5 Day Private tour to the Omo Valley Tribes and Adventure Tour

A Jebena Tours Ethiopia team will pick you up from the arbaminch airport. After you have lunch together with the Jebena tours team, you will drive to the Dorze tribe, which is 22km from arbaminch town, and you will visit the Dorze tribe. The Dorze are a tribe of inhabitants of the Dorze Highlands. This tribe is known for its elephant-face-shaped huts and its traditional weavers. After you visit the Dorze tribe, we will drive back to arbaminch town.

Early in the morning, after you have breakfast, you will go on a boat trip on Lake Chamo to see crocodiles where they have a sun bath, you will see hippos and many birds.

The Konso tribes are one of the most famous ancient tribes in the region. Konso tribe is known for its walled village, and the village is registered as a World Heritage by UNESCO. The Konso people are known for protecting the environment as well, by making steps in the mountains. Then drive to Turmi and spend the night in Turmi lodges.

The Hamer tribe, which occupies the most territory in the Omo valley region, is estimated to number around 55,000 people. They are a famous tribe, particularly for their bull-jumping ceremony. Bull jumping is a ceremony, a rite that allows the passage of men from one age group to another. The Hamer women are known for their colourful leather dresses and dreadlocked hairstyles.

Before we reach Dasenech village, we will cross the Omo river on a wooden carved boat. Then you will experience the life of the Dasenech tribe. Dasenech is one of the unique tribes in the region. The Dasenech tribes are known for their egg-shaped huts built by women.

In the early morning, we will drive to karo and you will visit the karo tribes and the charmful view of the omo river. Karo tribes are inhabitants of the omo river bank and they well known for body painting.

In the early morning, we will drive to the Mago national park to visit one of the ancient tribes in the Omo valley, the Mursi tribe. The Mursi women are known for their lip piercing and putting plates on their lips; an unmarried woman’s lower lip will be pierced and then stretched over a year. After we visit this unique tribe, we will drive back to Jinka for your flight back to Addis Ababa, which is the end of the tour.