One
of the Ethiopia many attractions is the ease of getting
away from it all and spending a holiday far from the
meddling crowd. It isnot only the beautiful nature,
wonderful people or historical sites that make a visit
to Ethiopia, one you will never forget, Ethiopia also
the place to go to if you want to create your own
Adventures.
Trekking
can be organized at different places as per the request
of the client.
-
Simien Mountain: -
there are various options to make trekking in the
SMNP. The local trails are ideal walking routes and
combined with ranges of impressive scenery makes the
trekking more attractive, Trekking altitude ranges
from 2300 m asl - 4543 m asl. The trekking time ranges
from 6-8 hours a day.
- Bale Mountain trekking:
- Trekking at Bole Mountain can be organized
by foot or on horse back. Trekks range from 5 to 18
km per day and generally takes between 2 to 6 hours
at a comfortable but steady pace. Trekkers travel
through varied forest and mountains scenery ranging
from 2400 m asl to 3500 m asl.
- AROUND THE SURMA PEOPLE: - The Surma
(Suri), who speak a Nilo-Saharan language reflecting
their origin from the Nile basins. They cultivate
sorghum and millet in the Maji Highlands west of the
Omo valley and also keep large herds of cattle and
goats. Their most remarkable characteristics is the
lip disk for which they and their relatives Mursi
are famous the world over. A young woman's lower lip
and ears are pierced and enlarged by inserting even-bigger
clay disks that eventually may be more than 12 cm
in diameter. The bigger the disk the better a woman's
chances of securing a wealthy husband.
So in here we can organize a trekkiing from Tulgit
to Tum Visiting different tribes through a very beautiful
landscapes and scenery.
- Trekking with CAMEL CARAVAN
at DANKIL Depression: - In here we can
organize a trekking following the camel carven that
is going to Dallol to bring salts. These trekking
can be organized from the place called AGULA TO DALLOL.
With in the range of altitude from 2200m asl to -
120 m asl.
- Short term/period
trekking
- Around Konso People: -
the Konso people are very famous for their terracing
work and it is acknowledged by UNESCO and the
community life and work of the people are still
intact/ unchanged. The Konso's are the only people
who still have a king and these people are famous
for their Handcraft work.
- Around Turmi: -
In here we will find a tribe called Hammer, who
is rich for their culture. These people are very
famous for their dance called "Evangadi"
and Bull Jump; a bull jump is a ceremony which
takes the whole day, to show the transition of
a boy to manhood.
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