3 Days Omo Valley Tour

3 Days Omo Valley Tour

Our tour is unique in that we deliver all with due regard to customer convenience and have a lot place
as complimentary service to our prospective customers.

Itinerary

Day 1: Addis to Jinka

Stop At: Jinka, Jinka, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region
Arrival to Jinka by Ethiopian Airlines flight ET171 (at 13:20). Meet with driver and guide at the airport. After a quick lunch visit the Jinka Museum and Ari Village.
Duration: 5 hours

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at Jinka

Day 2: Visit Mursi and Hammar

Stop At: Turmi, Ethiopia
Early in the morning drive to Mursi Village. Mursi tribe is the most anticipated of those in the Lower Omo Valley. The unique chance to meet half-naked women with giant lip and ear plates and ritually scarred bodies simply proves irresistible. But visiting comes with a catch.

After lunch drive to Turmi and visit the Hamer tribe. The Hamer are agro-pastoralists in the southern Omo Valley, numbering
about 30,000. They are known for their body adornment, wearing a
multitude of colorful beads. Women adorn their necks with heavy polished iron jewellery. Hamer society consists of a complex system of age grades. Passing from one grade to another involves complicated rituals.

Duration: 7 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at Turmi Lodge

Day 3: Visit Karo village and Fly Back to Addis

Stop At: Turmi, Turmi, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region
Early departure from the hotel, driving to the village of Karo people. The Karo tribe, consisting of about 1,500 people, is the smallest ethnic group in the Omo Valley of South-western Ethiopia. ... Karo men and women decorate their faces and bodies with paint made from chalk and ochre to increase their attractiveness to the opposite sex. Return to Jinka for early lunch, then drive to the airport and return flight to Addis Ababa. Flight ET171, (at 13:50)
Duration: 5 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.