5-Day Omo Valley Cultural Tour from Jinka with Tribal Village Visits

• Drive from Arba Minch to Jinka, visiting the Konso traditional village and mountain terraces, recorded by UNESCO, as well as a Bena tribe village, where you will observe children practising traditional stick walking.
• In the afternoon, visit an Ari village and experience the people's traditional farming culture, houses, and local food.
• Visit the South Omo Research Centre to learn more about the region's diverse communities.

Overnight stay at a hotel in Jinka.

• Visit the Bena people at Key Afer Market on market days and explore the vibrant local trading culture.
• Continue driving to Turmi.
• Visit a Hamer village and experience the people's traditional lifestyle.
• Attend a bull-jumping ceremony, if available.

Overnight stay at a lodge in Turmi.

• In the morning after breakfast, drive 65 km to Karo Korcho village.
• Meet the Karo tribe, known for their extraordinary body and face painting rituals using coloured ochre, white chalk, black pigments, and other natural resources.
• Observe how women wear loincloths made from goat skin and decorate themselves with colourful beads.
• Continue driving to visit the Nyangatom people.
• Return to Turmi.

Overnight stay at a lodge in Turmi.

• In the morning, drive to Omorate.
• Cross the Omo River by local boat to visit the Dassanech people.
• Drive back to Turmi.
• After lunch, continue driving to Jinka.
• Stop to visit a Bena village on the way.

Overnight stay at a hotel in Jinka.

• In the morning, visit Mago National Park.
• Visit the Mursi tribe, famous for their lip plate tradition.
• Experience the daily life and traditions of the tribe.
• Return to Jinka and transfer to the airport.
• End of the tour.