9-Day Ethiopian Cultural Tour

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

Arrive To Addis Ababa

Upon your arrival to Ethiopia, you will be met at Addis Ababa Airport by a Kubwa Five Safaris representative who will be holding an A4 paper with your names printed on it. Then you will be transferred to a Hotel to rest and relax.

Addis Ababa means “new flower” and is Ethiopia’s largest city. Sitting at an elevation ranging from 7,000 to 8,300 feet, it is a unique mixture of new, tall buildings mingled with traditional house

Dinner and overnight at Jupiter International Hotel Bole.

Main Destination:

Addis Ababa (City)

Accommodation:

Jupiter International Hotel Bole

• Mid-range hotel located in Addis Ababa (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Transfer To Airport |Fly To Arba minch

You will start the day with some delightful breakfast, and then be transferred to the airport. On arrival, you will be driven to Chencha for the Dorze villages for the visit of the 12 mts heights bamboo Tukul and their way of making Shema' white dress’ and more other colorful thread dresses.

Dinner and overnight at Paradise Lodge.

Main Destination:

Arba Minch (City)

Accommodation:

Paradise Lodge

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

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Arbaminch Town tour

Have breakfast and then go for a morning boat trip on Lake Chamo to see hippos and crocodiles. Afternoon you will have lunch then be driven to Konso, UNESCO registered heritage site. Konso is known for Totomes a grave marks, terracing farms, to its village and making of houses.

Dinner and overnight at Kanta Lodge.

Main Destination:

Arba Minch (City)

Accommodation:

Kanta Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located in Konso (Cultural Village)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Travel To Jinka

On this day you will depart for Jinka after breakfast. 0n the way, visit Tsemay and Bena tribes at keyafer.
You will either have lunch on the way or on arrival, then head for your visit to the Ari Village and the museum. You will mix with the local and learn amazing things.

Dinner and overnight at Eco Omo Lodge.

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:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Travel To Mago

Drive to Mago early morning for some wild life viewing and Mursi peoples at their villages drive back to Jinka for lunch.

In the afternoon, travel to Turmi and then drive to Omorate to visit the Dasenech people who are living on the banks of river Omo, where they cross the river using a tree trunk to go to the west cost where the majority of the tribe live.
Late afternoon explore villages of the Hammer around Turmi.

Main Destination:

Mago National Park

Best Time To Go June to February (Little rainfall)

High Season October to January (It might be busier)

Best Weather

Accommodation:

Paradise Lodge

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

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Travel To Karo Village

Drive to Karo villages, the Karo wear an elaborate hairstyle sculpted in Chignon of dried mud adorned with Ostrich feathers. They always carry a wooden pillow to protect their hairstyle when they sleep. Afternoon attend the Hammer market either on Turmi on Monday or Dimeka on Saturday.

Main Destination:

Lower Omo Valley (Cultural Village)

Accommodation:

Paradise Lodge

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

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Travel To Welaita Sodo

On this day, you will have breakfast then depart to Welaita Sodo passing Arbaminch on your way to Erbore villages. It will a a wonderful journey filled with alot of site seeing. You will visit the local market in Welita Sodo on arrival.

Dinner and overnight: Lewi resort.

Main Destination:

Lower Omo Valley (Cultural Village)

Accommodation:

Lewi Resort Hawassa

• Mid-range resort located in Awasa (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Travel to Awassa| Sight seeing

After breakfast, you will be driven to Awassa. Your journey will be a sightseeing adventure journey. On arrival, check in to your hotel then visit the fish market of Awassa lake for its bird life in the lake, Colobus monkey.

Dinner and overnight: Haile resort hotel.

Main Destination:

Awasa (City)

Accommodation:

Haile Resort Hawassa

• Mid-range resort located in Awasa (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Final Day| Travel To Addis Ababa

Morning depart to Addis on your ways visiting the north rift valley lakes Langano and Ziway lakes for more bird watching.
In Addis you will have a last minute shopping. Have a farewell dinner at cultural restaurant enjoying at same time live music from the different tribes of Ethiopia. Later transfer out to the airport for your flight back home.

Main Destination:

Addis Ababa (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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