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Omo Valley Tour

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Duration

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

Unlimited

Languages

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Overview

The Omo Valley lies in the south and this tour takes you through Mago National park. The Karo, Mursi and Hamar tribes live primarily as pastoralists near the Omo River. The Mursi are known for their lip plates, earlobes and stick fighting (Donga). The Hamar women are striking; wearing beautiful colorful beads and goatskins, ornate necklaces, and metal bangles around their wrist and ankles and crowns of long dread-lock braids covered in ocher. Hamar are also famous for their ritual Bull jumping. The Karo tribe is known for elaborate body painting. These tribes and their unique and symbolic cultures are fascinating.

Highlights

  • Hotel booking for the below festival period will be treated as special case (MESKEL FESTIVAL from Sep.24 to 30, EPIPHANY FESTIVAL from Jan.16 to 23 & Either in late January or early February (the summit date is moving), during AU SUMMIT

Itinerary

Itenirary
Day: 1 Addis ✈ Jinka
Arrive at Addis and get connected to Jinka In the afternoon visit the South Omo Ethnographic Musuem and visit the Ari village Overnight: Lodge/Hotel Note that on Saturday and Monday there is no Scheduled flight to Jinka.
Itenirary
Day: 2 Jinka-Mago NP-Turmi
Morning drive through the Mago national park to visit the famous Mursi people who are known for piercing the lower lip to put circular and square shaped clay materials to make themselves beautiful. While driving through Mago National Park, you will see plenty of wild life. In the afternoon drive to Turmi Overnight: Lodge.
Itenirary
Day: 3 Turmi-Omorate-Turmi
Drive to Omorate, cross Omo River with dug-out canoe to visit the Geleb (Dassenech) people. On the way spot several wild lives. In the afternoon visit the Hammer people in their village Overnight: Lodge.
Itenirary
Day: 4 Trumi-Kolocho-Jinka
Drive to Karo village to visit the people who are best known for body sacrification In the afternoon drive to Jinka. En route you can visit the Tsemay and Benna people Overnight: Lodge/Hotel Depending on your tour days; other factors you can visit vibrant tribal markets.
Itenirary
Day: 5 Jinka ✈Addis Ababa
Fly back to Addis In the afternoon you will do quick city tour of Addis Transfer to the airport if you have international flight Meal: Breakfast & lunch

Included/Excluded

  • 4 nights hotel cost on Twin/Double room and bed & breakfast basis
  • Ground transportation service including all transfers
  • Domestic flight fare, Addis ✈ Jinka ✈ Addis
  • Entrance fees according to the tour program
  • English speaking local guide
  • Payment for scout/ranger
  • One liter of mineral water per person per day
  • Any other expenses which are not mentioned under what’s included section

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