Worabe town  is an administrative town of Silite Zone. It Is a recently established and rapidly growing town. This enjoyable town is located 175 km from Addis Ababa via Butajira main road, 200kms from Hawasssa via ziway and 40kms from Butajira, In the vicinity of the town there are pleasant attraction sites including Arishtan Creator lake, Asano stelae and the notable Alkeso mosque, The town is very accessible to reach by 4 wheel drive cars and regular frequent public transportation from Addis Ababa, and Hawassa. The town offers basic facilities to gusts such as electric power, water & fuel supply, Banking & insurance services Regular & mobiletelephone net works and internet accesses as well as health service center. There are also tourist service delivery institutions to stay & eat. The most recommended are:

 Hreshtan Creator lake

It is found 143km from south of Addis Abeba ,164km from Hawassa. At  has elevation of 2192 m2.This deep and encircled lake is nested with in sheer of 120m high with a diameter of 880m and   a depth of about 50m. Which it has  very attractive environment with  dense natural forests and diversified biodiversity . This site is very near to the main road of Addis Ababa to Hossana. It is amazing tourist attraction.  

Hare-Shetan Creater Lake                             

-  Asano stelae

- Alkeso Mosque                    

Hosanna Town It is the administrative center of Hadya zone. It is one of the largest & rapidly growing tourist destination town in the region. It is located in a distance of 230 kms from Addis Ababa on the main highway to wolita Sodo & 210 kms from Hawassa through shashemena-Halaba -Angacha road.

There are several fascinating attractions around the town including batena cave, fonqoalida caves, Hosanna Saturday open air market day & boyo wetland/lake bird watching area/.The basic infrastructure facilities such as Hydro electric power, Regular & mobile telephone, Internet Access, pure water supply, fuel stations, banking & insurance and health services. This pleasant town is accessible in different directions one gets there by public transportation means especially buses & mini buses which regularly turn over from Addis Ababa, Hawassa &Wolaita. The town owns adequate services delivering institutions.   Above all the most recommended institutions for visitors to stay & eat are:-

- Lake Boyo  

-Batena Cave 

Administrative map of Hadiya

Durame is the administrative town of kembata-tembaro zone. The town is located 340 k/ms from Addis Ababa through Shashemene–Arbaminch road With a right turn from the main asphalt road at Durame Mazoria.It is also possible totravel Durame town & from Addis Ababa through Hossana- wolaitaSodo road which is  about 310 kms distance turning to the left at Leshomazoria through  Shinshicho.  The town has a beautiful position that it lies at the foot of the spectacular AmberichoMountain. It can also can serves as a terminal center for tourist to visit amazing attractions around it.

This pleasant town can be arrived by public means of transportation especially buses that departure daily from Hawassa& Addis Ababa &Hossana. The town also offers several basic facilities for guests & the town dwellers including 24 hours hydroelectric power, regular & mobile telephones internet access, banking, healthy services, water supply & fuel station. Among the several, the most recommended service providing organization to stay & eat for guests is.

- MountAmbaericho
 

- Ajora twin Waterfalls

Administrative map of Kembata Tembaro Zone

Wolaytasodo is one of the largest & rapidly growing commercial & administrative center of Wolita zone. It is situated on the main high way routes that run from Addis Ababa to Arbanminch through Shashemene and Hosanna. It lies with a distance of 380 kms and 330 kms from Addis Ababa via Shashemene& Hosanna respectively. It is also located 160km from Hawassa& 130 kms from Shashemene. The town has five main gets that run to different directions these are Sodo-Arbaminch, Sodo-Shahemene, Sodo-Hossana, sodo-sawela and Sodo-Tercha-Amaya roads. This pleasant town is easily accessible in any adjacent directions by daily regular public transportation buses minibuses mainly from Addis Ababa Shashemne, Hawassa, Arbaminch and Hosanna This main tourist destination town also encircled by various amazing tourist attractions which include.

The town offers plentiful facilities for gusts & dwellers including 24 hours hydro electric power, digital telephone mobil network, internet access, Banking, insurance, pure water, fuel supply &healthy services, The town also owns several tourist service Rendering institution to stay & eat. Above all the most recommended in their good services for visitors are following.

- Ajoratwin Waterfalls

Mochaborago cave

Mochena Borago cave is a very a surprising cave that is found in Wolayta zone. It is located around Sodo- zuria woredas at the foot of Damote Mountain with a distance of 12kms from Wolayta Sodo town,the capital of the  zone via Hossana —AdissAbaba asphalt road with a right turn from the main road when we are heading to Addis Abeba. The Moche Borago cave is located at 2340 meter above sea level and covers an area with a height of 33 meters & 50 meters width. The wall of the cave has been naturally built by hard resistant stones.

Around the cave the Wajja river fall makes a whitish color down to the natural scenic view of the green attractions. Currently the site is becoming interesting for French, American & German archeologists. The recent archeological excavation revealed that 58,000-70,000 years ago people had lived in the cave. The archeologists Goutier & Joussaune, excavated 1.5meters deep and at these depths they found fossils and leaves, cereal grains, & stone tools bones of snakes, crocodiles & cattle. Moreover the Archeologists have believed that the place is where ancient farming had been practiced & believed that these people were the first organized settlers in the horn of Africa.

Partial view of Mochena Borago Cave 

Arbaminch Town is one of the fast growing & major tourist destination town in the region as well as in the nation. It lies 505 kms .275 kms, from Addis Ababa &Hawassa respectively. It is a spectacular lakeside town & has an amazing position over looking Lake Abye to the north & Lake Chamo to the south. This town is situated on main high way route to the country’s famous tourist destinations: the UNESCO world heritage sites konso cultural landscape and the lower Omo valley pale anthological site & the colorful Cultural ethnic attractions. Besides, the town is surrounded by various fascinating attractions which include:-

Means of arriving Arba Minch town-include

-  There is an air flight  twice a week from Addis Ababa

- There is public bus service daily from Addis Ababa, Hawassa and Shashemene

The town also owns several tourist service Rendering institution to stay & eat. Above all the most recommended in their good services for visitors are following.

- Lake Abaya
- Lake Chamo
- Nech-Sar National Park (NNP)
- Maze National Park (MzNP)
- Arba-Minch Crocodile Ranch

Traditional Handicrafts in Gamo

The people of SNNPR is remarkably rich with centuries old known handicraft production.  Each of the different ethnic group has indigenous knowledge creating diverse traditional handcrafts for various purposes.

The Gamo people speak a language in the Omotic family. They live primarily in the southern region, Many Gamos  live in villages near the towns of Chencha and Arba Minch, in the Gamo-Gofa zone, 30 kilometer drive from Arba Minch up to Chencha. Weaving is a primary profession for many Gamoes though the skill is wide spread to different parts of the Region & the country.  Weavers produce different cloths for men, women & children.  They also are, famous for their huge huts & a classic example of simple architecture, resembling a giant beehive and their hut is about 12 meters height, looking like a beehive. It is constructed with vertical hardwood poles, wove bamboo and has thatched roofs of enset (false-banana). So these huts are constructed with the natural materials of the area. Looking at these huts, you can imagine, that these huts could age  60 years, when immune from  termites attack .

Traditional Handicrafts in Gamo

- Birbir Mariam monastery

Administrative Map of Gamogofa Zone

It is the administration town of konso District. This is one of the main southern  tourist destination rout, which is found 90kms, 595kms, & 365 kms from Arbaminch, Addis Ababa & Hawassa respectively. The town is a situated on the main route to the famous lower omo valley tourist attraction sites and it is also surrounded by fascinating UNESCO world heritage konso culture landscape.

The town also offers basic facilities to visitors such as 24 hours hydroelectric power, Digital telephone & Mobil, Banking and pure water supply. One can arrive this tourist destination town by regular public transport buses from Arba-minch & Addis Ababa .The town has also several tourist service rendering Institutions However among others the most mentioned for visitors are

- Konso Cultural Landscape World Heritage Site

- The Terrace

- The walled towns (Paletas)

- Mora

- Waka

- The Konso Paleo anthropological sites

Administrative Map of konso

Jinka Town is the administrative town of Debub Omo zone & the main Southern tourist destinationrouts in lower Omo valley. It is located about 750kms from Addis Ababa,250 kms from Arbaminch,525 kms from Hawassa & 160 kms from konso ”karat” The town is also bounded by various marvelous tourist attractions including. This major tourist destination town also provides good facilities and services for tourist such as.

- 24 hours electric power supply.

- Regular telephone & mobile derives & Internet services

- Banking

- Fuel station

- Pure water supply

- Hospital & healthy centers

This amazing tourist town can be arrived by public transport buses & by renting tour cars from AddisAbeba

The most mentioned tourist service rendering Organization to eat & stay for visitors in Jinka town are

- Body decoration and clothing

- Traditional Dancing / Ivangadi /

-  Ekuli/Bull Jumping/

- Open Market

- Mago National Park

- Murule Controlled Hunting Area

- Welishet Sala Controlled Hunting Area

- Chelbi Wildlife Reserve

- Tama Wildlife Reserve

- Lower OMO Valley Paleo Anthyopoloical Site

Administrative Map of South Omo