Tour Program

  • Addis Ababa Day 1 31.12.21 Friday

    Arrival to Addis Ababa

    Meeting with the guide at the airport and transfer to the hotel. After breakfast, excursion to Addis Ababa: a study tour of the city, as well as a visit to the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity and the National Museum, where the remains of Lucy (Australopithecus Afarensis) are kept for 3 million 180 thousand years.

    Accommodation : Sapphire International Hotel, breakfast meals

  • Jinka Day 2 01.01.21 Saturday

    Transfer to the airport and flight to Jinka.

    Flight ЕТ135, 10:25 - 12:35. Upon arrival, check-in at the hotel and hike in the mountains where the Aari people live.

    Next, visit the local ethnographic museum.

    Jinka, the administrative center of the Aari people, with a wonderful ethnographic museum, is a must-see, because only from Jinka you can get to the area where the Mursi people live. In Jinka, you can walk to the local market and buy fresh fruit and the most delicious bananas in the world.

    Accommodation : Eyob Hotel, breakfast meals

  • Prison Day 3 02.01.22 Sunday

    Excursion to the villages of peoples: Bodi, Mursi. Moving to Turmi.

    Excursion to the village of the Bodi people, breakfast in the village of Hanna Mariam. Further excursion to the village of the Mursi people. Return to Jinka for lunch, then transfer to the village of Turmi. Accommodation in a hotel and rest. 345 km

    The Mursi people of the Nilotic language group live west of the Mago National Park. Mursi women cut their lower lip and insert a clay disc into it. This is done for beauty, because the larger the disc in the lip, the more attractive the girl is considered, and 50 bulls will pay for her when she is married! It is these clay discs that attract professional photographers and ordinary tourists from all over the world.

    Accommodation : Buska Lodge, breakfast meals

  • Prison Day 4 03.01.22 Monday

    Excursion to the villages of the peoples of Kangaten and Kolcho, Hamer

    In the morning, an excursion to the village of the Nyangatom people. Then breakfast in the village of Kangaten and an excursion to the village of Kolcho (Karo people). Return to Turmi for lunch. In the evening, a walk to the village of the Hamer people. 220 km

    In Turmi, local markets are an important part of the economic and social life of the southern tribes. These markets gather in several places on different days of the week: Kay Afar on Thursdays, Turmi on Mondays and Thursdays, Al Duba on Tuesdays, Dimeka on Tuesdays and Saturdays, etc. In the market you can see goods that are sold and bought by local residents, take pictures of representatives of different peoples who came to this market from remote villages, and also buy local souvenirs.

    Accommodation : Buska Lodge, breakfast meals

  • Carriage Minch Day 5 01/04/22 Tuesday

    Moving to Arba Minch, the village of the konso people

    After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Arba Minch, 285 km. Along the way, two excursions: to the market in the village of Dimeka (Benn people) and to the village of Konso people (UNESCO World Heritage Site). Upon arrival at Arba Minch, check-in at the hotel and rest. The hotel has a swimming pool and spa complex.

    Accommodation : Haile Resort, breakfast meals

  • Gondar Day 6 01/05/22 Wednesday

    Flight to Gondar

    After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Arba Minch, 285 km. Along the way, two excursions: to the market in the village of Dimeka (Benn people) and to the village of Konso people (UNESCO World Heritage Site). Upon arrival at Arba Minch, check-in at the hotel and rest. The hotel has a swimming pool and spa complex.

    Accommodation : Haile Resort, breakfast meals

  • Gondar Day 7 06.01.22 Thursday

    Excursion to Gondar

    Excursion in Gondar: the complex of royal palaces, the pool of King Fasil, the Church of Debre Berhan Selassie.

    There are 44 churches in Gondar, but the most famous of them is the Debre Berhan Selassie church, 18th century, with a ceiling painted with the faces of angels. Legend has it that when the Makhdists tried to burn down this church, a swarm of bees came to the rescue and drove away the invaders.

    Accommodation : Goha Hotel, breakfast meals

  • Gondar Day 8 07.01.22 Friday

    Christmas in the central square of Gondar. Drive to the mountains of Semien.

    Excursion in Gondar: the complex of royal palaces, the pool of King Fasil, the Church of Debre Berhan Selassie.

    There are 44 churches in Gondar, but the most famous of them is the Debre Berhan Selassie church, 18th century, with a ceiling painted with the faces of angels. Legend has it that when the Makhdists tried to burn down this church, a swarm of bees came to the rescue and drove away the invaders.

    Accommodation : Goha Hotel, breakfast meals

  • Bahr Dar Day 9 08/01/22 Saturday

    Tour by motorboat on Lake Tan

    Early morning excursion on a motor boat on Lake Tana. With a visit to the Blue Nile Delta, as well as a walk in the coffee forest, where the Ura Kidane Mihiret Monastery (early 14th century) is located.

    Then return to Bahr Dar, walk around the city. In the evening, dinner in a traditional restaurant with live music.

    Accommodation : Jacaranda Hotel, breakfast meals

  • Addis Ababa Day 10 09/01/22 Sunday

    Flight to Addis Ababa

    In the morning, an excursion to the Tiss Abbay waterfall on the Blue Nile.

    Return to Bahr Dar, transfer to the airport and flight to Addis Ababa Flight ET143, 15:30 - 16:30. Transfer to the hotel and rest.

    Accommodation : Sapphire International Hotel, breakfast meals

  • Addis Ababa Day 11 01/10/22 Monday

    Drive to Mount Entoto.

    In the morning, drive to Mount Entoto. Shopping for souvenirs, then return to the hotel and rest before departure. In the evening, transfer to the airport and flight home.

    Accommodation: Sapphire International Hotel, breakfast meals

• Capital Addis Ababa

• Unique tribes of the Omo Valley: Mursi, Hamer, Konso, Dasenech and others (Arba Minch - Karat Konso - Turmi - Jinka)

• Complex of royal palaces in Gondai

• Semien Mountains

• Blue Nile Delta

• Tiss Abbay Falls on the Blue Nile.

 

Countries

Ephiopia

Program cost per person - from 1990 USD accomodation - double room


Additional charge
Domestic flights, discounted price $ 230 USD per person


The discount is provided to tourists who have arrived in Ethiopia or are flying out of Ethiopia by Ethiopian Airlines.

Single supplement 265 USD accomodation - single room


Included


  • Breakfast Based Hotels
  • Minibus transfers in the north and 4x4 vehicles in the south.
  • Entrance tickets
  • Services of a Russian guide along the route
  • Boat rental on the lakes
  • Scout services in national parks

Not Included


  • International flights, air tickets on local airlines
  • Lunches and dinners
  • Costs for photo and video shooting
  • Gratuities

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