Wolaita Sodois a city in the Wolayita Zone of the South Ethiopia Regional State.

Understand

Wolaita Sodo is a political and administrative center of the Wolaita Zone and South Ethiopia Regional State. It is home to Wolaita Sodo university, and people of different nationalities living together.Wolayttattuwais widely spoken in the city.

Get in

By bus

Wolaita Sodo is 6 hours by road fromAddis Ababa.There are many daily village buses from nearby towns, includingAwasaandArba Minch.

Wolayta Sodo

Get around

Wolaita Sodo is divided into four sub cities, these are; Wadu, Arada, Mehal and Markato. These sub cities are separated by a couple of miles. City buses, minibuses interconnect these sub cities.

See

• 1Ajora twin falls.
• Mochena Borago Rockshelter- besides damota mountain north of Wolaita Sodo city.
• Bilbo hotspring in Abala Abaya district - 20 km to southeast.
• Natural bridge in Ofa district -30 km to southeast
• Uma artificial lake - 49 km to west through Bale Hawassa

Buy

Monday and Saturday are market days. Traditional clothes, such as; dunguza hadiya, seere hadiya, bulukkuwa are available at Markato market.

Eat

• 1Abebe Zeleke International Hotel,☏+251 461 801127,[email protected].24/7.A cheap place to eat, but the highlight is fast WiFi. Traditional Wolayta food, muchuwa, woxaya etc. Free wireless broadband internet, Free airport pick-up and drop-off, Free buffet breakfast, Free gymnasium, Free steam bath, Free sauna bath, Wake-up call service, Free parking
• 2Haile Hotel and Resort.Luxurious new Hotel and Resort, it is also excellent and decently priced.
• 3Semeyat Hotel.Luxurious hotel and resort, it is also excellent and decently priced.
• 4Greenland Hotel.Luxurious hotel and resort, it is also excellent and decently priced.
• 5Nega International Hotel(in front of Wolaita Gutara Meeting hall on the way to Wolaita Sodo Bus Station),☏+251 91 970 7424.Luxurious hotel and esort, it is also excellent and decently priced.
• 6Lewi Resort,[email protected]..Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking. Popular attractions Zoma Museum and Lela Gallery are nearby.
• 7Yakob Altaye International Hotel,6(on the way to Wolaita Sodo University in Wadu district).Services with free wifi, swimming pool, non-smoking rooms.

• 8Maedot Hotel.It is also excellent and decently priced. The hotel is known for its raw meat.
• 9Midre Genet Hotel.It is also excellent and decently priced. The hotel is known for its raw meat.

Sleep

• 1Almaz Pension.Clean and quality bedrooms with fair price. Free Wi-Fi, parking, hot and cold shower and bar service.
• 2Tringo Pension.Hotel services, fair price free Wi-Fi services
• Jerusalem Pension
• Birzinesh Pension - behind ligaba High School and in front of Dream Hotel. Contact - 091 139 1294
• Bitaniya Pension - in front of Sodo Bus station

Go next

• Arba Minch– to the south
• Konso– to the south