8 days Omo Valley tour
Esho
from
$1,365.00
per person
What we'll do
Day 1: Addis - Arbaminch - dorze - Arbaminch
After breakfast,you will drive to Dorze Village, set in the highlands above Arba Minch. The Dorze people are known for their tall beehive-like houses and their fine cotton weaving. You will visit the village and learn about the daily lives of these industrious people.
Overnight: Paradise lodge.
Day 2: Arbaminch- Erbore - Turmi
After breakfast, depart from Arba Minch to Turmi. On the way you will pass through the village of Weyto which is home to the Tsemai tribe. Continue through the Weyto Valley to Erbore, where you will have a brief visit to a local Erbore village. Finally, proceed to Turmi, home of the Hamer tribe. At night, you can see one the biggest Hammer village.
Overnight: buska lodge in turmi
Day 3: Turmi- Omorate - Turmi
In the morning, take a day trip to Omorate to visit the Dassenech tribe. Here you will cross the Omo River by local boat and enter a Dassenech village. Afterwards, return to Turm If there is bull Jumping during in the afternoon that will be visited.
Overnight: buska lodge in turmi
Day 4: Turmi - Nyangatom - Turmi
Early morning depart from Turmi to the village of Kangatan. Here you will cross the Omo River and take a short walk through the local fields to visit a village of the Nyangatom tribe.
Afterward, you will drive back to turmi.
Overnight: buska lodge in turmi.
Day 5: Turmi - karo - Jinka
Today, early in the morning, we will drive to Kara village. The Kara tribe are among smallest tribe in the area numbering only 3000 people.They settled on the west bank of the Omo river, and believed to be as a master of body painting that they use for beutifiying purpose. So today you will meet one of the furthest village which is not often visited by tourist and the most important place for entire Kara people.
And you will spend some time with the Kara people. Afterward, you will drive Back to Jinka.
Overnight: buska lodge in turmi.
Day 6: Jinka - Mursi - Jinka
Today again early in the morning,you will drive to Mursi (70km) in order to visit Mursi tribe who settled inside the Mago National Park, they are renowned for the strange custom followed by their women who, on reaching maturity, have their lower lips slit and circular clay discs inserted. And this day you will be arrive the Village in the late morning, and then yo u will spend some time visiting the Mursi village and share some experiences with the local Mursi people.
Afterward, you will drive back to Jinka for lunch then after lanch in jinka proceed to Ari village in Jinka.
Overnight Jinka resort in Jinka.
Day 7: Jinka - konso
This day in the morning drive to konso to meet one of the famous and the most hard working Konso people in Africa.
Then, as soon as you get in to Konso, you proceed driving to one of the most interesting stone walled village of the Konso People called Gamole.
The Konso people live in an isolated region of the basalt hills. The area is made up of hard rocky slopes. And their villages are fortified by stone walls used as a defensive measure and this has registered on UNESCO world heritage site on 2011.
Afterward, drive to Arbaminch
at one of the second biggest Rift Valley Lake called Chamo Lake which is still a part of the national Park. And where we do a boat ride in order to see different bird species, including the rare Greater Kestrel, Orange River Francolin, Yellow throated sand grouse, Desert Cistcolas, Bustard, secretary Bird and etc. Some nightjar species such as Slender tailed and star Spotted Nightjars, Donaldson Smith’s and Dusky Nightjars have been recoded.
This Lake is also known for its enormous population of Crocodiles and Hippopotamus. Also White pelicans are abundant.
Overnight: Paradise lodge in Arbaminch.
Day 8: Arbaminch - Addis
Where we'll go
Good to know
Good to know
This is a suggested itinerary for a 8-days Omo-valley tour. The itinerary is flexible and you can attend several different tribal markets and ceremony in this days.
What is included?
- accommodation
- car and driver
- Meals
- local guide and village fees
What is not included?
- alcoholic drinks
- personal tips
Cancellation and refund
The booking fee ($45.00 p.p. included in the displayed price) is non-refundable if you cancel your booking. If a local cancels a booking or does not show up at the agreed time and place, you receive a full refund of the booking fee.
You are buying a unique experience that also empowers local communities and people to improve their lives by sharing their knowledge and lifestyle.
We give space for creativity. The locals themselves decide and develop the activity idea and design it in a way they find interesting.
Locals get 100% of the price they want. The booking fee is added separately.
Meet the Local
My name is Esho Tafes I am a man who born and grow up there (a member of Benna tribe) and have been guiding tourists for several years, so for I can say that, my trips to Omo Valley always have been a cultural exchange more than an enjoyable businesses. May aim is always, to offer to my guest something more than the usually tourist traps and take them to off the beaten track. Camping at remote village is the best way to meet and interact with authentic people on personal and intimate level rather than just drive for the day trip and take picture like the usually way for the so-called experience Human-Zoo.
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