7 Day Ethiopia Trip To Tribes Of Omo Valley.

Day 1. Arrival In Addis Ababa.

Go for city tour and then rest.

DAY 2 - Morning flight ADDIS ABABA - ARBA MINCH – ON THIS DAY, OUR TOUR MOVES SOUTH PART OF THE COUNTRY.

visit village the Dorze people who live on the Guge Mounatin and are famous for their beehive bamboo house and weaving skill; In their society, it is a taboo for men to spin the cotton and taboo for the women to make a traditional cloth. After lunch will have a boat trip on the third lagest lake in Ethiopia called Chamo; which famous for big Crocodile, Hippos, and water birds. Overnight hotel

DAY 3 - ARBA MINCH - JINKA

After breakfast drive to Weyto via the town of Key Afer. On the way visit the konso village, where you see colorfully costumed dress, impressive terracing of the land, annually engraved wooden status used as grave markers and community house. In the community house called Mora, all the young boys above 12 years old expected to stay every night in it till their marriage. And then drive to Weyto for Lunch. After Lunch continue driving to the town of Jinka. Overnight hotel

DAY 4- JINKA - TURMI

AM drive to Mago National Park to visit the Mursi people with their village. Some consider the visit to Mursi village to be the most interesting day of the package tours in Ethiopia. The mursi are well known for the large clay discs that the women wear inserted in their slit lower lips; The Mursi women start cutting their lips between the age of 12 and 16 years and then after they cut their lips, they put small wooden plugs and change every night with the big one to stretch the lips till their lips can hold 6-inch round clay. The Mursi men wear truly little, although a cotton wrap is becoming more & more common. After lunch drive to Turmi via Dimeka. If the day is Saturday or Tuesday, will have a chance to see the colorful weekly market at Dimeka. Overnight hotel

DAY 5- 11.02 TURMI – KARO -TURMI

A.M drive to Korocho village to visit the Karo tribe; They are famous for body decoration during the ceremony; In the old time, Men are famous for body scars; By counting of the scars, you can identify how many people he killed. Afternoon drive to Omorate to visit the Dassench people, who live across the Omo River. And then drive back to Turmi. If the day is Monday, there is a weekly market at Turmi for the Hamer people. Overnight hotel.

DAY 6- TURMI - ARBA MINCH

Visit the Hammer village, where you see kids playing in the compound and women are decorate their hair by using red soil, water, and cow butter. Hamer people have a bull Jumping ceremony; This ceremony is a transformation for young boys from young to adulthood; During the ceremony, you see the real Hamer traditional dance called Eveangadi; and the women from the jumper’s families are being wipe by his friends to show their love to the Jumper.

Drive to Arba Minch via Arbore. On the way will have stop at Arbore tribe, who practice circumcision before marriage for the girls. After circumcision program, she will stay two months in her Husband’s family house. Overnight hotel

DAY 7- ARBA MINCH – ADDIS ABABA

Flight back to Addis Ababa

Upon arrival transfer to your hotel for day use. in the Evening Attend a Folkloric Dinner Where You Will have a Chance to Taste Several National Dishes and Watch Dances of the Various Ethnic Groups of Ethiopia. The Traditional Coffee Ceremony will also be served. Later You Will Be Transferred to the Airport for Your Departure at 00:30 at night this day.

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