07 Days – Omo Valley

Early in the morning after breakfast drive to Arbaminch which means ‘forty springs’. On the way you will see the Tiya stelae. The site contains 36 monuments, including 32 carved stelae covered with symbols, most of which are difficult to decipher. Overnight stay at Paradise Lodge.

In the morning you will take a boat trip on Chamo lake to visit corocodiles, hippos etc. Drive to Jinka across various ethnics like Tsemay and Bena. Continue driving to Jinka with a stop at Tsemay and Bena village. If it is Thursday; you will visit the spectacular Key Afer market where different Omo valley ethnic group meet in harmony. Overnight stay at Jinka resort.

Drive from Jinka Excursion to the Mursi people via Mago National Park. These people are curious and famous in that the women wear geometrical lip plates in the slits of their lips and in the afternoon you will visit the Ari tribes whose women are known for selling pottery and wearing skirts made from banana trees called Enset.  Tribe members wear a lot of jewellery and have many piercings in their ears.  They wrap beads and bracelets around their arms and waist for decoration. Overnight stay at Jinka Resort.

Today you will drive to Turmi via different small villages and visit the beautiful and friendly Hamer tribs. The Hamer tribes are well known for their bull jumping and dancing ceremony. Overnight stay at Turmi Lodge.

Today you will drive to Arba Minch via Konso for visit of UNESCO world heritage site of Konso (well known for their terracing system for more than 800 years). Overnight stay at paradise Lodge.

Early in the morning you will visit the dorze people who are well known cotton weavers, the Dorze tribe was once warriors.  They are famous for their cotton woven cloths and beehive huts. They cultivate their own food and prevent erosion by terracing along the mountainside.  In Their farmlands, the Dorze will grow highland cereals.  They also grow spices, vegetables; fruits and tobacco within their compound. The Dorze people wear colorful toga robes called shammas.  They are very popular throughout Ethiopia. Dorze hut is made up of hard wood poles, woven bamboo, enset and other natural materials. Then drive to Addis Ababa overnight after having dinner invitation in the cultural restaurant.