6 Days Cultural Expedition to Omo Valley and Beyond

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
ADDIS ABABA to JINKA
2 stops
1
Jinka
Arrive Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, clients met and assisted with connecting flight to Jinka -departure 12:30PM. Arrival at Jinka Airport around 01:40PM. Zulla Discovery representative will meet and transfer to Jinka Resort for check-in - followed by lunch. Clients already in Addis Ababa, Zulla Discovery representative will meet at 11:00 AM to give a brief of upcoming tour and assist with flight to Jinka.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
2
South Omo Research Centre Museum
Afternoon activity: Visit the South Omo Ethnographic Museum and Ari village. Afterwards visit the village of Ari (Ari is the biggest and have a fertile land from the Omotic Ethnic Groups). It is believed the Ari were the original ethnic group from which the other ethnic groups originated from the Lower Omo Valley. Here you will learn more about the Ari ethnic groups’ culture and history.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 2
JINKA to MURSI VILLAGE & back to TURMI
2 stops
3
Mursi Village
Early breakfast transfer by road to Mursi village through the Mago National Park. A perfect opportunity to see wildlife enroute. The Mursi people are known for piercing and extending the lower lip to put circular shaped clay materials to adorn themselves. The Mursi are renowned for the lip plates worn by women, but there. Rituals, rites of passage and ceremonies are still practiced and follow rules that have been handed down from one generation to the next. The most important figures for the Mursi are the Komoru or priest and the Ngerre or the healer.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
4
Turmi
After lunch at the lodge, drive to Turmi. Travel across the countryside and observe the landscape changes and local villages along the way. Afternoon at leisure.
Admission ticket free
Day 3
TURMI & OMORATE
2 stops
5
Omo National Park And River
Early morning departure to Omorate. An hour’s drive, followed by a river crossing of the Omo River in traditional dug-out canoes to visit the Dassenech. The Dassanech people are predominantly agro-pastoralists, who complement their income from livestock production with cultivation of crops on the flooded banks of the Omo River and fishing. After the visit, return to the lodge for lunch.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
6
ሀመር።
Afternoon activity: Visit the Hamar people at their traditional village. The Hamar are known for their unique custom of "bull jumping," which initiates a boy into manhood. The men of the tribe will often style their hair with clay, creating a sculpture of sorts which is styled with various pigments, mostly red and white.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
TRUMI to KONSO & ARBAMINCH
2 stops
7
Konso
Early breakfast and depart 07:00AM for city of Arbaminch by road. On route, visit one of the many walled villages of the Konso people - the Konso landscape is an UNESCO site located in a dry, hilly environment at the edge of the Rift Valley in southern Ethiopia. A relatively isolated area of the country, where life has remained largely unchanged for at least 400 years. The people live in closely-packed communities of wood-and-mud built thatched dwellings from which they travel out to tend fields on a daily basis.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
8
Chamo Lake
Afternoon activity: Boat trip on Lake Chamo as part of the Netch Sar National Park. Located between the rift valley lakes of Chamo and Abaya. Nech Sar National Park ranks the most visited Ethiopia safari National Parks. After seeing the abundant wildlife the lake has to offer, transfer to Paradise Lodge for check-in and dinner.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 5
ARBAMINCH
2 stops
9
Arba Minch Town
Morning at leisure at the lodge or walk around 40 springs in the immediate area.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
10
Dorze Village
Afternoon depart Arba Minch to visit the village of the Dorze people, famous for their intricately woven bamboo huts and weaving of traditional clothes. Knitting is the main profession for many Dorze. Traditional Dorze textiles are colorful and considered the best in Ethiopia. The Dorze weaving skill are also displayed in their beehive-shaped hut that resemble the face of an elephant. Get immersed onto their culture including the making of Kotcho- a pizza like bread made from False Banana and cultural dance! Enjoy sunset on the return drive to Arba Minch as Dorze is located on a commanding hill overlooking the two lakes- Abaya and Chamo.
4 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 6
ARBAMINCH to ADDIS
1 stop
11
Addis Ababa
Sleep in and take-in the last bit of Ethiopia before transfer to Arbaminch Airport for departure flight to Addis Ababa at 03:15PM, arriving 04:20PM for connecting flight back home.
Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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