Tribes Of The Ethiopian Omo Valley – 8 Day Tour
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Whats included?
Itinerary
7x Breakfast
7x Breakfast
7x Dinner
7x Dinner
7x Lunch
7x Lunch
Accommodation included: 7 nights
Accommodation included: 7 nights
Air-conditioned vehicle
Air-conditioned vehicle
All Fees and Taxes
All Fees and Taxes
Entry/Admission - Dorze Village
Entry/Admission - Dorze Village
Entry/Admission - Dasenech Village
Entry/Admission - Dasenech Village
Entry/Admission - Mago National Park
Entry/Admission - Mago National Park
Entry/Admission - Chamo Lake
Entry/Admission - Chamo Lake
Not included:
Any photography fee
Any photography fee
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Services which are not listed on the inclusion
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Itinerary
Day 1: Addis - Arba Minch
Stop At: Dorze Village, Arba Minch Ethiopia
Take the 11.45 am flight from Addis Ababa to Arba Minch. Arrive in Arba Minch around lunch time. We will have lunch around the airport and then drive to the Dorze Village. We will visit the dorze village. It is around 20km outside of Arba Minch on a rough road.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight Dorze Lodge.
Day 2: DORZE - TURMI
Stop At: Turmi, Turmi, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region
we’ll leave Dorze and head towards Turmi. On route, there will be stop offs at Karat Konso, Weito, and Erbore. The stop at Erbore will allow you to take photos of the Erbore people. Once we arrival in Turmi and if you are lucky we may get a chance to attend a bull-jumping ceremony in a Hamer village near Turmi.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at: Turmi Lodge
Day 3: TURMI - OMORATE - TURMI
Stop At: Dasenech Village, Omorate Dasenech, Turmi 1000 Ethiopia
Today, drive 70km close to the Kenya border to visit the Dassanech tribe.
The Daasanach are an ethnic group of Ethiopia, Kenya and Sudan. Their main homeland is in the Debub Omo Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region of Ethiopia, around the North end of Lake Turkana.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at: Turmi Lodge
Day 4: TURMI - JINKA
Stop At: Key Afer, Key Afer, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region
Today we’ll drive from Turmi to Jinka. On the way we make a stop-over at Key Afar, where every Thursday there is a local market. This market attracts Hamer, Benna, Konso, Ari, and many other people of the South Omo. Arrival to Jinka late in the afternoon and rest at the hotel.
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at: Eyob Pension and Campsite
Day 5: JINKA - MURSI - JINKA
Stop At: Mago National Park, 1000 Ethiopia
Today, we’ll take the full day to explore the Mago National Park. In this park live the Mursi tribal people. It is probably best known in the South Omo Valley, because women of this tribe slit their lower lip and insert a clay or wooden plate, and men fight donga (a stick fight which determines the most eligible bachelors ready to get married). Return to Jinka in the afternoon.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at: Eyob Pension and Campsite
Day 6: JINKA - ARBA MINCH
Stop At: Arba Minch, Ethiopia
After breakfast, we’ll depart Jinka and head back towards Arba Minch.
Arrive in Arba Minch around lunchtime.
Free to relax for the rest of the day.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at: Paradise Lodge
Day 7: ARBA MINCH
Stop At: Chamo Lake, Arba Minch Ethiopia
In the morning, take a boat ride on Lake Chamo which is part of the Nech Sar National Park. Here you can observe huge crocodiles and hippos in the wild, as well as lots of water birds.
Lunch will be in Arba Minch, after which we’ll can visit the crocodile farm.
Free time in the evening to relax around the lodge.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at: Paradise Lodge
Day 8: ARBA MINCH - ADDIS ABABA
Stop At: Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa
After breakfast, we’ll take the short transfer to Arba Minch airport to catch the morning flight back to Addis Ababa.
Once we arrive back in the capital, the program will finish.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 1: Addis - Arba Minch
Stop At: Dorze Village, Arba Minch Ethiopia
Take the 11.45 am flight from Addis Ababa to Arba Minch. Arrive in Arba Minch around lunch time. We will have lunch around the airport and then drive to the Dorze Village. We will visit the dorze village. It is around 20km outside of Arba Minch on a rough road.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight Dorze Lodge.
Day 2: DORZE - TURMI
Stop At: Turmi, Turmi, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region
we’ll leave Dorze and head towards Turmi. On route, there will be stop offs at Karat Konso, Weito, and Erbore. The stop at Erbore will allow you to take photos of the Erbore people. Once we arrival in Turmi and if you are lucky we may get a chance to attend a bull-jumping ceremony in a Hamer village near Turmi.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at: Turmi Lodge
Day 3: TURMI - OMORATE - TURMI
Stop At: Dasenech Village, Omorate Dasenech, Turmi 1000 Ethiopia
Today, drive 70km close to the Kenya border to visit the Dassanech tribe.
The Daasanach are an ethnic group of Ethiopia, Kenya and Sudan. Their main homeland is in the Debub Omo Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region of Ethiopia, around the North end of Lake Turkana.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at: Turmi Lodge
Day 4: TURMI - JINKA
Stop At: Key Afer, Key Afer, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region
Today we’ll drive from Turmi to Jinka. On the way we make a stop-over at Key Afar, where every Thursday there is a local market. This market attracts Hamer, Benna, Konso, Ari, and many other people of the South Omo. Arrival to Jinka late in the afternoon and rest at the hotel.
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at: Eyob Pension and Campsite
Day 5: JINKA - MURSI - JINKA
Stop At: Mago National Park, 1000 Ethiopia
Today, we’ll take the full day to explore the Mago National Park. In this park live the Mursi tribal people. It is probably best known in the South Omo Valley, because women of this tribe slit their lower lip and insert a clay or wooden plate, and men fight donga (a stick fight which determines the most eligible bachelors ready to get married). Return to Jinka in the afternoon.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at: Eyob Pension and Campsite
Day 6: JINKA - ARBA MINCH
Stop At: Arba Minch, Ethiopia
After breakfast, we’ll depart Jinka and head back towards Arba Minch.
Arrive in Arba Minch around lunchtime.
Free to relax for the rest of the day.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at: Paradise Lodge
Day 7: ARBA MINCH
Stop At: Chamo Lake, Arba Minch Ethiopia
In the morning, take a boat ride on Lake Chamo which is part of the Nech Sar National Park. Here you can observe huge crocodiles and hippos in the wild, as well as lots of water birds.
Lunch will be in Arba Minch, after which we’ll can visit the crocodile farm.
Free time in the evening to relax around the lodge.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at: Paradise Lodge
Day 8: ARBA MINCH - ADDIS ABABA
Stop At: Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa
After breakfast, we’ll take the short transfer to Arba Minch airport to catch the morning flight back to Addis Ababa.
Once we arrive back in the capital, the program will finish.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
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