5 Days Omo Valley Tours - Extravacantza.com

Duration5 days

Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before

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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted

LanguagesEnglish

Group sizeUp to 15 travelers

Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

This is a great itinerary which gives travelers an extraordinary opportunity to travel through Ethiopia’s fascinating Southern region, famous for its natural and cultural spectacles and the famous Omo Valley for the chance to meet and discover some of the more remote, colorful, and enigmatic ethnic groups of this incredibly diverse area of Ethiopia. In this fascinating region you will learn about the indigenous culture different ethnic groups who inhabit this part of the country.

This itinerary let you to mingle and discover; The Mursi Tribe, renowned for their lip-plates; The Hamer famous for their bull jumping coming of age ceremony, The Konso known for their intricately-terraced hillsides, fine woven materials, and carved totems with which they decorate their graves; The Karo famous for their attractive body painting; The Dassenech (Gelab); The Ari known for their beautiful green villages and The Dorze well known cotton weavers.you see colorful market

What's included

Government Taxes
English speaking guide
entrance fee AS Perogram
Lunch
Dinner
Air-conditioned vehicle
Breakfast
Airport/Departure Tax
Accommodation

Gratuities
Domestic Flight

What to expect

Day 1: Addis Ababa -Arba Minch

Arba Minch
6h

Transfer from your hotel to Addis Abeba Bole International Airport for your internal flight south to Arbaminch. Southern region is noted for its enormous variety of peoples &culture. Up on arrival at Arbaminch meet your driver and transfer to your accommodation.Then in the afternoon short drive to visit the Dorze tribe who lives on the Guge Mountain. The Dorze are renowned for their cotton-weaving techniques and beehive shaped houses constructed entirely from organic materials. Here in their village you can see the unique beehive huts, observe their exceptional cotton weaving skills and learn about their life and traditions.
Paradise Lodge Turmi

Day 2: Arba Minch - Konso - Turmi

Turmi
7h

Drive 90 km to Konso and visit the Konso village which is a UNESCO world heritage site. You will also visit the Konso museum and continue driving 200km to Turmi town where the Hamar tribe lives nearby. On the way you will visit the Arbore tribe.
Over Night Buska Lodge

Day 3: Turmi-Karo-Turmi

Turmi
6h

After breakfast ,drive 62km west to meet with the Karo tribe who are famous for elaborate face and body painting. You will have a traditional coffee ceremony with a family from Karo/Kara tribe in Korcho Village. Return to Turmi for lunch, you may visit the Hamar tribal market on Monday or Thursday, or head to Dimeka to visit the Hamar tribal market on Saturday. In the late afternoon, around 5:30 pm, you will visit the Hamar traditional village and have a coffee ceremony in a Hamar traditional house. You may see the Hamar Bull Jumping Ceremony on this day (if available).

Day 4: Turmi – Omo Rate – Jinka

Jinka
7h

Drive 75km south to meet with the Dassanech tribe who live near the Omo River. You will cross the Omo River with a traditional dugout wooden canoe and walk for about 10-minute to the village. After interacting well with the Dassanech tribe and visiting a family house in the village. Return to Turmi town for lunch and continue the 130 km drive to Jinka. You may visit a colorful market of the Hamar or Banna tribe in Turmi, Demeka, Aldubba , or Keyafer towns on a market day (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday) on the way to Jinka. Finally, you will visit the Aari tribe village and hed to your lodge.

Day 5: Jinka-Addis Ababa

Jinka
5h

Enter to the Mago National Park to visit Mursi tribes’ village. Mursi tribes are the most famous tradition includes the lip plate worn by the women. The origin of this tradition is not known but the Mursi themselves consider it as something that makes them distinguish from the surrounding tribes.

Afternoon transfer to the airport and fly back to Addis. Depending up on-time final shopping at the souvenir shop. The evening has welfare dinner at a traditional restaurant with folkloric dance then transfer to airport to fly back home.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

any other places that are requested by our clients Hotel pickup offered During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels. Airport pickup offered During checkout you will be able to select from the list of airports.
we will write your name and show you at the exit

End point

any other places that are requested by our clients Hotel pickup offered During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels. Airport pickup offered During checkout you will be able to select from the list of airports.
we will write your name and show you at the exit

Pickup details

any other places that are requested by our clients Hotel pickup offered During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels. Airport pickup offered During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included airports.
we will write your name and show you at the passenger exit
we will pick you up at Nasa hotel Jinka or Jinka airport and we will drop you at starting place or meeting point

Additional information

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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