5-Day Southern Ethiopia Tribal Tour from Addis Ababa with Lake Chamo

• From Addis Ababa, drive to the Entoto Hills, passing splendid views of the city. Visit the Holy Trinity Cathedral Church or St. George's Cathedral Church on your way to the airport.
• Fly to Arba Minch in the afternoon and visit the Dorze people, one of the many interesting tribes known for making traditional clothes woven from cotton. Visit a family in the tribe and see how this traditional wear is made, as well as how "Kocho," a unique staple food, is prepared from the false banana tree.

Spend the night in a hotel in Arba Minch.

• Enjoy a morning boat trip on Lake Chamo, referred to as "the crocodile market," near Arba Minch. The lake is rich in wildlife such as hippos and crocodiles, as well as a variety of birdlife.
• Then depart Arba Minch on a drive towards Jinka, visiting the Konso tribe and their UNESCO-registered villages en route. Observe their indigenous techniques of terracing the land.

Spend the night in a hotel in Jinka.

• Drive to Mursi village in the morning. The Mursi are a semi-nomadic tribe living close to the Omo River, and their women are known for inserting lip plates in their lower lips. Visit one of their villages and return to Jinka around noon for lunch.
• In the afternoon, drive to Turmi, one of the towns in the territory of the Hamer tribe, and visit a Hamer village. Continue on to Turmi.

Spend the night in a hotel in Turmi.

• Set out on an excursion to the other side of the Omo River to visit another tribe, the Dassenech. Once you get to the nearby town of Omorate, you can use a wooden canoe to cross the river. Spend time exploring the villages and learning about the tribe. Take pictures before returning to Turmi.
• If it is a market day in Turmi or Dimeka, you can visit the local market early in the afternoon.

Spend the night in a hotel in Turmi.

• Drive to Jinka in the morning. Visit a village of the Ari tribe, the tribe with the highest population among all 16 tribes of the South Omo Valley, before transferring to the airport for your flight back to Addis Ababa.
• Once in Addis Ababa, visit Mercato, the largest open-air market in Africa.
• In the evening, you will be our guest at one of the cultural restaurants in Addis Ababa to see a variety of Ethiopian traditional dances while enjoying the country's most delicious food and drinks. Then you will be transferred to the airport for your flight back home.