5-Day Omo Valley Tribal Adventure – From Arbaminch to Jinka

Day 1 · Around Arbaminch

1. 1

   Chamo Lake

   3 hours

   AM safari in Nech Sar National Park to visit wild animals like Zebras and some antelopes. Then Boat trip on lake chamo spotting the biggest crocodiles, Hippos and Aquatic Birds.

2. 2

   Dorze Village

   3 hours Admission included

   After lunch we drive to Chencha mountain to visit Dorze peoples who live on the mountain of chencha . the Dorze are renowned for their cotton-weaving techniques and beehive shaped houses constructed from organic materials .then drive to Arba minch

we can arrange lunch and dinner as per requsted

Derik Hotel

Day 2 · Drive to Jinka

1. 1

   Konso Cultural Centre

   3 hours

   AM driving the west for jinka on our ways watching beautiful land-scape like the terraced mountains konso , and late afternoon we will visit Ari village, ethnic resident with beautiful painted house and floors made of stool pressed by cow. They live on the the northern boundary of Mago national park near jinka.

Jinka resort

Day 3 · Discover the Mursi Tribe and Meet the Hamer Tribe

1. 1

   Mago National Park

   4 hours Admission included

   Departure will be after breakfast at 8:00 then drive to Mursi village, we go through the unmanageable slopes off road the only way that allow us to reach this tribe that live really isolated, their costumes and the uses that have been handed down for hundreds of years extremely interesting , typical hairstyle , sculptural bodies painted for the ceremonies.

   PM drive to Turmi(120km)

2. 2

   Turmi

   2 hours

   In turmi, we will visit Hamer Tribe the very friendist tribe in omo valley. They are very known by their Bull Jumping ceremony and decorated womens dress. if we get Bull Jumping ceremony we will attend.

Evangadi Lodge

Day 4 · Explore the Karo Tribe

1. 1

   Stop 1

   4 hours

   AM drive to south to Kenya boarder to visit Datcenech peoples ,these tribe lives in the boarder of south Sudan and Kenya near lake Turkana . They are peoples of warriors , Along we pass the border between Hammer and Datcenech we will use traditional boat made of wood to cross omo river , After we finish visiting them drive back to Turmi

2. 2

   Omo Valley Tours

   3 hours Admission included

   PM to visit Kara 65km away from Turmi , Kara peoples are the smallest population in omo valley only 2000 inhabitancies in three villages who lives on a promontory beautiful Buska point of view on the bend of the omo river they love to decorate the body men are famous for both facial and body decoration Tuesday made with white chalk , women only face and also the women’s care a lot to their hairstyle

evangadi lodge

Day 5 · Drive to jinka for a flight to Addis Ababa

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   Jinka

   2 hours

   Today we drive to jinka for a flight to Addis Ababa.