Rift Valley Lakes & Wildlife

Lale’s Camp visitors can fly camp by one of the nearby villages and see some of the area’s more isolated tribes. Doing so helps you understand the area and each tribe’s traditions. You can stay with the Mursi or Hammer people, two of the area’s most famous tribes, who are worth the trip down here.

You can visit some of the tribes you missed on your last day with Lale. A visit to the Karo and Dasanaech people near Kenya will be rewarding. As you travel, Lale will explain the growing challenges these tribes face due to interactions with each other, climatic changes, tourism, and the Omo Valley’s transformation into an agricultural and industrial center, which changes their traditional way of life.

The southern region of Ethiopia has lush mountain ranges, the Great Rift Valley’s lakes, and beautiful Omo River-fed farmlands, unlike the ancient north. Instead of castles and churches, visitors can see rare animals and meet colorful Omo Valley tribes.

The Bale Mountains National Park, a scenic drive south from Addis, will be your first stop in Southern Ethiopia.  Start your tour today at the Harrena Forest, a wildlife refuge where you can see rare species like Meneilek’s bushbuck, Vervet and Bale monkeys, black-maned lions, enormous forest hogs, and more. Birders will enjoy seeing rare species like the Ethiopian cisticola, Abyssinian catbird, and black-headed siskin. With crystal-clear mountain streams, beautiful picnic spots, and the feeling of being a million miles from anywhere, this is a stunning place to explore.

The Bale Mountains’ ability to offer a wide range of experiences in a short time and the fact that no two days are the same are just two of their many charms. With this in mind, you will leave this morning to explore the Sanetti Plateau, a stunning open plain that is home to the Ethiopian wolf, the rarest canid in the world. Despite only 350 of these creatures remaining, the plateau is where one can find their preferred prey, the strangely charming gigantic mole rat. Enjoy the scenery and visit Rira for a traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony.

Enjoy Southern Ethiopia’s lush lowlands today. You ‘ll stay in Arba Minch, the South’s largest town, for a relaxing afternoon. You’ll then be taking a boat ride on Lake Chamo, home to many crocodiles, hippos, and other wildlife. Return to dry land and head south toward the Omo Valley, stopping for a picnic lunch. Lale will take you deep into the Omo Valley to meet the amazing indigenous people on your first day of exploration. Due to the camp’s remote location and Lale’s knowledge and connections to the area, you can escape the Omo Valley’s “masses” and have unique tribal experiences that many other visitors cannot. Sunset cocktails on the Omo River. 

Lale’s Camp visitors can fly camp by one of the nearby villages and see some of the area’s more isolated tribes. Doing so helps you understand the area and each tribe’s traditions. You can stay with the Mursi or Hammer people, two of the area’s most famous tribes, who are worth the trip down here.

You can visit some of the tribes you missed on your last day with Lale. A visit to the Karo and Dasanaech people near Kenya will be rewarding. As you travel, Lale will explain the growing challenges these tribes face due to interactions with each other, climatic changes, tourism, and the Omo Valley’s transformation into an agricultural and industrial center, which changes their traditional way of life.