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Omo Valley Tours
Omo Valley Tours, Hamar Bull Jumping Cerenony, Ethiopia.
Omo Valley Tours, Hamar Bull Jumping Cerenony, Ethiopia.
Omo Valley Tours, Hamar Bull Jumping Cerenony, Ethiopia.
Omo Valley Tours, Hamar Bull Jumping Cerenony, Ethiopia.

Omo Valley Tours

By Top Omo Valley Tours
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Price is CA $2,979 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Overview

This 6-day Omo Valley tour from Jinka is a unique tour led by Minalu Adem, a local tour guide from Omo Valley who speaks most of the languages. He is the author of “A Guide to the Tribes, Omo Valley, Southern Ethiopia,” with over 15 years of experience. Our Tours follow all the principles of Sustainable & Responsible Travel.
Most of all, you will be warmly welcomed by our families and friends while visiting tribal villages as you are with a local operator and guide among them. Let's immerse you in our culture in an authentic way.

Activity location

  • Jinka
    • Jinka, Ethiopia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Top Omo Valley Tours
    • 1000, Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Tours to Omo Valley Ethiopia - Visit Ethiopian Tribes in English
  • Activity duration is 6 days6d6d
  • Opening hours: Thu 10:00am-3:00pm
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
CA $2,978.80 x 1 AdultCA $2,978.80
Total
Price is CA $2,978.80
Omo Valley Luxury Tour in English
  • Activity duration is 6 days6d6d
  • Opening hours: Thu 12:00am-11:30pm
  • English

Best avilable
Unique experience with tribes
5-Star
Duration: 6 days
Food and soft drink included
Jinka - Arba Minch - Addis
4x4 Nissan / Land Cruiser

Language options: English
Price details
CA $3,655.80 x 1 AdultCA $3,655.80
Total
Price is CA $3,655.80

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedAll Fees and Taxes
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedUse of any Equipment

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Jinka - Turmi
  • 5 stops
  • Meals: lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: Overnight at Buska Lodge or Similar.
Jinka
  • 6h
Minalu will meet you at Jinka airport and continue driving 130km to Turmi town. On the way, you will visit a tribal market such as Keyafer market (on Thursday), Alduba Market (on Tuesday), Dimeka market (on Saturday), or Turmi market (on Monday). If it's not a market day, you will visit a village of the Banna tribe on the way.
Key Afer
  • 1h
You may visit a Banna tribal market in Key Afer on Thursdays.
Alduba
  • 1h
Visit Alduba market on Tuesday. It is a market where the Banna tribe buy and sell livestock and agricultural products.
Dimeka Town
  • 1h
You may visit Hamar tribe market in Dimeka on Saturday.
Turmi
  • 16h
You will also visit Hamer village on this day or the next day. It depends on the availability of interesting ceremonial events. You will stay the next 2 days in Turmi and explore Omo Valley Ethiopia.
Day 2: Turmi - Kara - Turmi
  • 2 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: Overnight at Buska Lodge or Similar
Omo National Park and River
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Drive 65km west of Turmi and meet the Kara (Karo) tribe who are the masters of body and facial paintings. They live in a beautiful village by the shore of Omo River. You will meet the kara people and visit a family who will prepare a traditional coffee ceremony in their house. You will have the chance to discuss with the family and get a genuine connection with the people.
Turmi
  • 18h
Visit Turmi market of the Hamar tribe on Monday and Thursday.
Day 3: Turmi - Omo Rate - Jinka
  • 4 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: Overnight at Buska Lodge or Similar
Omorate
  • 2h
Drive from Turmi to Omorate for 1 hour and visit the Dassanech tribe on the other side of the river by crossing the Omo River with a dugout canoe and return to Turmi for lunch. In the afternoon, you will visit a Tribal Market (or ceremonial event if available / not included in the cost).
Turmi
  • 16h
Visit the Hamar Bull Jumping Ceremony (optional) if available.
Jinka
  • 12h
Visit Jinka Ethnography museum.
South Omo Research Centre Museum
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Visit jinka museum.
Day 4: Jinka - Mursi - Konso
  • 4 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: Kanta Lodge
Mursi Village
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Drive some 50km through the Mago National Park to meet face to face with the most famous Mursi tribe. The Mursi are popular for women to wear lip plates. They also do extensive body scarification. You will return to Jinka for lunch and continue the 140km drive on an asphalt road to Konso.
Mago National Park
  • 1m
You will drive to the Mursi tribe village through the Mago National Park.
Konso
  • 2h
Drive 160 km from Jinka to Konso to visit the Konso people and their village, which is UNESCO'S world heritage site. You will also go to the Konso museum and chief's compound with the ancestral graveyard marked with Waka.
Konso Cultural Centre
  • 30m
Visit the Konso museum.
Day 5: Konso - Arba Minch
  • 2 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: Overnight at Hayley Resort.
Arba Minch
  • 2h
Drive from Konso to Arbaminch 2 hours. After lunch in Arba Minch, you will continue to Dorze village 1-hour drive to see the incredible Dorze community.
Dorze Village
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Visit the Dorze community by going to the village. You will visit incredible elephant-shaped houses, weaving, and the traditional Kocho preparation from the false banana plant called Ensset.
Day 6: Arba Minch - Lake Chamo - Fly to Addis Ababa
  • 2 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch
  • Accommodation: Not included
Chamo Lake
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
After breakfast, drive to Lake Chamo for a short boat trip to see the Crocodiles and Hippos on the lake and return to Arbaminch. After an early lunch, you will be taken to the Airport for your flight back to Addis. This tour will end at Arba Minch Airport.
Chamo Lake
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Boat trip on Lake Chamo.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESJinka
    • Jinka, Ethiopia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLETop Omo Valley Tours
    • 1000, Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEJinka
    • Jinka, Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples, Ethiopia
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEArba Minch
    • Arba Minch, Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples, Ethiopia

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