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Gamela
In the far west in Gambella, along the Baro river is
being found the Anuak, Nuer and Misingir people.
The Anuak people live in villages along the river
banks of the lowlands of Gambela and both the Anuak
and Nuer people are distinguished from other
Ethiopians by their height and very dark skin. In
terms of decoration, both groups wear wood or shell
and horn necklaces but the Nuer alone receive facial
scarrings as part of their initiation into
adulthood. Both groups still harvest fish from the
river Baro using spears but the Nuer are primarily
cattle herders and are more gregarious than the
Anuak. The Oromoes, numerically the biggest tribe in
the country dominates most of the settlements in the
west, they are mixed farmers and they live in very
fertile and scenically attractive land. There are
some remarkable and colourful weekly markets in the
Oromo region which gets the interest of tourists.
Our
company now offers a newly designed tour to this
region, which is mainly about discovering the origin
of coffee and other coffee growing areas in Ethiopia
combined with cultural tours and photo safaris. For
more information visit our sample tour programs in
the itinerary page.
Gambella can be reached by air, or by a 2 day road
trip.
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Afar Region
Nearer Addis Ababa, from the Awash Park eastwards,
are the Afar, The proud nomadic shepherds, most of
whom are still pastoralists and who can pack up and
carry their houses on the backs of camels and they
carry salt in their camel caravans up to the
Ethiopian highlands. It is also the site where
"Lucy" and other hominid species were discovered and
120 meters below sea level at the sulfuric inferno
Danakil depression and with its glittering volcanic
scene of Er'tale.
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