Omo Valley tour
- 7 Days
- Up to 10 people
- 5
- Contact us for pricing
Discover the diverse ethnic tribes of the Omo Valley. Meet the Hammer, Mursi, Karo, and Dassanech peoples. Journey into one of Africa’s most culturally diverse regions. The Omo Valley is home to numerous ethnic groups, each with unique traditions, customs, and ways of life that have remained largely unchanged for centuries.
What You’ll Experience
- Private highlight tour of Addis Ababa with Mt. Entoto, National Museum, Shola Market
- Lake Chamo boat trip to see hippos and crocodiles
- Dorze village visit with unique elephant-shaped huts
- Konso traditional villages (paletas) with stone walls
- Hammer tribe bull jumping ceremony and evangadi night dance
- Dassanech river crossing experience via local boat
- Karo tribe face and body painting and elaborate hairstyles
- Mursi tribe lip plate tradition and donga stick fighting
Itinerary
Day 1: Addis Highlight & Food Tour
Private tour 9:30am-3pm including Mt. Entoto, National Museum, Shola Market, Holy Trinity Cathedral. Afternoon food tour experience.
Time: Full Day
Day 2: Fly to Arba Minch
Morning flight to Arba Minch. Drive to Lake Chamo for hippos and crocodiles. Visit one of twelve Dorze villages with elephant-shaped huts.
Time: Full Day
Day 3: Konso & Hammer Territory
Visit Konso Village with traditional “paletas” hilltop villages protected by stone walls. Travel to reach Hamer tribe territory.
Time: Full Day
Day 4: Dassanech & Hammer
Cross Omo River by local boat to visit Dassanech villages. Afternoon visit Hammer tribe known for bull jumping and evangadi dance.
Time: Full Day
Day 5: Karo Tribe & Markets
Meet Karo tribe famous for body painting and hairstyles. Visit Kolcho village for Omo River views. Saturday market day in Demeka if possible.
Time: Full Day
Day 6: Mursi Tribe
Visit the famous Mursi people known for clay lip-plates and donga stick fighting. Located between Omo River and Mago tributary.
Time: Full Day
Day 7: Departure
Return journey to Addis Ababa for departure
Time: Travel Day
