Journey into the world-renowned Omo Valley, one of Africa’s most culturally diverse regions and home to numerous indigenous communities with unique traditions and lifestyles. Visit local villages and markets while respectfully engaging with communities such as the Hamar, Mursi,Surma, Karo, Dassanech, Nyangatom, Ari, Banna, and Konso and others. Our tours emphasize responsible tourism, authentic cultural exchange, and meaningful interactions that support local communities while preserving their remarkable heritage.
Visit Entoto Mountains with spectacular views over the capital and St. Mary Church and Merkato, the largest open air market in Africa. PM: Visit the National museum and Trinity Church where church treasures are displayed. O/N at your hotel.
Drive to Arba Minch through beautiful landscape and terrain of the Great Rift Valley. O/N at your hotel.
Visit the crocodile market on Lake Chamo (biggest in Africa – 6 m long), hippos and more. PM: Drive to Chencha highland for the Dorze people, with their unique culture, houses, and traditions. O/N your hotel.
Proceed to Jinka, admiring the Konso, Derashe,Tsemay, Ari and Benna people. On a market day (Thursdays) admire the very colorful Key Afer village market. O/N at your hotel.
Drive to Mursi area and visit the Mursi people and their villages, the females very famous for the lip plates they wear to beautify themselves. O/N at your hotel.
Drive to Turmi, admiring on the way the very colorful Hamer, Karo and Dassanech People; if on market day (Saturdays) at Dimeka village.
Drive to visit the Karo people, for their very interesting decoration and scarification all over their body; and very nice views over Omo river from Korcho village. PM: Visit the Hamer people and their villages and participate to a bull jumping ceremony which is carried out as an initiation function. O/N at your hotel.
Drive to Yabello, on the way visit a small Konso Village and the terracing system for which the Konso are famous the world over. PM: Proceed to Yabello for O/N
Visit the singing wells and the salt mines at Dubluck and drive to Yirgalem. O/N at your hotel
Drive to Awassa, visit the fish market, and the Rift Valley lakes of Abyatta, Shalla, (birds, views,). Proceed then to relax to the Rift Valley lakes of Lagano, O/N at your hotel.
Drive to Addis. Shopping and farewell dinner with cultural dance before departure.
