Itinerary

1. Day 1: Fly Addis Ababa- Jinka/ (BCO)-Drive to Turmi(128km, 2:40hours)

   • Upon arrival, our tour representative will pick you up at Jinka Airport with a good condition 4WD with a built-in modern AC system as well as charging facilities.
   • Then we drive directly to the Hammer tribe's small town of Turmi. Depending on the clients' travelling dates clients may attend the most colourful tribal market of the Bena or Hamar tribal market on the available day on the way down to Turmi on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday.
   • In the late afternoon, you will visit the deep communal village of the Hammer tribe's late afternoon local life and then drive back to Turmi town. 

   Overnight in Buska Lodge. 

2. Day 2: Drive Turmi - Nyangatom (Bume)Village - Karo(Kara) Village-Turmi (160km, 3hours)

   • In the morning drive to Nyangatom/Bume Village. The Nyangatom people live on the western side of the Omo River, their homeland stretches into South Sudan. The elders of both sexes wear lower lip plugs; the men's are made from ivory, and the women's are made from copper. Young girls wear dresses made from goats or sheepskin with unique decorations made from nails.
   • After visiting this Tribe's village for as much time as you need then we would be making an excursion journey to Korcho villages of the Karo tribe, which are renowned for their exquisite body painting and decorative body scarification.
   • Drive back to Turmi.

   Overnight in Buska Lodge.

3. Day 3: Drive Turm i- Omo rate (Dassanech Tribe)- Turmi- Jinka (278km, 4:30hours)

   • Early in the morning, drive to the border town of Omorate, home to the Dassanach tribe, who are thought to have Bantu descendants. Crossing the newly constructed Omo River bridge and heading to a little-known distance pastoralist community, hoping to arrive before the sun rises, before the cattle leave their barn to capture the incredible natural and human atmosphere, would then photograph children feeding and playing, women milking, cooking by fire, grinding corn meal, and men with their flock.
   • After visiting this Tribe's village for as long as you need, we will drive back to Jinka through Turmi.
   • Drop off at your hotel, and then after freshening up in the afternoon, we will take you to the Ari tribe's village, which is settled on the Plateau lands surrounding the lower Omo Valley zonal Administrative town of Jinka.
   • Then, visit the village life of these societies from door to door by trekking. You will love meeting them in the middle of their daily activities and interacting with them by watching how they are hospitable to welcome you to their communal village compound to have a coffee. After this activity, we drive back to town.

   Overnight in Nasa pension

4. Day 4: Drive Jinka- Mursi Village - Fly Back to Addis Ababa (100km, 2hours)

   • Today our journey begins early in the morning after breakfast with an excursion to the scenic Mago national park, where the Mursi tribes reside. These tribal society is well known for putting Clay made circular ear and lip plates as well as body painting art and scarification done to mark several meaningful messages within the tribe as well as inter- tribal silent communication when they come across each other.
   • After this visit we will drive back to Jinka for your flight back to Addis Ababa.