11-Day Ultimate Ethiopian Tour

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Flight to Dire Dewa then drive to Harar

Upon arrival at Bole International Airport, you will be connected to your domestic flight to Dire Dawa. Upon arrival, our representative will pick you up to explore Dire Dawa, known as a mosaic of cultures and a living museum, where Ethiopian traditions mingle with French, Bulgarian, Greek, Armenian, and Indian influences reflected in the city’s diverse architecture. In the late afternoon, drive to Harar and experience the famous hyena feeding tradition.

Main Destination:

Harar (Town)

Accommodation:

Ferej Hotel

• Budget located in Harar (Town)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Full Day in Harar

Stroll through the 16th-century walled city of Harar, the fourth most important city in the Islamic world. Visit the home of Arthur Rimbaud, the renowned 19th-century French poet who lived in Harar as a “gun-runner.” Explore the colorful Islamic market, the Harari Museum, and the house of Ras Mekonnen, father of Emperor Haile Selassie. In the evening, witness the famous “Hyena Man” feeding the hyenas that gather nightly outside the town.

Main Destination:

Harar (Town)

Accommodation:

Ferej Hotel

• Budget located in Harar (Town)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Explore Babile and the Valley of Marvels

Explore Babile and the Valley of Marvels
The Valley of Marvels has wonderful landscapes, famous for its balancing rock formations. You’ll spend some time there going on short hikes and learning about the geology. Next, you will explore the town of Babile, which has a very large market on Saturdays and a camel market on Mondays and Thursdays. You’ll have time to explore the city at your leisure and explore all the hidden corners of this magical place. At the end of the day, you will return to Harar and rest in preparation for a final day of excitement.

Main Destination:

Harar (Town)

Accommodation:

Ferej Hotel

• Budget located in Harar (Town)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Road Trip to Ziway

After breakfast, you will drive to Ziway, enjoying a scenic journey through the central Ethiopian highlands. Along the way, you will pass small villages, rolling farmland, and herds of zebu cattle grazing peacefully along the roadside. The journey offers a glimpse of everyday rural life, with farmers tending to their fields and children playing in the villages. Stop at Lake Langano for views of the shimmering waters and abundant birdlife before continuing to Ziway, a town known for its beautiful crater lakes, fishing communities, and vibrant local culture.

Main Destination:

Lake Ziway

Best Time To Go October to January (Little rainfall)

High Season October to January (It is busier)

Best Weather

Accommodation:

Haile Resort Ziway

• Mid-range hotel located at Lake Ziway

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Explore central rift valley

In the morning, after breakfast, drive to Hawassa, a lively town in the heart of the Great Rift Valley. Explore the city and tour Lake Hawassa, where you can enjoy boat rides, spot diverse birdlife, and savor freshly prepared Ethiopian fish by the lakeside. Then proceed to Wondo Genet, a former royal recreational center built for Emperor Haile Selassie I’s family, where you can relax in the natural thermal baths. In the late afternoon, return to Hawassa to unwind and enjoy a stunning sunset over the lake.

Main Destination:

Awasa (City)

Accommodation:

Haile Resort Hawassa

• Mid-range resort located in Awasa (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Drive to Arba Minch

Drive to Arba Minch, En route, you will stop at Dorze Village to see the Dorze People, Popularly known as Ethiopia’s expert weavers and renowned builders of towering huts. They are among the most lively ethnic groups of the famous Omo Valley tribe. Their hut is made up of hardwood poles, woven bamboo, inset, and other natural materials. These huts can stand up to two stories tall and can last up to 80 years. You can find a fireplace, a seating area, and bedrooms inside the main hut. Smaller huts include guest houses, a workshop, a kitchen, and even cattle shed. When their huts are attacked by termites, they can easily remove it from its foundation and relocate it. This shortens the height of the hut but it also allows it to last much longer. Then, continue to Arba Minch and spend the night at the beautiful Lodge.

Main Destination:

Arba Minch (City)

Accommodation:

Haile Resort Arba Minch

• Mid-range hotel located in Arba Minch (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Turmi via Konso

After Breakfast, drive to the Konso small town, where the people wear colorful costumes, and use their steep land through impressive terracing; through annual wooden grave marks, they express their status. Their three-story community house called Mora is impressive; all the young boys above 12 years old stay there every night inside till they marry. – Have lunch in Weyto and continue driving to the Arbore tribe, who are pastoralists (livestock farmers). They believe that their singing and dancing eliminates negative energy and with the negative energy gone, the tribe will prosper. The women of the tribe cover their heads with a black cloth and are known to wear very colorful necklaces and earrings. Young children wear a shell type hat that protects their heads from the sun. The Abore use natural colors made from soil and stone for their Body paint. Traditional dancing is practiced by the tribe and wealth is measured by the number of cattle a tribesman owns.

Main Destination:

Turmi (Lower Omo Valley)

Accommodation:

Buska Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located in Turmi (Lower Omo Valley)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Nyangatom and Karo

Early morning, depart from Turmi to the village of Kangatan. Here you will cross the Omo River and take a short walk through the local fields to visit a village of the Nyangatom tribe. After the visit, return across the river and proceed to the Karo village of Korcho, with a stunning location lookin over the Omo River. The Karo people, while the smallest tribe of the Omo Valley in number, are also known to be the most decorated. After the visit, return to Turmi for another opportunity to see Jumping of the Bulls.

Main Destination:

Turmi (Lower Omo Valley)

Accommodation:

Buska Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located in Turmi (Lower Omo Valley)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Excursion to Omorate

After breakfast, Cross Omo River to visit the Dassanech tribe. The First time, in the Omo Valley, travelers witnessed Ethiopia’s many ethnicities and cultural traditions. The Southern Cultural Route takes travelers to the heart of the most remote tribes, whose animist beliefs strike a chord with the true African experience. In the afternoon drive to Hammer people who have a bull-jumping ceremony; This ceremony is a transformation for young boys from young to adulthood; During the ceremony, you see the real Hamer traditional dance called Evangadi; and also the women from the jumper’s family are being beaten by his friends to show their love to the Jumper and that he is ready for adulthood.

Main Destination:

Omorate (Lower Omo Valley)

Accommodation:

Buska Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located in Turmi (Lower Omo Valley)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Drive to Jinka Via Bena Tribe

After breakfast, start driving to Jinka Via Bena Tribe. Just like most of the indigenous tribes in the lower Omo Valley, the Bena practice ritual dancing and singing. The men often have their hair dressed up with a colorful clay cap that is decorated with feathers. Both the men and women wear long garments and paint their bodies with white chalk. Women of the tribe wear beads in their hair that is held together with butter.

Main Destination:

Jinka (Lower Omo Valley)

Accommodation:

Eco Omo Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located in Jinka (Lower Omo Valley)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Explore Mursi tribe and fly back to Addis Ababa

Explore Mursi tribe and fly back to Addis Ababa
Drive to Mago National Park to visit the Mursi people in their village. The Mursi are well known for the large clay discs their women wear inserted in their lower split lip. The Mursi women start cutting their lips between the age of 12 and 16 and thereafter, they put small wooden plugs into the hole and change it every night with the bigger one to stretch the lips till it can hold a 6 inch (15cm) round clay disc. The Mursi men wear very little, although a cotton wrap is becoming more common now. Then, Transfer to Jinka Airport and fly back to Addis Ababa.

Main Destination:

Addis Ababa (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Meals at own expense
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.