South Omo Cultural Tour

8 Nights / 9 Days

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International and National flight Ticket
Alcoholic Drinks or extra bottled water for the trip
Video and Photo Camera charges if and where applicable
Any souvenir purchase payment
Visa Expense
Travel insurance

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Day wise Itinerary

Day 1 : Arrival Addis Ababa

You will arrive at Bole International Airport. Reception by Finot Tour Ethiopia guide and driver and transfer you in a selected hotel for check-in. You will have a city tour depends on your arrival time. City tour of Addis Ababa including the panoramic view point Entoto Mountain, Merkato, said to be Africa’s largest market of its kind, and the National Museum (home of Lucy, hominid skeleton dating back 3.2 million years) and the ethnographic museums.
- Meals & Drinks : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 2 : Addis Ababa - Butajira - Arbaminch

Starting off from Addis Ababa early morning, you will be heading down South to Arbaminch via Butajira and Hosaina. At Tiya, you will have a brief stopover to visit the UNESCO-registered Stalae fields of Tiya. With lunch break at Wolaita Sodo, you will proceed to Arbaminch, arriving late afternoon.
- Meals & Drinks : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 3 : Arbamich - Konso - Jinka

In the morning, you will head down South to Konso. Arrival at Konso, you will be able to visit a local Konso village, their terraced farm fields and totems. The Konsos are known to be the ones who first initiated terrace farming. Driving further down into the Lower Omo Valley past the Weito Plains, you will be able to see the Tsemai tribe. Further on at Key Afer, you will be able to visit the Bena tribe. You will arrive in Jinka late afternoon.
- Meals & Drinks : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 4 : Jinka - Mago National Park - Jinka

In the morning, you will be heading into Mago National Park, home to the Mursi tribe. Settled in the lowland plains of the Park, you will visit a local village of the Mursis. Returning back to Jinka, you will be able to visit the local South Omo Museum, an opportunity that will give you a good overall insight into the various tribes of the South.
- Meals & Drinks : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 5 : Jinka - Key Afer - Turmi

Starting off from Jinka in the morning, you will be heading to Turmi with a brief stopover at Key Afer. Arrival at Key Afer, you will be able to join into the local weekly Bena market, same a very colorful market that attracts neighboring tribes in the area – the Aris from Jinka, the Tsemais from Weito, the local Benas and the Hamers from Dimeka area. Attending to this market will allow you to compare the dressing patterns, ornamentation techniques etc. of the various tribes in the area. After lunch at Key Afer, you will be proceeding to Turmi via Dimeka. You will arrive in Turmi late afternoon.
- Meals & Drinks : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 6 : Turmi - Korcho - Turmi

In the morning, you will be heading to Korcho, home to the Karo tribe. Settled around the banks of the Omo River, the Karo tribe are known for their body paintings, same done for beautifying purposes. From this particular village, the view of the Omo River is magnificent, a high ground view seeing off the Omo River flowing down South into the Turkana Lake. Mid-afternoon, you will be heading back to Turmi where upon arrival.
NB: During any of your evenings in Turmi, you will be able to see an Evangadi dancing ceremony of the Hamers. With luck, you may also be able to attend to a bull jumping ceremony of the Hamers a marriage initiation rite of the young men that allows them for transformation from childhood to adulthood, a right that comes with a lot of social responsibilities as well.
- Meals & Drinks : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 7 : Turmi - Dimeka - Turmi

Mid-morning, you will be heading to Dimeka, another Hamer tribe settlement 28kms out. Saturday being the weekly Hamer market in Dimeka, you will be able to join in at this market, see their day-to-day activities. Returning back to Turmi early afternoon, you will visit a local Hamer village.
- Meals & Drinks : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 8 : Turmi - Arbore - Arbaminch

Heading to Arbaminch in the morning, you will be driving by the Buska Mountain chain. Extending for roughly 96kms in the Weito Plains parallel to Lake Stephanie for certain parts; you will be visiting the Arbore tribe. With lunch stop at Weito, you will head to Arbaminch where upon arrival you will be spending overnight.
- Meals & Drinks : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 9 : Arbaminch - Ziway - Addis Ababa

Early morning, you will be heading back to Addis Ababa via the Rift Valley line. Driving through the lake region, you will be able to see Ziway, Langano, Shalla and Abiata lakes and additionally the Crater Lake region of Debrezeit. Arriving Addis Ababa late-afternoon, you will be checking in a selected hotel of your choice, thereby ending your 8 days tour of the Lower Omo Valley of South Ethiopia.
- Meals & Drinks : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

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Exclusions

International and National flight Ticket
Alcoholic Drinks or extra bottled water for the trip
Video and Photo Camera charges if and where applicable
Any souvenir purchase payment
Visa Expense
Travel insurance

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Africa

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Payment Terms & Methods :
* Some Advance Percentage of total booking amount * Airfare/Transport fare to be paid full at one time in advance.

Cancellation & Refund Policy :
* Upon cancellation, refund will be made after deducting the Retention Amount. * Retention Amount varies as per the number of days left before your package start date.

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About Finot Tour Ethiopia

Finot Tour Ethiopia is one of the youngest and well organized, highly effective and privately owned tour operators in Ethiopia. Finot Tour Ethiopia has been giving high quality services in the tourism sector. The company is established with the aim of providing efficient and professional services for its Clients. All our programs are designed to the interest of the individual traveler; be it History, Culture, Nature, Paley-anthropology, Flora & Fauna, Safari, Bird watching, trekking and/or Adventure tours. Our company ensures that you get your tour experience the way which you want. The name of our company Finot has been derived from the “Gezee”, which means the road to achieve something. These are found in Ethiopia’s selection of inspiring National Parks as well as Ethiopia’s Christian and Muslim historical hubs where pilgrims and believers have gathered to pray to their creators for centuries. These wonders of course include the unknown history of the human race Lucy’s birthplace where science has pinpointed man’s first steps. Finot Tour Ethiopia combines our instinctive travel expertise with client comforts to create an unforgettable African experience in the heart of one of the world’s most alluring destinations. As you navigate our website, you will see ideas for tour groups and we invite visitors to combine and match itineraries to create the trip of a lifetime through Finot Tour Ethiopia. Every corner is a destination in itself and visiting the Historical North, the Tribal Cultures of the South and the Muslim East will provide an assorted picture of the great country once known as Abyssinia. You and your friends will start planning the next adventure. And if you are looking for adventure, you will combine a visit to the rugged Simien Mountains, Danakil Depression and the highland plateaus of Tigray’s desert Gheralta Mountain. Read More...

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