» Package: 10 Days Southwest - Surma

Day 1
Depart from Addis Ababa to Jimma.  On the way you will pass through the land of the Gurage people, known to be the hardest working people of Ethiopia.  You will have a chance to visit a Gurage village, where you will see the important enset plant (also known as false banana tree) and see typical Gurage house construction.  Overnight in Jimma at hotel of your choice.

Day 2
After breakfast, depart from Jimma to Mizan Tefari, passing through coffee plantations along the way.  This is the land of the ancient Kaffa Kingdom, the birthplace of coffee.  Here you can visit a traditional Kaffa house and learn about the culture of the Kaffa people.  Overnight in Mizan Tefari at hotel of your choice.

Day 3
Depart from Mizan Tefari to Kibish.  On the way, visit the Bebeka coffee plantation, where they cultivate organic coffee trees as well as rubber trees.  You can also learn about the coffee processing techniques.  Afterwards, pass through Dima, which is home to the Inuak tribe.  Here you can visit these tribes and learn about their culture.  Overnight camping in Kibish.

Day 4
Today you will visit the Surma tribe near the village of Kibish.  Overnight camping in Kibish.

Day 5
After your breakfast, depart 25 km to the Surma village of Tulgete, where you can visit with the local Surma people.  Also, if you’re lucky, see the Surma stick-fighting competition, known as Donga.  Here, men from different local villages meet and compete against each other, winning the respect of the maiden ladies in the crowd.  Overnight camping in Kibish.

Day 6
Today, depart Kibish for Tum.  On the way, visit the Dizi tribe.  The Dizi people are hereditarily very short people who have beehive-like houses, similar to the Dorze.  Overnight camping in Tum.

Day 7
From Tum, take a day trip to Magi, where you will meet with the Dizi, Surma, Tishena, and perhaps the Bume tribe.  If lucky, you will visit on market day (Saturday), which is a wonderful opportunity to meet and mingle with the local tribes.  Return to Tum for overnight camping.

Day 8
Today we continue back north to Bebeka, where we will stay for overnight inside the guesthouse at the Bebeka Coffee Plantation.  Overnight in Bebeka in guesthouse with hot shower!

Day 9
Returning back, we continue to Jimma via Mizan Tefari.  In Jimma you can take a refreshing swim in the pool at Central Jimma Hotel.  Overnight in Jimma.

Day 10
Return to Addis from Jimma, via Butajira.  On the way you will visit the archeological sites of Tiya and Adadi Maryam.