6 Days Omo Valley Tour from Arba Minch

Your driver and guide will depart early on a 5 hour drive from Jinka and welcome you at Arba Minch airport in the afternoon. After arrival at Arba Minch airport you will continue on a 1-hour drive one way to visit the Dorze village and spend some quality time with the Dorze people. The Dorze are famous for their amazing elephant shaped traditional bamboo houses. You will witness the preparation of their cultural food known as Kocho prepared from the indigenous plant locally called Inset (also known as false banana plant). Finalley, after testing their local food and spending quality time at the village, you will head back to Arba Minch.

Overnight: Haile Resort Arba Minch (lake view room)

After breakfast, go for the short boat trip to Lake Chamo and continue to Konso. You will have lunch in Konso, explore the Konso village, and continue to Jinka.

Overnight: Eco Omo Lodge (from new building)

In the morning, you will drive 55km one way to Mursi village to experience the Mursi Tribe. You will get back to Jinka for lunch. Continue driving for 130km to Turm, a town where the Hamar tribe lives around.

Overnight: Paradise Lodge

Drive from Turmi to the Karo tribe and get an authentic cultural experience with the Karo people. They are famous for elaborate body and face painting. In the afternoon of this day, visit a tribal market in the Lower Omo River Valley, Ethiopia.

Overnight: Paradise Lodge

Continue to Omo Rate town 70km south of Turmi. It is the last border town with Kenya. The Dassanech or Daasanach tribe live around Omo Rate. Dassanech means people of the delta in the local language. After experiencing the Dassanech people, you will return to Turmi for lunch. You will also visit a tribal market on your way back to Jinka if it is a market day.

Overnight: Eco-Omo Lodge

Visit Jinka museum and Ari village around Jinka. After lunch, you will head to the airport. It will be the end of this tour.