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South Omo Valley Cultural 12 Days Tours

Isolated for millennia from the rest of world and the beautifully omo valley is Home to an exciting mix of many small and distinctive Tribal groups, amongst others. 

Isolated for millennia from the rest of the world, the beautiful Omo Valley is home to an exciting mix of many small and distinctive tribal groups. Amongst others, we find the Karo, the Mursi, and the Hamer. All of whom have retained their own unique customs and traditions.

Lifestyles are as varied as the tribes themselves. Lacking any material, culture and artifacts common to other cultures, these tribes find unique ways in which to express their artistic impulses. Both the Surma and the Karo, for example, are experts at body painting, using clays and locally available vegetable pigments to trace fantastic patterns on each other’s faces, chests, arms, and legs. These designs are created purely for fun and aesthetic effect, each artist vying to outdo the others. = things to do visit colorful and exuberant African Ethiopian market, enjoy the elaborate hairstyles and personal adornment, Join various ethnic groups of south omo valley; meet with your ancestor Lucy at the National museum in the capital, experience the natural beauty of the country from the stunning savannah plains and elaborately terraced hillsides to the coffee field

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive Addis Ababa

On Arrival at the Bole international airport well coming by our  representative staff then transfer to the hotel, let  afternoon depending on time continue for city tours, to visit museum, oldest churches, cathedral, one of the famous market in the horn of Africa is called  marketo. 

Day 2: Addis Ababa, Arbaminch

In the morning, we will drive south of Addis Ababa through the Great Rift Valley to Arba Minch on the way we will visit the great Ethiopian  Rift Valley lakes of Ziway with its aquatic birds life, continue to next site Abiata, and Shalla – home to flamingos, Lesser flamingos, Greater flamingos, African Black Duck, northern shoveler, striped kingfisher and more.

Day 3: Arba Minch, Nechsar National Park, Lake Chamo

In the morning, after breakfast continues our driving to Dorze village, the main reason to visit their unique domed houses, which stand up to 6m tall. Constructed from organic materials, Bamboo, weaving tradition they are one of the small segments of the great omotic language groups of southern Ethiopia.  We will have a game drive around Nechsar National Park. Depending on, time the afternoon; we will take a boat trip on Lake Chamo to see some of the biggest African crocodiles and hippopotamuses. Bird life is very easy to spot at the same time from boat trip. Such as white great pelican, African fish Eagle, Goliath horn, marabou, different types of ducks and more

Day 4: Arba Minch, Turmi

After an early breakfast, we will drive to Jinka enroute visiting different cultural peoples and their villages, including the Konso.

Day 5: Turmi, Omorate

In the cool morning after breakfast we will drive to Desanech (Geleb) tribal  groups  is also very famous for hunting the dangerous predator crocodile, village after crossing the Omo River by using the local boat that is made of endogenous Trees,  Border to Kenya country with its very hot temperature, cotton framing seen on the way to omorate.

In the afternoon, we will visit the Hamer village. At the same village, we will enjoy seasonal cultural activities including the famous Evangadi dancing; luckily you will enjoy bull jumping. 

Day 6: Turmi, Keyafer, Jinka

After breakfast, we will drive to Jinka through Keyafer. At Keyefer, we will visit multi- cultural colorful weekly Keyafer market, dominated by Aari, Bana and Hamer people-as any in the region, the village of Key Afer is situated at altitude of 1,800m 

Day 7: Jinka, Mursi, Jinka

After having an early breakfast, we will drive from Jinka to Mursi village. After our visit to the Mursi village, we will have our picnic lunch in Mago National Park and continue driving back to Jinka, afternoon we will visit Ari village, Ari is the largest ethnic groups in south omo zone, many Ari people believe that the Ari are not a migrant ethnic groups, they are farmers producing maize, sorghum, Tef coffee and root crops.

Day 8: Jinka, Yabello

After breakfast, we will start driving to Yabello through Konso, the people of Borana they are pastures semi-nomads, situated between Ethiopian and Kenya border and with brief stops at different sites and villages of Borana, the village in these areas highly decorated by using natural.

Day 9: Yabello, Yirgalem

After breakfast, we will continue our journey through coffee plantation stop for lunch, remarkable feature of the some ethnic group’s culture and drive to Yirgachefe through the birth places of coffee plantation, on arrival let afternoon attend coffee ceremony at the lodge and observe spotted hayena,   

Day 10: Yirgalem, Awassa, Langano

After breakfast, we will continue our village visiting, sidama village the best attraction of the areas, and then continue through drive 20km to visit fish market of hawassa, and then continue to Langano through Awassa.

Day 11: Langano, Addis Ababa

After spending part of the morning relaxing around the beautiful lake, we will continue driving to Addis Ababa with brief stops at different place

Day 12: Addis Ababa

Today you will take a full-day city tour of Addis Ababa which includes the Ethnological Museum, the national museum and the Mercato. Mean one of the biggest markets in Ethiopia. Depending on the time you will taken to one of the best traditional restaurant to enjoy diner, then transfers to airport end of tour