SOUTH ETHOLOGICAL ETHIOPIA - Nature and Culture Trip. Awash Park, Dengego Mountains, Dredawa and Harar Walled city, Babile Sanctuary, and Dakata Rock-hill Features
Duration. (10 nights/11 days).
Mode of transport : Surface
Itinerary: L`Arada Ethiopian Tour

Day 01.
Arrival and transfer to the Ghion or Dream liner Hotel in Addis Ababa.

Day 02.
Addis Ababa means “New Flower” City Tour. Including all futures of Addis
Overnight at the Ghion or Dream liner Hotel

Day 03.
A traveling day to the Southern Rift Lakes of Chamo and Abaya adjacent to Nechisar National Park. We stop at the Melka Kunture archeological site and Adadimariam monolithic rock-hewn church. Detour to Tiya heritage site to admire the crudely fashioned stone monoliths, that some believe to be ancient grave marks.. Overnight Paradise or Swaines Hotel at Arbaminch Town.

Day 04.
In the morning visit Nichsar National park ,In the park you will see the endemic Swayne’s Hartebeest, Burchell’s Zebras, Lesser and Greater Kudus, Grant’s and Thomson’s Gazelles and amongst birds; Abyssinian Ground Hornbill, Kori Bustard, Secretarybird and Lesser Kestrel. In the afternoon, boat trip to Lake Chamo to view the Crocodiles, Hippopotamus or we drive to Chencha a Dorze village to admire their cultural weaving and Bamboo and Enset-leaves made house style that can last for 80-90 years.
Overnight Paradise or Swaines Hotel at Arbaminch town.

Day 05.
Today we drive further south to the town of Jinka to visit the Konso villages, known for their traditional cluster house style, ritual sites and traditional terrace farming. Beyond Konso where the Tsemay, Benna and Ari ethnic tribes live, and are known for their local made showy decorative dressings and bunting hair style as well as dye striped bodies. Overnight Jinka Resort or Goh Hotel at Jinka town.

Day 06.
We drive further south to visit the Mursi Village in Mago Park, and may spot wild games such as Gerenuk, Oribi, Kudu, Hartebeest, Water-buck and many bird species (180 species have been recorded in this Park so far).
Overnight Jinka Resort or Goh Hotel at Jinka town.

Day 07.
Today we drive through the fascinating uninterrupted lifestyle of Bena and Hamer communities. The Keyafer, Dimeka and Turmi villages are at the heart of their homeland.
Overnight Evangadi Lodge at Turmi Campsite.

Day 08.
Today we will drive through isolated Erbore and Tsemy villages along the Weyto River valley between the Chain of Buskan Mountains to our destination the town of Konso/Karat town.
Overnight Edget Hotel at Karat Town.

Day 09.
After breakfast we drive east to Yabello enjoying the colorful northern Kenyan style dressing of Borena women. Yabelo is an important junction town in the middle of red sandstone landscape with many termite mounds, acacia tree thickets, housing several spectacular birds species, notably the charismatic Stresemann's Bush-crow, White-tailed Swallow, Yellow-necked Francolin, Vulturine Guineafowl and Red-napped Bush-Shrike.
Overnight Yabello Motel at Yabelo Town.

Day 10.
Today we drive to the town of Awassa enjoying the breathtaking landscape of organic coffee plantation along the highway. Many stops for Oromo, Gedio and Sidama countryside people’s traditional lifestyle. On arrival, the gorgeous Black and White Colobus Monkey and Vervet Monkeys welcoming you at the hotel of Wabeshebele grounds.
Overnight at Pina or Wabeshebele Hotel at Awassa town.

Day 11.
Early morning we explore Lake Awassa shoreline looking for a range of bird species including African Pygmy Goose, White-backed Duck, Black Crake, African Fish-eagle, African Jacana, Hamerkop and numbers of Marabou Storks and Pelicans, and we will visit the traditional open-air fish market with many birds of prey/scavengers are feeding on fish slaughters left-over. After breakfast we drive back to Addis Ababa via Rift Lakes Langano and Ziawy to see the breeding/roosting grounds of Pelicans and Flamingos. It is also an interesting habitat for migratory birds from Europe and Asia.
Arriving in Addis Abba you transfer to the airport for your evening departure.

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