World Travel, Marc and Peggy Faucher
Ethiopia, 2011
We returned to Ethiopia in November & December, 2011 to visit the southern tribes near the Omo River and Lake Turkana. We previously visited Ethiopia in 1995, focusing on the Simien Mountains, Gondar, Lake Tana and Lalibela. This time we focused on the southern tribes near the Omo River, the Bale Mountains and Axum. We visited the Konso, Hamer, Dassanach, Mursi and Dorze tribes south of Arba Minch. We traveled to the highlands of the Bale Mountains to see Ethiopian Wolf, Bale Monkeys and Mountain Nyala. We returned to Awash National Park to see Awash Falls and oryx. We last visited Awash National Park 16 years ago. Lastly we visited Axum and its ancient stelae. See our blog at Ethiopia Trip: Nov. 24 – Dec. 9, 2011
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Stelae, marking a large prehistoric burial site
Tiya, Ethiopia
Stelae, marking a large prehistoric burial site
Tiya, Ethiopia
Olive baboon at Nechisar NP
Olive baboon at Nechisar NP
Nile Crocodile on Lake Chamo
Nile Crocodile on Lake Chamo
Marc petting a baby Common Duiker, Mom is in the front
Tourist Restaurant
Arba Minch, Ethiopia
Marc petting a baby Common Duiker, Mom is in the front
Tourist Restaurant
Arba Minch, Ethiopia
Zebra & kudu on Nechisar Plains
Zebra & kudu on Nechisar Plains
Waga at Chief Kalla Gezahegn's compound, the notched pole on the left keeps track of the number of generations
Konso, Ethiopia
Waga at Chief Kalla Gezahegn's compound, the notched pole on the left keeps track of the number of generations
Konso, Ethiopia
Chief Kalla Gezahegn & his children
Chief Kalla Gezahegn's compound
Konso, Ethiopia
Chief Kalla Gezahegn & his children
Chief Kalla Gezahegn's compound
Konso, Ethiopia
Hamer women at Dimeka market
Dimeka, Ethiopia
Hamer women at Dimeka market
Dimeka, Ethiopia
Hamer woman at Dimeka market
Ethiopia
Hamer woman at Dimeka market
Ethiopia
Hamer people at celebration
Hamer people at celebration
Vulturine Guineafowl
Marc crossing the Omo River in a dugout canoe
Omorate, Ethiopia
Marc crossing the Omo River in a dugout canoe
Omorate, Ethiopia
Dassanach women grinding grain Omorate, Ethiopia
Dassanach women grinding grain Omorate, Ethiopia
African Wild Dogs in Mago National Park
African Wild Dogs in Mago National Park
Mursi woman wearing a lip plate
Mago National Park
Ethiopia
Mursi woman wearing a lip plate
Mago National Park
Ethiopia
Gunther's Dik-dik at Mago National Park
Gunther's Dik-dik at Mago National Park
Sorghum Field
Konso, Ethiopia
Sorghum Field
Konso, Ethiopia
Dorze house
Floods near Arba Minch
Cattle threshing teff
Swayne's Hartebeest at Senkele Sanctuary
Swayne's Hartebeest at Senkele Sanctuary
Eastern Black & White Colobus Monkey
Eastern Black & White Colobus Monkey
Female Melelik's Bushbuck
Female Melelik's Bushbuck
Bale Mountains near Dinsho
Bale Mountains near Dinsho
Male & female Mountain Nyala
Male & female Mountain Nyala
Ethiopian Meadow Rat
Spot-breasted Lapwing
Ethiopian Wolf, Bale Mountains NP
Ethiopian Wolf, Bale Mountains NP
On top of Tullu Demtu, 4377m, Bale Mtns NP
On top of Tullu Demtu, 4377m, Bale Mtns NP
Bale Monkey, Bale Mtns NP
Bale Monkey, Bale Mtns NP
Chestnut-naped Francolin
Oryx, Awash National Park
Oryx, Awash National Park
Beisa Oryx, Awash National Park
Beisa Oryx, Awash National Park
Awash Falls
Stelae
The largest in the foreground was 33 m tall and weighed 500 tons, it fell in the 10 century AD Axum, Ethiopia
Stelae
The largest in the foreground was 33 m tall and weighed 500 tons, it fell in the 10 century AD Axum, Ethiopia
Local food called Mahberawi served on Injera, the Ethiopian bread
Restaurant
Axum, Ethiopia
Local food called Mahberawi served on Injera, the Ethiopian bread
Restaurant
Axum, Ethiopia
Chapel of the Tablet, Axum
Chapel of the Tablet, Axum
Simien Mountains