Ethiopia Omo Valley

Pick up from Bole International airport and  drive to Arba Minch in Amharic meaning 40 springs ,admire very interesting views and visit the Oromo, Gurage, Silte  people on the way. Overview the rift valley lakes of Abaya and Chamo.

Early morning breakfast and drive to lake Chamo boat excursion to see the

Crocodile Market and the Hippos. (Here crocodiles are some of the longest in Africa , With length of 8 merte and above.) Then drive to Jinka and on the way visit the Konso tribes and their village, Tsemay and Ari tribes.

Enter Mago National Park to visit the Mursi people and their villages. Here for beauty women insert round clay plates in their lips. The men practice scarification based on the number of enemies or wild animals they have killed in battle. Back to Jinka for lunch. Then drive to Keyafer best market. This time you will have the chance to see the Ari, Benna and Hamer tribes when they exchange goods in the market. Further drive to Turmi which is the home land of the famous Hamer tribes .

Drive to Murulle to visit the Karo people with their body decorations and skin scarification. Admire the view of the Omo river from Kortcho village. Then back to Turmi afternoon visit the hamer village.

Visit the Erbore villages and make a stop to admire the agricultural terracing practices of the Konso. Further visit of the Konso village, Gargesiyo, the southern New York, a place which is the outcome of  food for a long period of time and looks like the previous New York  sky sculpture buildings in Usa.

Morning after breakfast drive to Addis via the Rift Valley over viewing   the rift valley lakes of Shalla, Abyata and Langano, Zeway and Koka admiring wonderful views, endemic birds, pelicans, flamingoes further drive to Addis.