Potovanje Etiopija - divja Afrika
✈️ First Contact with Africa – Addis Ababa
Our journey begins in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. We’ll get lost in Africa’s largest market, learn the story of Tito’s old buddy Haile Selassie while navigating the city chaos, and surrender to the power of an African night as we prepare for the wild south.
🪦 Heading South – Tiya and Arba Minch
The journey continues with a visit to the ancient tombstones of UNESCO-listed Tiya, and then we head south to Arba Minch, where we’ll spend the night. This will be our base to explore the beautiful Lake Chamo and its surroundings.
🐊 Crocodiles, Hippos & the Dorze Tribe
On Lake Chamo, we’ll encounter massive crocodiles and hidden hippos. Then it’s off to visit our friends from the Dorze tribe, known for their handwoven beehive-shaped houses and mountain lifestyle.
🐝 Markets, Honey Wine & Dancing in Chencha
We dive into the bustling traditional market of Chencha, join locals in dance, and taste their homemade spirits and sweet honey wine. We’ll sleep in traditional beehive-style huts – a truly unique stay.
👑 Meeting the Chief of Konso
Next, we visit the Konso people, another UNESCO heritage culture. Their villages remain remarkably authentic. We’ll be welcomed by the village chief, who also hosts us overnight, under a starry African sky.
🔥 Into the Wild – Omo River Valley
We descend into the Omo Valley, one of Africa’s last untamed regions. We camp in tents, cook over open fires, roast meat and corn, and spend time with local tribes. A raw and real African adventure.
📸 Photogenic Hamer Faces in Turmi & Dimeka
In Turmi and Dimeka, photography lovers will thrive – here lives the vibrant Hamer tribe, among the most photogenic people on the continent. We’ll cross the Omo River on dugout canoes and meet the Dasanesh tribe, where the boldest travelers even swim across with Charpipls.
🛖 Among Tribes: Banna, Ari, Mursi, and Karo
We explore markets of the Banna, Ari, and Hamer tribes, head into Mago National Park, and venture deeper into the Omo Valley, home to the fierce Mursi women with clay lip plates and the Karo tribe, living on a scenic cliff above the river.
👧 Schoolchildren & Escaping the Minghi Ritual
In Jinka, we visit a tribal research center, the Ari school, and meet children who have escaped the brutal Minghi ritual – a traditional practice still present among some tribes.
🌿 Return via Shashemene and El Sod Crater
On our way north, we stop in the Rastafarian capital Shashemene, and take a detour to the mystical El Sod crater, where Muslim men extract salt naked from a volcanic lake at the bottom – a haunting sight.
🎶 Farewell from the Singing Wells
Before leaving the south, the famous singing wells bid us goodbye. We return to Addis Ababa, then fly north – straight into heat and wonder.
🏜️ Welcome to Danakil Depression – Hell on Earth
In Mekele, a new chapter begins. We enter the Danakil Depression, lying 116 meters below sea level, considered the hottest inhabited place on Earth, with temperatures between 35 and 62°C. Harsh, stunning and unforgettable.
Expect glowing Erta Ale volcano, walks on black lava, meeting the Afar people, witnessing salt mining, and seeing camel caravans move across otherworldly terrain. A photographer’s paradise.
🌌 Under a Million Stars
This journey is not for everyone. No fancy hotels, but tents under a sky full of stars. No luxury, but unforgettable stories, laughter, and raw experience. Voices of the African night will follow you forever.
⚠️ Africa Is Disappearing – The Time Is Now
The rapid Chinese-driven development won’t spare these regions for long. The transformation of the Omo Valley into industrial farmland has begun. Villages will vanish, tribes like the Mursi will become factory workers, and their traditions will be confined to tourist reservations.
If you want to witness this gift of Africa in its true form, now is the time. In ten years, this may be just a story. This is a journey of a lifetime – and a memory that will stay with you forever.
Sights on the tour
Addis Ababa: the capital city with the largest African market and the National Museum
Tiya: UNESCO site with the remains of the ancient mystical cultures
Arba Minch: city 40s springs
Lake Chamo: with boats between the biggest crocodiles and hippos
Nechisar national park: also Ethiopia has wild parks in style of Kenya
Omo valley: the valley populated with impressive tribes and cultures
Dorze Homes: Sleep in fabulous homes – beehives at local tribe
Southern tribes: Jack Mursi, Hamar, Banna, Konso, Erbore, Borana
Village Market: here we buy cheap handmade unique handwork
Turmel: thousands of stars and the sounds out of the while camping by the river
Visiting Chief: we visit head of the tribe and sleep in his village
Jumping over a bull: if we will have luck the Ethiopians will do outstanding show
El-Sod crater: a tiny lake in the middle of the crater where locals produce salt
Lake Tana: a centuries-old monasteries, pelicans and waterfalls and spring of the Blue Nile
Gondar: amazing castle which is under UNESCO and the most beautiful church in Ethiopia
Simien Mountains: the dramatic mountains where we spent a night
Meeting gelada monkies: this proud and strong monkeys have adapted to the mountains
Lalibela: amazing, carved into the rock ancient church
Our advantages
A wild African adventure in the middle of the Simien mountain, sandy deserts, African tribes, crocodiles…
We did our best that you get as much as possible for your money as much. You can go just to the south and visit tribes or make the whole tour including north. In the south we have two new spots. Nechisar National Park known for its animals wildlife and El Sod crater where locals earn daily bread with desalination. We travel with jeeps, planes and buses. Transport is carefully selected, tour is amazing (13 days 4×4 adventure) and the team which gives us support is the top! We combine all the best and try to save as much inconvenience on the road by well planned route which contains a bit of everything: culture, adventure, tribe, walking in nature, visiting inaccessible areas with our jeeps and excellent hosts who will by the fire with their stories conjure this other Africa which can not be felt anywhere else than between unfamiliar voices coming out of the wilderness. The program is now even better! We have listened to your preferences and adjust the program so that we are replaced long road journeys by a plane! Are you coming with us
Accomodation
Our hotels in Ethiopia are verified. We choose beautiful hotels with authentic and friendly people and good service. We use double and triple rooms with private shower and WC. Where it is not possible we sleep in tents (million star category). Accommodations are different categories. In essence saying point is that we are in the center of the action. Hotels are centrally located and all the highlights are in a walking distance.
About country
Ethiopia is certainly not considered as one of the most tourist countries of the world although in recent years a lot of work has been done on visibility of the country and infrastructure. But before “suit- casers” will arrive it will take many years which. Ethiopia is a tenth largest African country but in terms of population with 85 million people is in third place. It lies on the Horn of Africa between Eritrea, Sudan, Kenya, Somalia and Djibouti. It is one of the oldest countries in the world and here they found a couple of million year old remains of our ancestors so it is called the cradle of mankind. Once it was a rich country but today it is among the poorest in the world. Its people are proud and also very friendly. The official monetary currency is very stable Ethiopian birr. They speak more than 80 languages but the official is Amharic. Of all the African countries has the most attractions protected by UNESCO which shows its rich culture and natural beauty. There lives approximately 63% of Christians and 34% Muslims. The best time to travel to Ethiopia is from October to March but because of its diversity this is not true for all areas. From all famous African flavors you can expect the intoxicating smell of coffee because the coffee is from Ethiopia and is one of the most reputed in the world.
Visa and vaccination
Before you go on trip we arrange insurance. You must do vaccination buy anti-malarial drugs and get visa ( we can help you with everything). Recommended vaccinations: hepatitis A and yellow fever.
Group and guide
Group size is between 10 to 19 travelers. If there is less than 10 travelers are the price for the organization of tours proportionately increase. Group leads Gregor or Rožle. You need 16 oz. 23 days for the tour.
When on the road?
Ethiopia is a country known under the name of “13 months of sunshine” but mainly in the north has quite a lot of rain which ends in late September. Autumn is especially beautiful because the air is clean, visibility is excellent and the countryside green.
PRICE
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The way of payment for the trip is different because we pay all on the spot. Because the prices of services and exchange rates in developing countries vary remind that these prices are indicative. We guarantee prices only for the organization and guiding which is 350€.
We 100% guarantee only the price for the guiding and organization
Price includes:
* The organization, guiding and our energy (the old members of the Travellers Club Char have a 40 EUR discount)
* All internal flights (to the north and back)
* All accommodation (double rooms in hotels of traveler without categorization, 2x dorms, camping 6x)
* Transportation by SUV 4×4 across the south of the country (13 days jeep) and fuel
* Transport on north by air-conditioned Bus and fuel
* Cook and all the cooking equipment for the south
* All the food in the south (full-board-when we do camping)
* Rent a tent to sleep in the south
* Trekking in the Simien Mountains
* All entrance fees according to program (with the exception of extraordinary parables)
When there are 11 or less traveler the price surcharge organization. 11-9 passengers 90€ and 8-6 passengers 120€.
Price does not include:
* Flight ticket (we can get you best glight to Ethiopia)
* Transfer to the airport
* Drink and food in the north (we eat in restaurants)
* Health insurance
* Shopping at bazaars
* Tips
* Ethiopia visa
* Food in a style like shrimps, lobsters and truffles and evening entertainment
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Pozdravljeni!
Zame je potovanje pripravljeno vrhunsko in ne bi kaj spreminjal,mogoče bi dodal Aksum,ker mi smo letos leteli Lalibela-Aksum-Adis.Tako predvidevam,da sedaj obstaja tudi ta letalska povezava,koliko to podraži potovanje in ali se to izlpača ne vem.
Svoje je dodala še Petra,ki je potovanje izpeljala vrhunsko,vsakem trenutku je bila pripravljena na pomoč,pripravljena odgovarjati na vprašanja,prijazna,dobrovoljna,skratka ves čas na razpolago,finance so bile urejene in vsak trenutek v pogled,skratka vrhunsko in popolno.
Če boste tako delali naprej se bomo še kdaj srečali!
Lp Brane
že teden dni sem doma… z mislimi pa še zmeraj tam dol v črni afriki, kjer se je dogajalo.. tja dol sem odšla brez pričakovanj..zato pa dobila veeeelikooo lepih spominov na lepo rodovitno deželo, pridnimi ljudmi, …prečudovito pokrajino, ki se spremnija iz km v km na sever v gorovje, vendar obdelano v skrbna polja, na jug prav tako v polja bananovcev, bombaža…in savano kjer kraljujejo živali in plemena.. tam dol kjer je življenje drugačno od našega vsakdanjika, zato mi tovrstna doživetja vedno znova pomagajo ko doma z drugačnim pogledom opazujem svet in ljudi okoli sebe,… . se nam je dogajalo kot se reče 100 na uro …bila je prava avantura…. tudi z vremenom, ki je vse skupaj še bolj začinilo vso stvar. Hvala Petri & druščini Char, dobri ste!! Pa še kdaj…
Najprej še z moje strani sicer malo pozno ampak bolje zdaj kot nikoli: program Etiopije je bil super, letalski let iz Lalibele v Adis odličen, ker bi po trekingu še dva dni vožnje verjetno bilo malo preveč, jaz osebno bi bila še kakšen dan več na trekingu ampak to je verjetno bolj stvar okusa posameznika – na splošno super!!!!!
Zdaj pa k moji prošnji oziroma prošnji nas vseh, ki smo bili v Etiopiji novembra. Po dogodviščini se nas je v decembru enih par “Etiopijcev” uspelo dobiti na kuhanem vinu, kjer smo še malo strnili naše vtise. Ko smo debatirali o Etiopiji smo prišli tudi do teme revščina…ugotovili smo, da smo sprva mislili, da bo največ revnih oziroma tistih katerim bi podarili stvari, ki smo jih imeli s sabo največ na jugu pri plamenih, vendar smo se vsi strinjali, da verjetno največ pomoči potrebujejo otroci na severu v Debarku in v Simienu. Debata je stekla naprej in prišli smo do ideje, da bi jim radi na nek način pomagali. Strinjali smo se, da bi verjetno najbolj potrebovali obleke, obutev in šolske potrebščine , ki smo jih pripravljeni sami zbrati. Ker bi radi, da te stvari dobijo res tisti, ki jih najbolj potrebujejo smo se spomnili naslednjega….
Kako smo si mi to zamislili?
Zbrali bi stvari, ki bi jih z istim letalom s katerim bi naslednja runda letela v Etiopijo (sem vidla, da je za marec že potrjena tura) poslali v Etiopijo. Tam bi jih prevzela skupina s tabo ali Petro, jih naložila v bus, ki bi ga imeli za sever in potem razdelila na severju (npr. v Debarku v šoli ali v kaki vasi v Simienu). To je neka okvirna ideja. Seveda nas zanima če bi bilo sploh to logistično možno. In tu bi potrebovali tvojo pomoč!
Zanima nas predvsem:
– ali bi se bilo mogoče z letalsko družbo (verjetno imate Turkish) zmenit, da bi nekaj škatel zastonj ali za simbolični znesek pripeljali v Etiopijo ( moji starši so imeli podobno izkušnjo, ko se je vodič zmenil, da jo jim Air Emirati zastonj prepeljali šolske potrebščine za otroke v Tanzaniji)
– kakšna bi bila lahko teža tega tovorja (2, 3 škatle…več?)
– če bi bila naslednja runda “Etiopijcev” pripravljena te škatle vozit v busu (koliko jih lahko gre v bus) in jih potem tudi razdeliti med otroke, predvsemv Debarku
Verjetno sem še na kaj pozabila – predvsem pa nas zanima, če je naša ideja praktično izvedljiva in če nam lahko ti kot organizator Etiopije pri tem kakor koli pomagaš?
Hvala že v naprej od nas vseh…
…lep pozdravček
Petra