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OMO VALLEY 4 DAYS

Addis Ababa, Jinka, Mago National Park, Turmi, Omorate, Addis Ababa,
Duration

4 day(s)

Tour type

Regular & Private

Group size

1-30 people

Physical Level

easy

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Tour Overview

  • A short itinerary that offers visitors the extraordinary chance to travel through Ethiopia's untouched Southern region, where you will have the opportunity to meet the more isolated, colorful, and enigmatic ethnic groups of this incredibly diverse region of Ethiopia. It will allow you to learn about the rites and cultural practices of these renowned tribes, where a diversified population of indigenous peoples, most of whom reside in the lush surroundings, in the heart of the Omo Valley.

Activities
Photography National Park Wildlife Solo Travel Sightseeing In-depth Cultural

Tour Features

Duration
4 day(s)

Max Group Size
1-30 people

Tour Code
GAET01

Departure Type
request

Tour Category
Culture & Historical

Guiding Method
Fully guided

Operated In

Age Requirement
0 - 0

Addis Ababa

Pickup Time:

06:00

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Addis Ababa

Dropoff Time:

21:00

Highlights
Authentic Tribal Encounters Meet the Ari, Mursi, Hamar, Karo, and Dassenech tribes

Itinerary

Day 1


In the morning, catch a flight to Jinka Town. Arrive in the afternoon and first, you will visit the Ari Tribe. Live on the hills around Jinka, the Ari people are the largest tribe in the Omo Valley and are well-known for their pottery and distinctive scarring. You will take walk through the village, learning about different aspects of their lives, including blacksmithing and distillation of the local liquor, known as Areki. Then visit the South Omo Tribes Museum (South Omo Research Center).

Day 2

Start early in the morning and drive through the Mago National Park to a local village of the Mursi tribe. Famous around the world for their instantly recognizable 'lip plates', the Mursi is one of Ethiopia's most famous tribal people. They are pastoralists who keep herds of cattle and goats and are most famed for the lip-piercing custom of their women who, at the coming of age, insert clay disks into incisions made in their lower lips. In addition, they are the warrior tribe of the Omo Valley. Return back to Jinka and transfer to Turmi town, home of the famous Hamar tribe and center to explore the Omo Valley Tribes. Late in the afternoon, you will visit the Hamer Tribe. The Hamar people are best known for their Bull-Jumping ceremony and to be the friendliest tribe of the Omo Valley. The Hamer women, with their magnificent ochre-colored hair braids, skirts of cowrie-decorated goatskin, and tight copper bracelets, rank amongst the most beautiful of all South Omo ethnic groups. Finally, transfer to your Accommodation in Turmi.

Day 3

Full-day excursion from Turmi to meet the Karo and Dassenech Tribe. Your morning is dedicated to visiting the village of the Karo people, who are best known for their skin scarification and ornamental painted body and face decorations. They use white chalk, black charcoal, and red and ochre earth and are considered the masters of body painting. Return to Turmi and drive to Omorate town to visit a village of the Dassenech tribe who settled adjacent to the Omo River. The Dassenech live in the fertile Omo river delta, close to Kenya and Lake Turkana where they hunt crocodiles. You will cross the Omo River by a local boat to reach and visit their village. Because they are semi-nomadic they live in small, lightweight huts, designed for easy movement if the village changes location. Return to Turmi and transfer to your Accommodation

Day 4

Early in the morning, drive back to Jinka to take a return flight to Addis Ababa. After a lunch break, you will have time for shopping. Then you will be transferred to your hotel to prepare your luggage and get ready for your return flight back home. In the evening, before your international flight, farewell dinner at Ethiopian Cultural Restaurant. Finally, your driver will take you to Bole International Airport and take your flight back home. Your Ethiopian Adventure ends here.

Included

All entrance fees but not photograpy fees

Excluded

Tour Booking


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