7 Days Omo Valley Tribes Tours

Day 01 Arrival and Addis Ababa City Tour

You will be met upon arrival from international flight and take to Hotel refresh and begin 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 it was the palace of Emperor Haile sellase until 1960.Finally drive to Merkato, the biggest market in East Africa Established by the Italian around 1937.
Overnight Grand Palace Hotel

Day 02 Drive Addis Ababa to Hawassa

After breakfast we will drive to Hawassa. On the way you have a chance to visit Abijatta-Shalla National Park. It contains 887 square kilometers including Abijatta and Shalla two alkaline lakes. The habitat of Abijatta-Shalla National Park contains open grasslands, dry savannas, arid shrub lands and that were dominated by Acacia trees, which include umbrella thorn acacias, red acacias and gum acacias. You will see Grant’s gazelles, Common Warthogs, the park is also home to 300 species of birds that are listed as endemics, residents, and migratory. Common Ostriches and Somali Ostriches are mostly common for their breeding. Overnight Hawassa Haile resort

Day 03 Drive Hawssa to Arba Minch

After breakfast you will visit the local Fish Market and different kinds of bird watching at Amora Gedele After lunch you will drive to Dorze village. Dorze people who are expert in weaving called Shammas Weaving are a primary profession for a number of Dorze people. The shape of their house looks Elephant, in order to remember the existence of these animals around the area many years ago. They are known for their traditional weaving of huts made out of local bamboo. Enset “fake banana” is the stable food for these peoples. Overnight Haile Resort Arba Minch

Day 04 Drive Arba Minch – Konso – Turmi

After having your breakfast you will take a boat cruise on the Lake Chamo, the third biggest Lake in Ethiopia. On the Lake you may have a chance to see the Nile crocodiles, hippos and different types of birds. Visit and proceed southwards to Konso village.one of the UNESCO site in Ethiopia know by their terracing in order to protect against soil erosion from the sporadic and often heavy rainfall in the region. The villages are encircled by one to six concentric rings of stone walls, mainly consisting of basalt boulders. One of the best types of coffee for the country is also from this village. Later drive to Turmi Hamer village. Overnight Paradise Lodge in Turmi

Day 05 Drive Turmi -Karo-Turmi

This day you will drive to Murulle where you can find the Karo people. Karo People is very famous for their splendid body decoration, which they paint their bodies and faces with white chalk to prepare for a ceremony. The women scar their chest believing it makes them beautiful. The men’s scars represent an enemy or dangerous animal killed. Visit and proceed to Nyangatom people, 17 km away from the Murulle area. To adore their long and lean bodies, the Nyangatom women wear numerous necklaces and long Skirts from goatskins that are richly decorated. Then back to turmi for lunch and proceed to the Hamer people. The Hamer they are known for their unique custom of “bull jumping,” which initiates a boy into manhood, practice of body adornment and wearing a multitude of colorful beads. The men of the tribe will often style their hair with clay, creating a sculpture of sorts that is styled with various pigments, mostly red and white, and in smoothing the clay they create very small protruding tube in which they house ostrich feathers from their hunts. Overnight Paradise Lodge in Turmi

Day 06 Drive Turmi to Jinka

After breakfast you will drive to Omorate to visit the Dassanech tribe only 72 Km from Turmi then you will have a boat ride excursions on the Omo River 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. After lunch you will drive to 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, blacksmith and distillation of traditional Liquor. Overnight in Jinka Resort

Day 07 Drive Jinka –Mago –Jinka and Fly to Addis Ababa

After breakfast at the hotel Take a day excursion to Mago National After breakfast at the hotel Take a day excursion to Mago National Park to visit the Park to visit the MursiMursi village (70 kmvillage (70 km). We devote half day to the study of the Mursi culture. The Mursi ). We devote half day to the study of the Mursi culture. The Mursi women, like their Surma cousins, live on the other bank of the Omo River, are famous women, like their Surma cousins, live on the other bank of the Omo River, are famous for their large round (and not only) lip plates worn by women. There are several for their large round (and not only) lip plates worn by women. There are several theoriestheories of the wearing of lip plates: disfiguring to prevent enslavement by Arabs in of the wearing of lip plates: disfiguring to prevent enslavement by Arabs in antiquity; protection against the penetration of evil spirits into the body through the antiquity; protection against the penetration of evil spirits into the body through the mouth; determination of social status, showing the amount of cattle that the groom mouth; determination of social status, showing the amount of cattle that the groom must pamust pay as a dowry for the bride owning the plate. Mursi are unsurpassed masters of y as a dowry for the bride owning the plate. Mursi are unsurpassed masters of scarification. The scars on their bodies symbolize social status and past merits. The scars  scarification. The scars on their bodies symbolize social status and past merits. The scars are created by using a razor blade and camel thorn. To achieve a bulge, an ash or a flare created by using a razor blade and camel thorn. To achieve a bulge, an ash or a fly y larva is planted in the wound, which, among other things, eliminates all possible larva is planted in the wound, which, among other things, eliminates all possible infections. Later Drive back to Jinka airport your flight to Addis Ababa. You will meet infections. Later Drive back to Jinka airport your flight to Addis Ababa. You will meet upon arrival and upon arrival and at the Evening you will have a Dinner at Traditional Ethiopian at the Evening you will have a Dinner at Traditional Ethiopian RestRestaurant with Ethiopian different traditional live music and meals. Finally Transfer to aurant with Ethiopian different traditional live music and meals. Finally Transfer to Bole internationalBole international airportairport for your flight back to homefor your flight back to home..