People of the NORTH-WEST 10 days

01. FRI. Arrival in Addis Ababa. Transfer to the chosen hotel. Have a free morning. Afternoon (1400 hrs from the hotel) tour of the capital: visit Entoto mountain with views over the capital, the National & the Ethnographic museums, St George church and the Mercato, biggest open air market in Africa. Meals free. ON hotel.

02. SAT. Leave your hotel at 0700 am & drive north, admiring spectacular views and crossing the Blue Nile river gorge. Continue to Kossober to visit the Gojam and Agew people Saturday’s market. Then proceed to Chagni and Mandura to Zengena lake (480 kms).
Lunch on the way; dinner & ON camping near to Zengena lake

03. SUN. Drive to Dahans Baguna village to admire a Gumze & Agew people market. Then proceed to a traditional Agew people village. Reach then the Blue Nile.
Lunch on the way; dinner & ON camping at Shinashia, next to a Agew people village (210 km) or at Bazenda.

04. MON. Visit the palace of Dej Asmach Jemal, built during Emperor Menelik reign.
Visit Monday’s market at Almahal village, of the Gumze & Shinashia people
Reach Janga where you can admire the Blue Nile, before entering in Sudan, called here “Sirba Abay” (189 kms, 4 hrs).
Proceed to Sherkole where you can admire the Berta people, traditional gold miners.
Lunch on the way; dinner & ON camping at Asosa, at Mango campsite, or local hotel

05. TUE. Morning drive to Fametsere, where under a volcanic mountain (which they call the gold mountain and have many traditional believes) the Berta people extract gold. Reach then the Sudan border town of Kumruk (330 km).
Lunch on the way; dinner & ON camping at Asosa, at Mango campsite, or local hotel

06. Drive to Bambasi & Ye’amsera villages (Tongo region) of the Mao and Komo people. The Mao & Komo are semi-nomadic people with scarification all over their body & different traditions. The Mao men have scarification in the face & chest, while female on the belly. The Komo on the front & face, while female on the belly.
Proceed to the Ganzo people village. The Ganzo are the 81st tribe, just registered few years ago. Are totally 150 members. Have scarification over their body, mainly the men in the face & chest; while female in the belly, arms & back. They hunt (warthog, alligators, monkeys, etc) and in the evening they dine and dance in the village
On our return to Asosa visit also a mosque, built in 1952, where in July (Arabian calendar on Mirage 27) there is a famous pilgrimage. (180 km)
Lunch on the way; dinner & ON camping at Asosa, at Mango campsite, or local hotel

07. Early morning make a 1 hrs trek at Inzi, for very nice views over the region, and visit some villages. Come back to your camping and start your drive to Nekemte (335 km).
Lunch on the way at Gimbi; dinner & ON Nekemte.

08. Drive to Wonchi lake, for very nice views. Also make walks or horse-riding down to the lake, boat excursion and have a very relaxing day.
Lunch at Wonchi; dinner & ON hotel in Ambo town (300 km)

09. SAT. Drive back to Addis to reach late morning, admiring Oromo people villages. (130 km)
Lunch in Addis Ababa free. Dinner traditional restaurant with folkloristic dances.
After dinner transfer airport for departure
We also suggest extension to another tour in Ethiopia, or to the parks in Tanzania or Kenya or the fantastic beaches in Zanzibar or Monbasa or tours to northern or Southern Sudan (see our programs)