Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arrival Addis - City tour

   • Pick up at the airport, drop off at the hotel, and check-in.
   • Once you’re ready to begin your Addis Ababa adventure, our knowledgeable and multilingual guide will accompany you to explore the city’s captivating landmarks. 
   • Your itinerary will include visits to the National Museum, where you can marvel at ancient artefacts and the famous Lucy skeleton. The Ethnography Museum will provide a deeper understanding of Ethiopia’s diverse cultures.
   • Next, we’ll take you to the majestic Menelik Palace, a symbol of the country’s rich history. The Holy Trinity Cathedral, known for its stunning architecture and religious significance.
   • As you venture further, you’ll experience the vibrant atmosphere of Merkato, Africa’s largest open-air market, where you can immerse yourself in the local culture.
   • Unity Park, a recently opened attraction, will offer a unique glimpse into Ethiopia’s heritage and natural beauty. To satisfy your taste buds, we’ll treat you to lunch and dinner at one of the finest restaurants, renowned for their authentic Ethiopian spices or tailored to your preferences.
   • Overnight at hotel in Addis Ababa.

2. Day 2 : Addis Ababa – Fly Jinka

   • Fly from Addis Ababa to Jinka in the morning. 
   • Pick up from Airport and Drive to Mago Park for camping at Mursi Tribes village.
   • Spend the entire afternoon and evening in photo shoots.
   • We devote this morning to the study of the Mursi culture. The Mursi women, like their Surma cousins, live on the other bank of the Omo River, are famous for their large round (and not only) lip plates worn by women. There are several theories of the wearing of lip Plates: disfiguring to prevent enslavement by Arabs in antiquity; protection against the Penetration of evil spirits into the body through the mouth; determination of social status, showing the amount of cattle that the groom must pay as a dowry for the bride owning the plate. 
   • Mursi are unsurpassed masters of scarification. The scars on their bodies symbolize social status and past merits. The scars are created by using a razor blade and camel thorn. To achieve a bulge, an ash or a fly larva is planted in the wound, which, among other things, eliminates all possible infections.

   Overnight camping at Village

   Meals full-board cooked by our private chef

3. Day 3: Mursi – Bodi Tribes

   • Early morning we will have photo shoots then breakfast afterward drive to area of Bodi tribe in Hana Mariam.
   • Bodi tribe is a part of Mekan people, who are pastoralists, as opposed to agriculturalists of Tishena. Both Bodi and Tishena (all Mekan) are a Surmic ethnic minority speaking Nilo-Saharan languages.
   • After lunch spend your afternoon and evening with Tribe learning their culture and doing photo shoots.

   Overnight camping in Hana Mariam

   Meals full-board cooked by our private chef

4. Day 4: Bodi Tribes – Surma

   • Early in the morning we’ll have a chance to stay up for a photo session at Bodi tribe at cattle’s camp. 
   • Afterwards we’ll have breakfast from our chef and we leave Bodi and drive to Kibish Surma tribe village.
   • Up on arrival at Kibish we unload our camping equipment and get ready for lunch and exploring photo shoot spots to get ideas what kind of photos we would click.
   • Late afternoon till evening we will click pictures.

   Overnight – camped tent

   Meals full-board cooked by our private chef.

5. Day 5: Full Day Suri (Surma) Photography

   • Early morning hike to nomadic cattle camp of Surma people where we'll have the chance to see the morning ritual of pastoralist Surma with their cattle, trying to drink the mixture of fresh blood and milk from live cows.
   • Even if it is not really the season for big Donga festival, we will witness the Donga stick fighting ceremony.
   • Every year, after the rainy season, when there is a surplus of food, Surma men from different clans gather to fight in battles on Donga sticks and define the strongest. Donga isa kind of rite of passage, the ceremony for the boys to become (and re-prove) real men,warriors who, in the event of tribal wars with neighboring tribes, will be ready to defend the honor of the tribe and preserve their cattle.
   • We will also witness body painting on the river bank, where young men apply the chalk onto the bodies of each other.

   Note: If we are lucky we will witness the Donga stick fighting ceremony

   Dinner from the chef and overnight in camping at Tulgit Surma

6. Day 6 : Surma – Kangaten

   • After breakfast we drive to Kangaten Crossing Omo river.
   • Then from kangaten side on newly build bridge , the west side of the river relatively has been isolated and preserved from tourist radar.
   • En-route we encounter different wild animal as we cross the Omo National Park. Our drive will aim to get to Nyangatom Tribes Village for the evening and it will give us the chance to get familiar with the life and culture of one of the most warrior tribes in Omo Valley.
   •  Nyangatom women use (Hang) enormous loose colorful bead necklaces around their necks, they shave round their scalp and leave a central frizzed tuft of hair on to which a generous amount of red ochre is applied and Nagatom man undertake voluntary scarification on his upper body killing traditional enemies, mans hair style is clay hair buns in to with ostrich feathers could be fixed. 
   • Both men and women elders are also famous in their labial piercing in to which they plug decorative wooden, metallic or ivory structures.

   Overnight camping at village

   Meals full-board cooked by our private chef

7. Day 7: Kangaten – Karo Tribes village

   • Early morning before breakfast we do photo shooting with Nyangatom tribe at village afterward have breakfast and continue drive to Karo Tribes village Duse which is less than 2 hrs Drive.
   • Upon arrival at Karo tribes village we will have time to interact with local community and begin the morning photo shoot with a visit to the Karo Tribe, famous for their body paintings. 
   • They use clay and locally available vegetable pigments to trace fantastic patterns on their bodies.
   • We will have lunch and rest till late afternoon. Late afternoon till evening we will have a photo shoot session and spend time with Tribe elders.

   Overnight camping at Karo Duse

   Meals full-board cooked by our chef

8. Day 8: Karo Tribes Village – Turmi

   • Early morning we will have morning photo shooting again then continue drive to Turmi Centeral Town of the Hamar Tribe and transfer to lodge.
   • Relax at the lodge and get ready for the next morning tribal photo expedition.

   Note: If we luck we will attend Bull jump ceremony this day

   Overnight at Lodge Turmi

   Meals full-board at lodge or restaurant

9. Day 9: Turmi - Excursion to Omorate to visit Dassench/Geleb Tribe

   • An early morning drive will take you to Omorate to visit the Dassench/Geleb tribe (75 Km from Turmi). From there, you will take a boat trip on the Omo River and visit the Dassench/Geleb village. Then you will get back to Turmi for lunch.
   • You will then walk to the Hamer Village to explore the Hamer tribes (best known for elaborate hairstyles, body painting using clays and vegetable pigments to make fantastic patterns on their faces, chests, arms and legs),
   • If we lucky we will attend the bull jumping – if possible and available and we will have goat barbeque traditional way and traditional dance.

   Overnight in Turmi at Lodge

   Meals full-board at lodge or restaurant

10. Day 10: Turmi – Arborea Tribes – Konso

    • After early Breakfast drive to Arbaminch On the way we stop at waito valley here will have chance to spend enough time with Arbore Tribes, the most attractive still keeping they life style untouched cultures.
    • The Arbore have a bodily mutilation of raised dots on the chest and abdomen.
    • The Arbore believe in a supreme being creator and father of men whom they call Waq. The women of the tribe cover their heads with a black cloth and are known to wear very colorful necklaces and earrings. Young children will wear a shell type hat that protects their heads from the sun. Body painting is done by the Arbore using natural colors made from solid and stone. Traditional dancing is practiced by the tribe and wealth is measured by the number of cattle a tribesman own.
    • Afterward drive to Konso check in lodge rest.

    Overnight at Lodge

    Meals full-board at lodge

11. Day 11: Konso – Arbaminch

    • After breakfast we will visit to the Konso Village (famous for their colorfully costumed dresses, impressive terracing of land - recently registered as World heritage by UNESCO, and engraved wooden statues grave markers).
    • Afterwards we drive for an hour to Arbaminch on way Stop for boat ride at lake Chamo to see Nile crocodile and Hippopotamus deferent types of water Birds afterward drive to Arbaminch town for checking at resort and lunch.
    • In the afternoon we can go to Forty Springs to have Forest walk and swimming at natural pool or relax at resort swimming pool and take a spa.

    Meals full-board at resort

    Overnight at Haile Resort

12. Day 12: Arbaminch – Dorze – Lake Lanagano

    • After breakfast we will drive to Dorze village.
    • The Dorze Tribe is known for their unique bamboo houses and intricate weaving skills. They are skilled cotton farmers and are renowned for their traditional weaving techniques, producing colorful textiles and baskets. The Dorze people are famous for their tall beehive-shaped houses, which are constructed using bamboo and thatch. 
    • They have a vibrant cultural heritage, with traditional music, dance, and festivals being celebrated within the communities.
    • Afterwards we drive to Lake Lanagano and check-in at the lodge and relaxing by the only Ethiopia lake with Sandy beach amazing place for bird lovers. Additional many water sports activities and horse riding by the lake side.

    Overnight at Savannah lodge Lanagano

    Meals full-board at lodge

13. Day 13: Lake Lanagano – Addis Ababa – Fly Home

    • Enjoy in Lake Langano which is popular for various water sports-swimming, sunbathing and camping along the sandy beaches and of the only swimmable Lake. This Lake is have birds as cormorants, pelicans, hornbills, ducks, vultures, gulls and various species of wood land birds.
    • After refreshments, drive back to Addis Ababa and have lunch en-route and check in hotel in Addis Ababa and get rest. It is possible to go for shopping in afternoon.
    • In Evening We will have farewell dinner at Ethiopian traditional restaurant where you will witness traditional music and dances.
    • After dinner, we’ll ensure a comfortable transferring for the international flight terminal.

    Note : If your flight it's next day we can arrange hotel or day use till late evening flight 

    End of Tour