Culture
CULTURE is very present in Ethiopia. Absolutely different than any other African country, Ethiopia permits you to discover remains of antique civilizations, early Christian empire, monolithic churches built during the Middle Age, numerous of monasteries covered by wall-paintings…
Contemporary Ethiopia is not less interesting. The way of live will surprise you at any time. The Abyssinians, even living in the cities, are still following the traditional patterns. But the most impressive are the tribes in the Omo region, on of the remotest area of the world…
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Historical
tours (6 to 15 days) By plane or 4X4 vehicle. Standards hotels. Programs focusing on the ancient historical sites: Axum (obelisks and antique remains), Lalibella (numerous monolithic rock-hewed churches), Gondar and lake Tana (castles and monasteries), and Harar (4th holy city of the Islam). Ethnographic tours ( 8 to 15 days) Four wheel-drive cars, accommodation ranging from standard to rudimentary and camping. The objectives are the primitives nilotics and omotics populations, which will be founded in the Omo region: Hamar with their multiples body-decorations, Mursi women with a clay-plate in their lips, Karo with their extraordinary body-paintings… Boating on the Omo river Discovery of the Omo river's tribes performed by boat. Small groups, from July to September. Expedition (15 to 20 days) 4X4 and trekking. A unique way to discover the other side of the Omo river (west bank) and the unique cultures of the Surma and Nyangaton, the inhabitant tribes of that area. Nilotics of Ethiopia are among the remotest populations of the world Special program The monolithic churches of Tigray An exceptional program for persons who are really interested by the History and the Archaeology, as well as by remains of the early Christianity. Indeed, those churches have been built starting from the 4th century. |
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