time in Lnagano then back to Addis Ababa via Lake Ziway. Lunch in Debrezeit. Late in the afternoon, arrive in Addis Abeba, more site seeing and shoping. Dinner at traditional restaurant. Overnight hotel
Day 13: Departure End of the tour.