Omo Valley Tribes: 6-Day Cultural Immersion Tour
|6 Days, 8 Destinations |Starts from Bole Addis Ababa International Airport
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Duration

6 days

Max Group Size

15

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Guiding Method

Fully guided

Physical level

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Operated In

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Tour Overview

Immerse yourself in the rich culture and traditions of the Omo Valley tribes with this 6-day program Explore traditional markets, tribal rituals, and daily authentic life activities with a local guide

PhotographyCampingSafariAdventureWildlifeWalking TourNational ParkMuseumHiking & TrekkingFamily

Route

Starts from

Bole Addis Ababa International Airport

Ends in

Addis Ababa

Pickup Location

Bole Addis Ababa International Airport, 02:49

Dropoff Location

Addis Ababa, 02:55

Tour route map

Highlights

Explore various tribes of South-West Ethiopia Spend time with the tribal people and learn about their culture Experience overnight camping at the tribal villages Visit the local tribal markets

Itinerary

You will be met upon arrival and transferred to your hotel. Refresh and begin your sightseeing of Addis with a drive up to mount Entoto for a panoramic view of Addis.
Descend down and drive to National museum where you will have a chance to spot the oldest hominids of ‘Lucy’ fossil.
Visit and proceed to the Holy Trinity built during the WWII.
Then proceed to Ethnographic museum, which use to be the palace of Emperor Hailesellase. To wrap up you drive to merkato, the biggest market in East Africa. Overnight in Addis.

After having your early breakfast driving to the southern parts of Ethiopia on the way we will see the Tiya, classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, where we can see the northernmost example of a peculiar type of engraved, standing stelae which stretch across parts of southern Ethiopia.
We will continue our driving to the town of Welayta for lunch stop then after lunch we will be driving to Arba Minch for overnight stay.
Overnight Arba Minch

After breakfast you will take a boat trip in Lake Chamo, to visit the crocodile market, it is a local name for a place in Lake chamo that the crocodiles went out of the lake and chill, there is no buying or selling, also you will see hippos and different kinds of birds later driving to the Dorzy village.
Overnight Konso

After having your breakfast you will have a chance of seeing the Konso village, one of the UNESCO site in Ethiopia know by their terracing.
One of the best types of coffee for the country is also from this village.
Proceed to the Bana village. The Bana who are indigenous pastoral and semi-nomadic people living in the harsh environment of lower Omo Valley.
The men often have their hair dressed up with a colorful clay cap that is decorated with feathers. Then proceed to the Turmi where the Hamer people lives. Overnight in Turmi

After having your breakfast, you will have an excursion to Omorate to visit the Dassanech people ‘people of the Delta’, who lives on the northern shore of Lake Turkana.
Visit and drive back to Turmi for lunch then drive to Jinka. Overnight in Jinka.

Take a day excursion to Mago National Park to visit the Mursi village.
The Mursi are one of the exotic ethnic groups in Ethiopia. They live in very low huts made of straw leaves. The women like to wear terra cotta on their enormously stretched lower lips and ear lobes. Drive back to Jinka for lunch.
Drive to the Ari people, the largest population in the lower omo valley. The women wear skirts from the banana like tree, called Enset are expert in pottery later you will be transfered to the Jinka Airport for your flight to Addis Ababa. The traditional coffee ceremony will also be served.
Later you will be transferred to the airport for your departure.

Trip includes

Included

HotelApartmentGuesthouseHostelVilla


Guiding Method
Fully guided

English French Deutch Italian

All meals

Vegetarian Halal Meat


  • Entrance fees for all sites and parks mentioned in the itinerary
  • All excursions listed on the itinerary
  • Experienced, multilingual tour guides and guides' expenses
  • Ground transportation via tour vehicle (including driver and fuel)
  • All meals
  • Lodging for each night on tour
  • All hotel/airport transfers during the tour

Excluded

Private Vehicle

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