Book 5 days Lower Omo Valley Tour with us, Top Omo Valley Tours offers exceptional Omo Valley independent travel packages to south Ethiopian tribes. Your private 5 days Lower Omo Valley Tour takes you to UNESCO’s world heritage site in southern Ethiopia and to the unique tribes of the Omo Valley. Visit the Omo Valley by booking this unique 5 days Lower Omo Valley tour; you will explore the most amazing and famous Omo Valley tribes such as Mursi, Aari, Banna, Hamar, Karo, Arbore, and Dassanech tribes. In addition, you will visit the Konso and Dorze people in their unique villages before your return flight from Arba Minch. It will be an authentic, lifetime cultural experience when you travel with the best-reviewed local operator for Lower Omo Valley Tour on TripAdvisor!
5 Days Lower Omo Valley Tour Itinerary
Your guide will welcome you at Jinka (Baco) Airport and start a 130 km (2 hours) drive to Turmi town where the Hamar tribe resides in nearby villages. If it is a market day (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday), you will visit a tribal market either in Jinka, Kako, Keyafer, Alduba, or Turmi town. In the late afternoon, you will visit a Hamar tribal village and get an authentic immersion experience with the Hamar tribe. You may also see the Bull Jumping Ceremony of the Hamar (optional) or the Evangadi Dancing Ceremony (Optional).
Overnight: Buska Lodge Turmi
Drive 65 km (1 hour) west to visit the Kara (Karo) people who live by the Omo River and experience their culture and lifestyle. The Karo (Kara) tribe is the smallest ethnic group in Omo Valley. They are famous for elaborate body and face paintings. You can get your face or body painted like the Karo way of beautification. You will return to Turmi for lunch, you may attend a tribal market on a market day (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday). You may also see the Bull Jumping Ceremony of the Hamar (optional) or the Evangadi Dancing Ceremony (Optional).
Overnight: Buska Lodge Turmi
After breakfast, depart around 8:30 am on a 72 km (1 hour) drive to Omo Rate town to genuinely experience the culture and way of life of the Dassanech tribe. It is the last town near the Kenyan border, you will go to the immigration post before heading to the Dassanech village. You will cross the Omo River by a dugout canoe and walk for about 10 minutes to get to the village. Return to Turmi for lunch, you may attend a tribal market on a market day (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday). You may also see the Bull Jumping Ceremony (optional). Finally, continue to Jinka to spend the night at the Eco-Omo Lodge.
Overnight: Eco-Omo Lodge Jinka (from the new building rooms)
Visit the famous Mursi tribe by driving 50 km crossing the Mago National Park. Meet with the Mursi people whose women wear lip plates. After interacting genuinely with the Mursi, you will return to Jinka and continue driving 150 km to Konso, and visit the Konso village.
Overnight: Kanta Lodge Konso
On this day, you will continue on a 90 km 2-hour drive to Arba Minch. Embark on a boat trip on the lake to see crocodiles and hippos on the so called crocodile market. Following lunch, you will go to Arba Minch airport for the afternoon flight to Addis Ababa.
