Southern Ethiopia Getting there & around

Getting around

Paved roads of variable quality link Addis Ababa with Arba Minch in the southwest and Moyale in the deep south. The remaining roads rate from decent to devastatingly painful.

Daily buses and minibuses cover most routes, with the Lower Omo Valley and remote southeast being the only exceptions. There you must hop on or in Isuzu trucks that sporadically trundle between villages. Most people visiting isolated areas hire 4WDs from tour operators in Addis Ababa. A few 4WDs can also be rented in Jinka and Goba.