7-Day Roadtrip to the Omo Valley

>> This first day in Ethiopia guests will get familiar with Addis Ababa through a city tour. We spend the day at the National Museum of Ethiopia, the Ethnographic Museum, Unity Park as well as Merkato, the largest open air market in Africa. Nightlife tours of Addis Ababa are optional for an extra cost.

• Time: 8-10hrs
• Meals: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Best Western Plus Pearl Addis Mid-range hotel located in Addis Ababa (City)

>> Most of the day will be spent driving south to Arba Minch. We will stop at Tiya Stelae field a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and archaeological site from an ancient Ethiopian civilization. On the road we'll stop for camels, goats, cows, fruit, and coffee.

• Time: 8-10hrs
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Paradise Lodge Mid-range lodge located in Arba Minch (City)

>> After breakfast we take a boat trip on Lake Chamo in Nechisar National Park. Lake Chamo is known for its large number of Nile crocodiles basking in the sun, bathing hippos and bird life. In the afternoon we start the drive to Jinka where we stay overnight.

• Time: 8-10hrs
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Nasa Hotel Budget hotel located in Jinka (Lower Omo Valley)

>> The day starts with a visit to the Mago National Park where the Mursi people live. Today we have a chance to explore our first region of the South Omo Valley. We stop to admire the powerful Omo River at great viewpoints and also get a small insight into the way of living of the Mursi peoples. Here we have a chance to see how the lip plates and oversize jewelry the older Mursi women are known for wearing are made. We end the day in Turmi the homeland of the Hamer peoples.

• Time: 8-10hrs
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Emerald Lodge Turmi Mid-range lodge located in Turmi (Lower Omo Valley)

>> The day starts with a visit to a Karo village. The Karo peoples are known for their unique body and face painting traditions which you'll be able to try. On the way back to Turmi we visit a traditional market to see all the wares made and sold by local Omo Valley tribespeople. We finish the day with one of the most recognizable groups of the Omo Valley, the Hamer. Depending on the season there may be special Hamer events such as Evangadi and/ or bull jumping in and around Turmi.

• Time: 8-10hrs
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Emerald Lodge Turmi Mid-range lodge located in Turmi (Lower Omo Valley)

>> Today we drive to Omorate to meet Dassanech peoples. The Dassanech are known for their semi-nomadic lifestyle and musical talent. They live very close to the northern-western border of Kenya near Lake Turkana. The community straddles both sides of the border but we take a canoe across the Omo River and visit a group of Dassanech on the Ethiopia side. After we drive to Konso interacting with Erbore peoples on the way.

• Time: 8-10hrs
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Kanta Lodge Mid-range lodge located in Konso (Cultural Village)

>> Today we do our last village visit to meet the Konso people. They are known for their stone terraces and many cultural traditions such as funerary customs and wood carvings. After this visit we drive to Arba Minch Airport for a return flight to Addis Ababa. Enjoy a farewell dinner and cultural entertainment before flying home.

• Time: 8-10hrs
• Meals: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)