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Ethiopia,
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From USD 1,570.00 |
Remote River Expeditions offers professional and fully inclusive tours in some of the world's most exotic locations.
We offer fully inclusive tours in Madagascar, Ethiopia, and Tanzania. Each country has it's own special attractions, qualities, and challenges. Madagascar, in particular, is quickly becoming known as a safe and exciting destination and throughout the year excellent options are available.
Rivers, with or without whitewater, are an ideal way to reach natural unspoiled places. Our unique floating safaris and river expeditions allow access to otherwise inaccessible areas and the wonders they possess. Our 20 years of experience stands behind our firm commitment to offer the very finest authentic outdoor adventures.
Omo River Expedition / Ethiopia
The African Queen of River Journeys!
The Omo is rated as one of the world’s great rafting rivers. It has it all: challenging whitewater, abundant wildlife, excellent birds, superb scenery, and some of the most unique unvisited people in Africa.
It is a trip back in time, road-less and pristine, where the wildlife and traditional tribal groups carry on their lives, relatively untouched by the modern world. This trip is for the adventurous in spirit, for the lover of the wild. No previous experience required.
Upper Omo River: The river lies within a 1500m deep canyon, and the scenery changes constantly, There's plenty of time for hikes and swimming in tributaries. We visit spectacular waterfalls, careen down the water slides of the Red Grotto and Baboon Flume, float beneath the 100 m cliffs of Serenity Canyon and soak in hot springs by the light of the moon.
We usually layover (2 nights at one site) at least once, frequently at a lovely campsite from which we climb up to visit picturesque Wolayta villages. This section of the Omo River has an abundance of wildlife: hippos, crocodiles, colobus monkeys, antelopes, warthogs, baboons, and sometimes lions, leopards, and wild dogs.
Please contact us for the detailed itinerary and trip information. Hope to see you on the river!
Itinerary in Brief
Sept 24 - Arrive Addis Ababa. Meet at Bole International airport and transfer together to the Holiday Hotel. Afternoon free to relax and see the city. Welcome dinner and trip briefing. Overnight Holiday Hotel. (D)
Note: Addis Ababa is a vibrant, colorful city. We recommend you arrive a day or two early to recover from international flights and have a chance to really enjoy the culture and attractions of this city.
Sept 25 - Toward Put-In. Mid-morning departure to the trip briefing in the morning before beginning our driver to the put-in through typical highland farming country with thatched huts dotting the fields of ripening grain. We drive 65 miles to Wolisso and overnight at a rustic hot springs resort. B,L,D...Wolisso Hotel.
Sept 26 – Put-In on the Omo River. A 50 miles driver brings us to Gibe Farm where after lunch and rigging the boats, we head downstream and are soon baptized by the rapids abounding in this section. Camp.
Sept 27 – Oct 03 On the Omo. The river lies within a 5,000-foot deep canyon, and the scenery changes constantly. We have ample time to stop for hikes and to swim in tributaries. We visit spectacular waterfalls, careen down the water slides of the Red Grotto and Baboon Flume, float beneath the 300-foot cliffs of Serenity Canyon and soak in hot springs by the light of the moon.
We usually lay over (two nights at on site) at least once, frequently at a lovely campsite from which we can climb up to visit picturesque Wolayta villages. The first half of the Omo has an abundance of wildlife: we´ll have a chance to observe hippo as they surface near our boats for a suspicious inspection, see crocodiles basking in the sun, colobus monkeys flying through the trees, and baboon barking from the cliffs. Occasionally we spot lion, leopard, or greater kudu. Camping. B,L,D (daily)
Oct 04 - Arrival at the Bele Bridge, near Soddo. After de-rigging the boats we drive to Langanno. Hotel overnight. (B,L,D)
Oct 05 - Overland through the highlands to Addis Ababa. Celebration dinner. Overnight Holiday Hotel. (B,L,D)
Oct 06 - Free day to explore Addis Ababa. Afternoon transfer to Bole Airport for outbound flights. (B) |
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