This 9-day Ethiopia tour takes you on an exciting journey to explore the Southern Omo Valley, a diverse and captivating region in the country. You will have the opportunity to visit traditional villages and meet the various ethnic groups that call this area home, each with its unique culture, customs, and way of life. The tour will include visits to local markets, homes, and ceremonies, providing a glimpse into the people’s daily lives. Along the way, you will also have the chance to see the breathtaking landscapes of the valley, including rivers, mountains, and savannas, as well as its unique flora and fauna. Overall, this tour offers an authentic and immersive experience, allowing you to discover the Southern Omo Valley’s rich culture and natural beauty.
9-day Ethiopia tour - Exploring the Southern Omo valley
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Product SKU: ET9/ ADD/ ADD
Product Brand: RJ Travel - Tour Operator
Product Currency: USD
Product Price: 2776
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Addis, Omorate, Langano, Chencha, Arba Minch, Jinka, Konso, Mago, Turmi, Murulle and Nyangatom
9-day Ethiopia itinerary
Met at Bole International and transferred to your hotel. A relaxed first evening at 2,350 m, with a full briefing on the Omo route.
Overnight: best available lodge.
Drop out of the highlands into the Great Rift Valley and down to Lake Langano — one of the few Ethiopian lakes safe for swimming, ringed by acacia and full of birdlife.
Overnight: best available lodge.
Climb to Chencha and the Dorze villages, where houses are woven from bamboo in the shape of an elephant's head and the weaving is the best in the country. Down to Arba Minch and the viewpoint over the twin lakes Abaya and Chamo.
Overnight: best available lodge.
To Konso, a UNESCO site of fortified hilltop villages, dry-stone walls and terraced fields worked for four hundred years. Continue into the Omo Valley to Jinka.
Overnight: best available lodge.
Into Mago National Park to meet the Mursi, the most striking of the Omo peoples, the women wearing clay lip plates and elaborate scarification. Continue south to Turmi, in the heart of Hamer country.
Overnight: best available lodge.
A day among the Karo at Murulle — the finest body painters on the river, working in white chalk and ochre above the Omo — and across to the Nyangatom, one of the most remote and least visited groups in the valley.
Overnight: best available lodge.
Cross the Omo River by dugout to the Dassanech, who live on the delta near the Kenyan border and build with whatever the river brings them. Return to Turmi for the evening.
Overnight: best available lodge.
Drive back north through Hamer country with time at a village market. If a bull-jumping ceremony is running while you are here, we will take you. Overnight Arba Minch.
Overnight: best available lodge.
Boat on Lake Chamo among the crocodiles and hippos of the Crocodile Market if time allows, then fly to Addis for your onward connection. Transfer to the airport. End of our services.
