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Dawit Teferi discusses his work as a travel specialist tour guide in Ethiopia and the cultural significance of the Mursi people.

Dawit Teferi joins us from Ethiopia to share his work as a travel specialist tour guide. Dawit talks about his book, Visiting Ethiopia with Understanding: The Mursi People and Tourism in Ethiopia. He explains from his research, why the Mursi ethnic group have their tradition of wearing the lip plate, and about the effects of tourism in the Omo Valley where the Mursi live. Dawit tells us about his company Nightjar Tours, where they go, and what people will see on his tours. #ethiopia #africa #tourism #ethnic #travel FOLLOW Dawit Teferi: WEBSITE/LINKS: Nightjar Tours https://www.nightjartour.com CONTACT: E-MAIL: dawitnightjar@gmail.com BOOKS : Dawit Teferi, Visiting Ethiopian Churches (Addis Ababa: Nightjar Tours, 2019) Dawit Teferi, Visiting Ethiopian with Understanding: The Mursi (Addis Ababa: Nightjar Tours, 2023) Dawit Teferi, Visiting Ethiopian with Understanding: The Hamer (Addis Ababa: Nightjar Tours, forthcoming) FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/ASMALPodcast VISIT OUR WEBSITE: http://www.asmallmediumatlarge.co EMAIL: asmallmediumatlargepodcast@gmail.com Show Produced by Green Valley Production Studio Music by DJ Booda: http://www.djbooda.com

People in this episode

Host: Gail Hayssen

Guest: Dawit Teferi

Topics covered

• Ethiopia
• tourism
• Mursi people
• travel
• cultural understanding

Keywords

• Ethiopia
• Mursi
• tourism
• travel guide
• cultural traditions
• Omo Valley
• Nightjar Tours

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nightjar Tours

Books & works: Visiting Ethiopia with Understanding: The Mursi People and Tourism in Ethiopia, Visiting Ethiopian Churches, Visiting Ethiopian with Understanding: The Mursi, Visiting Ethiopian with Understanding: The Hamer

Places: Ethiopia, Omo Valley, Addis Ababa

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