3 Days Omo Valley Tour
ID: GYG571707-976286
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Country: Ethiopia
Country: Ethiopia
Duration: 3 days
Description
See a different side of Ethiopia with a 2-night, 3-day tour to the Omo Valley. You'll fly to Jinka, where your driver will pick you up and take you to the Jinka Museum and Ari Village.
Day 1- Arrival to Jinka by Ethiopian Airlines flight ET171 (at 13:20). Meet with driver and guide at the airport. After a quick lunch visit the Jinka Museum and Ari Village.
Day 2 - Early in the morning drive to Mursi Village. Mursi tribe is the most anticipated of those in the Lower Omo Valley, recognizable by their lip and ear plates. After lunch drive to Turmi and visit the Hamer tribe. The Hamer are agro-pastoralists in the southern Omo Valley, numbering about 30,000. They are known for their body adornment, wearing a multitude of colorful beads. Women adorn their necks with heavy polished iron jewellery. Hamer society consists of a complex system of age grades. Passing from one grade to another involves complicated rituals.
Day 3 - Early departure from the hotel, driving to the village of Karo people. The Karo tribe, consisting of about 1,500 people, is the smallest ethnic group in the Omo Valley of South-western Ethiopia. ... Karo men and women decorate their faces and bodies with paint made from chalk and ochre to increase their attractiveness to the opposite sex. Return to Jinka for early lunch, then drive to the airport and return flight to Addis Ababa. Flight ET171, (at 13:50)
Day 1- Arrival to Jinka by Ethiopian Airlines flight ET171 (at 13:20). Meet with driver and guide at the airport. After a quick lunch visit the Jinka Museum and Ari Village.
Day 2 - Early in the morning drive to Mursi Village. Mursi tribe is the most anticipated of those in the Lower Omo Valley, recognizable by their lip and ear plates. After lunch drive to Turmi and visit the Hamer tribe. The Hamer are agro-pastoralists in the southern Omo Valley, numbering about 30,000. They are known for their body adornment, wearing a multitude of colorful beads. Women adorn their necks with heavy polished iron jewellery. Hamer society consists of a complex system of age grades. Passing from one grade to another involves complicated rituals.
Day 3 - Early departure from the hotel, driving to the village of Karo people. The Karo tribe, consisting of about 1,500 people, is the smallest ethnic group in the Omo Valley of South-western Ethiopia. ... Karo men and women decorate their faces and bodies with paint made from chalk and ochre to increase their attractiveness to the opposite sex. Return to Jinka for early lunch, then drive to the airport and return flight to Addis Ababa. Flight ET171, (at 13:50)
Highlights
- Meet with driver and guide at the airport. After a quick lunch visit the Jinka
- Early in the morning drive to Mursi Village
- Early departure from the hotel, driving to the village of Karo people
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Our representative Driver and Guide will be meeting you at Bole international Airport and transfer to the Hotel. At the next day, you will take a flight to jinka and the our representative will be waiting you.
INCLUDED
NOT INCLUDED
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.
