The order of sites visited in the Omo can change depending weekly market days.
Arrival Bole International Airport
Extraordinary Ethiopia Tours will meet all clients arriving at the airport regardless of arrival time.
Arrive in Addis Ababa and take a tour of Addis Ababa in the afternoon.
DAY 01 ADDIS ABABA
Arrive in Addis Ababa and take a tour of Addis Ababa in the afternoon.
Overnight at Caravan hotel, Addis Ababa
Meals (B, L, D)
DAY 02 / OMO VALLEY
Driving to Dorze, set in the highlands above Arba Minch. The Dorze people are known for their tall beehive-like houses and their fine cotton weaving. You will visit the village and learn about the daily lives of these industrious people. If today is market day (in Dorze village on Monday and Thursday and in nearby Chencha on Tuesday and Saturday), that will be visited.
Overnight in paradise lodge, Arba Minch
Meals (B, L, D)
DAY 03 OMO VALLEY
After breakfast driver to Konso, in Konso the market days are every Monday and Thursday. The Konso people are known for their wooden statues, known as wakas, which are erected in honor of dead heroes as well as their innovative agricultural terracing. Today you will have a brief opportunity to visit a local village and the cultural museum displaying many waka statues.
Overnight in Buska Lodge , Turmi
Meals (B, L, D)
DAY 04 OMO VALLEY
In the morning, take a day trip to Omorate to visit the Dassenech tribe. Here you will cross the Omo River by local boat and enter a Dassenech village. Afterwards, return to Turmi (Monday is market day) for a visit to a local Hamer village. If there is jumping of the Bulls traditional Hamer coming-of-age ceremony, that will be visited, Depart for Jinka, via Dimeka and Key Afar. Tuesdays and Saturdays are market days in Dimeka, which is one of the most colorful markets in the area and is visited by many tribes, including Hamer, Banna and Karo. Afterwards, continue to Jinka.
Overnight in Eco-Omo Lodge, Jinka
Meals (B, L, D)
DAY 05 OMO VALLEY
In the morning, drive through the Mago National Park to a local village of the Mursi tribe. The Mursi are known for their lower lip and earlobe plates.
Overnight. Paradise Lodge, Arba Minch
Meals (B, L, D)
DAY 06 OMO VALLEY –ADDIA ABABA
Early in the morning, depart drive from Arba Minch to Addis Ababa.
Evening (based on your departure time) farewell dinner party and then transfer to airport for night departure.
Meals (B, L, D)
….END OF TOUR