Omo Valley Tribes 6-Day Group Tour from Addis Ababa

Day 01: Arrival – Arba Minch

You will be met upon arrival we will meet you at the airport then we will be drive to the town of Arba Minch visiting en route the Doreze village who are expert in weaving called Shammas. The shape of their house looks Elephant, in order to remember the existence of these animals around the area many years ago. Enset “fake banana” is the stable food for these peoples. 

Day 02: Drive Arba Minch - Konso – Jinka

After having your breakfast you will take a boat cruise on the Lake Chamo, the third biggest Lake in Ethiopia. On the Lake you may have a chance to see the Nile crocodiles, hippos and different types of birds. 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. Drive to the Ari people, the largest population in the lower omo valley. The women wear skirts from the banana like tree, called Enset are expert in pottery. 

 Day 03: Drive Jinka – Mago – Jinka

Take a day excursion to Mago National Park to visit the Mursi village. The Mursi 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. 

Day 04: Jinka-Turmi

This day based on the dates if we get the markets of Key Afer in Thursday we will join or if the dates are Tuesday we will join the Alduba markets then after the market we will be driving to Turmi then later you will have a chance of seeing the Hammer tribes villages and the hammer tribes.

Day 05: Excursion to Omorate –Arba Minch

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. Then Drive Turmi - Konso

This day you will be drive to Konso to Visit e 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..

Day 06: Arba Minch – Addis Ababa

You will be driving back to Addis Ababa on the way you will see the UNESCO sites of Tiya then in Addis at the evening attend a folkloric dinner where you will have a chance to taste several national dishes and watch dances of the various ethnic groups of Ethiopia. The traditional coffee ceremony will also be served. Later you will be transferred to the airport for your departure.