9 days tour

Photo Tour To Omo Valley

Photo Tour To Omo Valley

This tour includes:

Guide

Meals

Fullboard

Optional

-local drinks

Transport

Accommodation

Lodge and Hotel

Others

-Entrance fees

Not included:

Insurance

Flights

Others

Price exclusive of:- -photo Expenses - International and Domestic airfare - Lunch and dinner in Addis - Any alcoholic drinks - Personal expense like souvenirs, laundry, etc - Tips - Any expense which is not stated in the โ€˜Included Listโ€™ above

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Itinerary of your trip Photo Tour To Omo Valley

  • Day 1 Day 1: Addis Ababa
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 1: Addis Ababa

      Visit the Ethnographic Museum, a great introduction to Ethiopian culture and history.  Tour the Mercato, one of Africaโ€™s largest outdoor markets, and Trinity Cathedral, resting place of Emperor Haile Selassie. over Night Hotel

  • Day 2 Day 2: Adis Abab To Arba Minch
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 2: Adis Abab To Arba Minch

      This morning drive to Arba Minch by 4 WD car, one the way we will stop for a photo shoot, and northwest of Arba Minch which is on our way visit the Dorze villages in Guge Mountain. Once warriors, the Dorze have now turned to farm and weaving to earn a living. They speak an Omotic tongue and the Dorze name is synonymous with the best-woven cotton cloth. Also, the Dorze beehive-shaped houses are constructed entirely of organic material and has its own small garden surrounded by beds of spices, cabbage and tobacco.  Also The Dorze are known for their tall, beehive-shaped bamboo houses.  If the base becomes infested with termites, the entire house can be lifted and moved to another location.  

      Overnight: Haile Resolt โ€“Arba Minch

  • Day 3 Day 3: Visit Lake Chamo
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 3: Visit Lake Chamo

      In the morning you will take a boat trip on Lake Chamo and view some of the largest crocodiles in the world sunning on the banks of the lake. Hippopotami and birdlife are also abundant. Drive to Jinka you will visit Konso village; where colorfully costumed dress, impressive terracing of the land and unusually engraved wooden statues used as grave markers can be seen. After Konso village on the way stop Key Afer for the colorful Thursday market where we should see and photographed the Ari, Bena, and Tsemay people gathered to barter their goods various of people

      Overnight:  Eco-Omo Safari Lodge -JInka

  • Day 4 Day 4: Visit Mursi Tribe In Mago National Park And Drive To Turmi
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 4: Visit Mursi Tribe In Mago National Park And Drive To Turmi

      Visit Mursi Tribe in Mago national park and drive to Turmi


      Early morning drive to Mago National Park, from here, visit the Mursi highlands where the most illustrious of Ethiopiaโ€™s unique tribes lives. The Mursi are known all over the world, for their decorative lip plates that adorn the lower lips of the Mursi women. We will take a time we need to photograph woman, men and children, then drive back to Jinka for lunch. we will continue driving through the Omo Valley region to Turmi via Dimeka for visiting the Hamer tribes. The Hamer tribe is one of the largest groups in the Valley. The Hamer women are simply stunning they wear beaded necklaces and iron coils around their arms and decorate their skin with cowry shells. These decorations indicate the wealth and prestige of a womanโ€™s husband. In the let afternoon we will start photographing Hamer tribe until the sunset down.

      Overnight: Buska Lodge โ€“Turmi

  • Day 5 Day 5: Hamer Tribe
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 5: Hamer Tribe

      Spend the whole day visiting The Hamer tribe is one of the largest groups in the Valley. The Hamer women are simply stunning they wear beaded necklaces and iron coils around their arms and decorate their skin with cowry shells. These decorations indicate the wealth and prestige of a womanโ€™s husband.  In the let afternoon we will start photographing Hamer tribe until the sunset down.

      Overnight: Buska Lodge โ€“Turmi

  • Day 6 Day 6: Drive To Visit Dassanech Tribe
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 6: Drive To Visit Dassanech Tribe

      Drive to Visit Dassanech Tribe


      Early in the morning will have visit again for more photo shoot in Hamer village then drive the to the edge of Omo river. We will cross the river by canoe to the village of the Dassanech tribe. The Dassanech tribe are a Semi-nomadic tribe numbering approximately 40,000. Their clans stretch across Sudan, Kenya and Southern Ethiopia.  They are known for their very unique and ornate hair buns. Photograph the tribe and drive back to Turmi.

      Overnight: Buska Lodge โ€“Turmi

  • Day 7 Day 7: Karo Tribe
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 7: Karo Tribe

      visit Karo tribe -Turmi


      This day in the morning as we add one more day we visit the Karo ethnic group, experts in body painting, using clay and locally available vegetable pigments to paint fantastic patterns on each otherโ€™s faces, chests, arms and legs. These designs have no special symbolic significance, but are created purely for fun and aesthetic effect, each artist vying to out-do their fellow artists. Karo men also sculpt and shave their hair into extravagant shapes, with special ochre โ€œcapsโ€ of hair usually containing several ostrich feathers.


      Overnight: Buska Lodge- Turmi

  • Day 8 Day 8: Turmi To Arba Minch
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 8: Turmi To Arba Minch

      In the morning you will drive from Turmi to Arba Minch, we will stop to photograph an open market on the way.


      Overnight: Haile Resolt -Arba Minch

  • Day 9 Day 9: Arba Minch To Adis Ababa
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 9: Arba Minch To Adis Ababa

      Drive back to Addis Ababa


      During this day you will drive back to Addis on the way you will visit Tiya world heritage site contain 36 monuments, including 32 carved stelae covered with symbols, they are the remains of ancient Ethiopian culture whose age has not yet been precisely determined.-- 

      Departure 

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Experience Style

Experience Style

Mixed

There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but youโ€™re also going to have other means of transportation and relaxed moments to just chill.

Accomodation level

Accomodation level

Medium

This accommodation includes essential services like a hot shower, electricity, and a nice and comfy bed.

Experience Type

Experience Type

Small Group

Youโ€™ll be accompanied by a small group of travelers just like you.

Physical Rating

Physical Rating

Average

There are several physical activities that last from 2 to 6 hours in easy terrains, low altitude flats, or water experiences. Please ask if youโ€™re not sure this applies to you.

Age range

Age range

Min: 21 / Max: 75

Age range allowed for this experience.

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