Culture & Wildlife (Ethiopia – Kenya) 14 Days

Arrival in Addis Ababa. Start the trip driving to the coffee region of Kaffa. Visit Jima with AbaJifar palace and museum. Proceed to Bonga and visit a coffee plantation. Lunch box on the way; dinner & ON camping

Proceed to Mizanteferi for permits, visiting Dizi people on the way. Then drive to ShoaGhimira to visit the Menit and Surma people. Continue to Tum. Lunch on the way; dinner & ON camping in Tum

Visit Surma people. The Surma are famous for their traditions, women wearing plates into their lips and men different scarification all over their body. With luck you could find a donga: the Surma people stick fighting game.Lunch box; dinner & ON camping

roceed to Nyangatom villages and visit this very interesting tribe. Drive then to the other very colorful Karo people and visit their villages; fantastic view from Kortcho village. Lunch box; dinner & ON camping at Duss

Drive to visit the Hamer people, to Turmi. With luck we try to visit ceremonies as bull jumping & Evangadi dance. The Hamar are known for their unique custom of “bull jumping” which initiates a boy into manhood. First, female relatives dance and invite whipping from men who have recently been initiated; this shows their support of the initiate, and their scars give them a right to demand his help in time of need. The boy must run back and forth twice across the backs of a row of bulls or castrated steers, and is ridiculed if he fails.  Meals & ON

Full day for the very colorful Hamer people, famous for the decorative hairstyles and ornaments. Visit also the very colorful Hamer, Karo & Dassanech people market (from around 11am to about 2pm). With luck we try to visit ceremonies as bull jumping & Evangadi dance.The Hamar are known for their unique custom of “bull jumping” which initiates a boy into manhood. First, female relatives dance and invite whipping from men who have recently been initiated; this shows their support of the initiate, and their scars give them a right to demand his help in time of need. The boy must run back and forth twice across the backs of a row of bulls or castrated steers, and is ridiculed if he fails. Meals & ON

Early morning drive to Omorate, at Omo river bank, to visit the Dassanech people. Proceed then to the border and make necessary process. Enter into Kenya at Ileret border & proceed to Sibiloi National park. Late afternoon have a game drive. Lunch box on the day; dinner & ON camping or lodge  

Have an early morning game driver. Then drive to Loyangalani, at Turkana Lake. Lunch on the way; dinner & ON lodge at Turkana

Admire the Turkana and Elmolo people and very interesting villages. Lunch on the way; dinner & ON lodge at Turkana

Cross Chelbi desert and reach Marsabit National park. Late afternoon if time permits have a game drive. Lunch on the way; dinner & ON lodge

Visit Borena people (Kenya & Ethiopia Borena) and their villages. Reach Moyale border and enter into Ethiopia. Lunch on the way; dinner & ON hotel in Moyale

Visit ElSod crater (where form a marshy lake men extra salt for their cattle), the singing wells and then drive to Yirgalem Lunch on the way; dinner & ON lodge

Drive to the Rift valley lakes of Awasa, Shala & Abyata National park and Langano; relax then at Langano lake, the only blamable of the Rift Valley in Ethiopia. Lunch on the way; dinner & ON Hara Langano or Sabana lodge

Drive to Addis Ababa. Dinner invited in a traditional restaurant with folkloristic dances. Then transfer airport for departure.