Omo Valley Tribes 6 Days Tours

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ID: GYG506818-891040
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Country: Ethiopia

Duration: 6 days


Description

Explore Omo Valley Tribes comprised of over 200,000 people speaking 47 different languages. Historically, these ethnic groups have exhibited a fascinating range of cultural practices
day 01: arrival – sightseeing addis (the new flower)
you will be met upon arrival and transferred to your hotel. refresh and begin your sightseeing 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, which use to be the palace of emperor hailesellase. to wrap up you drive to merkato, the biggest market in east africa.
overnight triple-e hotel & spa in addis
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02: addis ababa – tiya-arba minch
after having your early breakfast driving to the southern parts of ethiopia on the way we will see the tiya, classified by unesco as a world heritage site, where we can see the northernmost example of a peculiar type of engraved, standing stelae which stretch across parts of southern ethiopia.we will continue our driving to the town of welayta for lunch stop then after lunch we will be driving to arba minch for overnight stay.

overnight paradise lodge in arba minch

day 03: arba minch- chencha dorze villages

after breakfast you will take a boat trip in lake lake chamo, to visit the crocodile market, it is a local name for a place in lake chamo that the crocodiles went out of the lake and chill, there is no buying or selling, also you will see hippos and different kinds of birds later driving to the dorzy village, this people set high up in the gughe mountains where we see the traditional dorze beehive shaped huts recognized as one of the visually attractive structural houses by the unesco and later we will be back to arba minch for lunch then we will be driving to the town of konso.

overnight kanta lodge in konso

day 04: konso – turmi
after having your breakfast you will have a chance of seeing the konso village, one of the unesco site in ethiopia know by their terracing. one of the best types of coffee for the country is also from this village. proceed to the bana village. the bana who are indigenous pastoral and semi-nomadic people living in the harsh environment of lower omo valley. the men often have their hair dressed up with a colorful clay cap that is decorated with feathers. then proceed to the turmi where the hamer people live.
overnight emerland lodge in turmi

day 05: turmi- omorate (75kms 2hrs drive)

after having your breakfast, you will have an excursion to omorate 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 then drive to jinka.
overnight jinka resort in jinka

day 06: drive jinka – mago – jinka – addis ababa

take a day excursion to mursi tribes are one of the exotic ethnic groups in ethiopia. they live in very low huts made of straw leaves. the women like to wear terra cotta on their enormously stretched lower lips and ear lobes. drive back to jinka for lunch. drive to the ari people, the largest population in the lower omo valley.

Highlights

  • Discover the amazing tribe of omo valley tribes
  • Meet the indigenous tribe of east africa
  • Explore the remarkable of south Ethiopia

Guiding languages

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The driver will be holding a sign with your last name on it at Bole Int Airport once you gave us a flight details Please provide your hotel details for pickup
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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.