11 days/10 nights Omo Valley Tribal Tour with Rift Valley Lakes

Day 1. Addis (Arrival)

You will be welcomed by your guide/a member of Magma Flow Team at Bole International airport Addis and transfer to your hotel.

Overnight hotel/resort in Addis

Day 2. Addis – Awassa

– Pick up from your hotel/resort and/or Bole International airport (if your arrival is early in the morning) and drive to Awassa via Butajira.

– In route, visit:

• Archeological sites of Tiya
• Archeological Melka Kunture
• Adadi Maryam rock-hewn church

Overnight hotel/lodge/resort in Awassa

Day 3. Awassa – Dorze – Arba Minch

– Morning, visit Fish market around Lake Awassa.

– Drive to Dorze.

• Visit the industrious Dorze Tribe in Dorze village.
• Attend Dorze market, if today is Monday or Thursday, or optionally Chencha market, if today is Tuesday or Saturday.

– Afterwards, drive back to Arba Minch.

Overnight hotel/lodge/resort in Arba Minch

Day 4. Arba Minch – Nech Sar National Park (Lake Chamo) – Weyto (Tsemai Tribe) – Erbore – Turmi (Hamer Tribe)

– Drive to Turmi. In route:

• Boat trip on Lake Chamo to visit Crocodile market, and local Hippos.
• Attend Weyto and Erbore markets, if today is Saturday.

– Visit:

• Hamer Tribe in Turmi Village.
• The Hamer Tribe’s Traditional Dancing (Evangadi), if available.

Overnight hotel/lodge/camping in Turmi

Day 5. Turmi – Omorate (Dassenech Tribe) – Turmi

– Morning, cross Omo River by a Local Boat to Dassenech Village and visit the Dassenech Tribe.

– Afterwards, return to Turmi.

• Attend Turmi market (biggest market in Omo Valley), if today is Monday.
• Visit the Hamer Tribe, and their Traditional Bull Jumping Ceremony (if available).

Overnight hotel/lodge in Turmi

Day 6. Turmi – Karo – Dimeka – KeyAfer – Alduba – Jinka

– Morning, drive to Karo and visit the Karo Tribe.

– Afterwards, proceed driving to Jinka. In route, attend:

• Dimeka market, if today is Tuesday or Saturday.
• KeyAfer market, if today is Thursday.
• Alduba market, if today is Tuesday.

Overnight hotel/lodge in Jinka

Day 7. Jinka – Mago National Park (Mursi Tribe) – Jinka

– Morning, Drive to Mursi through the Mago National Park and visit the Mursi Tribe.

– Afterwards, return to Jinka.

• Visit the South Omo Museum and Research Centre.
• Walk around the surroundings of Jinka to visit the Ari Tribe.

Overnight hotel/lodge in Jinka

Day 8. Jinka – Alduba – KeyAfer – Konso

– Drive to Konso.

– In route, attend:

• Alduba market, if today is Tuesday.
• KeyAfer market, if today is Thursday.

– Visit:

• Konso Tribe in Konso Village.
• Cultural Museum.

– Attend Konso market, if today is Monday or Thursday.

Overnight hotel/lodge in Konso

Day 9. Konso – Awassa

– Visit:

• Konso Tribe in Konso Village.
• Cultural Museum.

– Attend Konso market, if today is Monday or Thursday.

– Drive to Awassa.

Overnight hotel/lodge/resort in Awassa

Day 10. Awassa – Abidjatta-Shalla Lakes National Park – Lake Langano – Lake Ziway – Addis

– Drive back to Addis.

– In route, visit:

• Abidjatta-Shalla Lakes National Park: to see several Bird Species such as, lesser and greater Flamingos, African Pochard, Avocet, Gull billed Tern…
• Lake Langano: to swim (if interested), walk along the shores of the lake and/or go bird watching in the forests along the lake shores.
• Lake Ziway: to see several Bird Species such as, African Pygmy Geese, Yellow-billed Storks, Collared Pratincoles, Lesser and greater Jacanas, African Jacanas, White Pelicans, Fish Eagles, crowned and common cranes.

Overnight hotel/lodge/resort in Addis

Day 11. Addis

– City tour in Addis to visit:

• Panoramic view of the city from Entoto Mountain.
• Entoto Maryam Church & Museum
• The city’s largest market for traditional clothes.
• The ethnographical museum, with great displays of the many cultures of Ethiopia, housed in the former palace of Haile Selassie.
• National Museum, where Ethiopias oldest resident, Lucy, is housed.
• The Selassie (Trinity) church, one of the most important churches of Addis Ababa and the final resting place of Haile Selassie, to whom there is a dedicated museum on site.
• Merkato, Africas largest open-air market.

– Evening, cultural dinner invitation at a traditional restaurant with local folkloric dances.

– Transfer to Bole International airport Addis to fly back home or your hotel for overnight.