Southern Cultural Heritage

Package Overview

The Southern Omo Valley is Africa's last remaining true wilderness. All the tribes of the valley are transhumant pastoralists speaking an Omotic language. On top of their love and care that they give to their cattle, both men and women of this wilderness give special importance to their personal beauty.

With their economy depending on cattle-keeping, and the cow being central l to their culture, the Hamer have 27 words for describing the colors of their cows and bulls, and each Hamer has several names which are a so-called ‘cow's name' and a ‘goat's name'. Cattle being central in the Hamer's sense of survival, it is not too surprising that their vanity is often expressed by an effort to look more like cows. Women wear skirts made of cow-hide along with imitation cow-tails which, as they walk, sweep gently to and fro with the movement of their hips.

Of all the tribes, the Hamer are the most elegant ones as both men and women pay great attention to the styling and decoration of their hair. The women are beautifully attired in their beaded skins and iron jewelry. They wear their hair in dense ringlets smeared with mud and clarified butter and topped off with a head-dress featuring oblongs of gleaming aluminum. To symbolize courage, clay hair buns are worn by Hamer men who have killed either an enemy or a dangerous animal such as a lion or a leopard.

Day wise Itinerary

• Day 1 : Addis Ababa

  Arrival to Addis Ababa. Be met at the airport by our guide, transfer to your hotels. Start with a relaxing Addis Ababa City Tour, the view from mount Entoto, the National Museum, the Trinity Cathedral Church and Mercato. Hotel

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner
• Day 2 : Arab Minch

  Drive to Arba Minch through the fertile land of southern Ethiopia on the away visiting the interesting village of Chencha (Dorze Village). Hotel in Arab Minch

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner
• Day 3 : Jinka

  Drive to the region of Omo Valley where many ethnic groups live in harmony and on the way to Jinka, visit the Tsemay and Benna tribes. Overnight hotel in Jinka.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner
• Day 4 : Jinka

  Drive to Mursi village via Mago National Park and get to know the famous Mursi people whose ladies wear lip plates on their lower lips for decorative motive. Hotel in Jinka.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner
• Day 5 : Turmi

  Market visit to eastern Omo Valley at the small village of Turmi with a visit to the villages of the most beautiful Hamer people around Turmi. Camping in Turmi.
• Day 6 : Turmi

  Drive to Omorate to discover the culture of Dasenech people and get back to Turmi with more visits to the Hammer ethnic group. Camping at Turmi.
• Day 7 : Konso

  Drive to Murulle and visit the colourfully pained and adorned Karo tribe; heading back to the Konso people via the villages of the Elbore people. At Konso, view the cultural landscape of the Konso people, which has recently been inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage Site list, is so much inspirational and fascinating.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner
• Day 8 : Arba Minch

  Drive to Arba Minch and take a view of the town and the 40 springs, which the town is named after, Hotel in Arba Minch.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner
• Day 9 : Arba Minch

  Morning, have a visit to the Netch Sar National park to spot different wild life with breathtaking landscape. In the afternoon, excursion on Lake Chamo to view the crocodile market. Hotel in Arba Minch.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner
• Day 10 : Langano

  Drive back to Langano and have a pleasant beach stay in the Rift Valley Lakes Region. Resort Hotel

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner
• Day 11 : Addis Ababa

  Most of the day at leisure on your own. In the evening, be our guest for a farewell dinner with traditional music and dance. After the cultural night, transfer to the airport for departure.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner

Inclusions

• Hotel

Package Start From

• Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Africa

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