5 Days Omo Valley Tours: Experience Vibrant Ethiopian Cultures and Landscapes
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Addis Ababa
Embark on a 5-day adventure through Ethiopia's vibrant Omo Valley, where you'll encounter diverse ethnic groups, witness unique cultural traditions, and explore stunning landscapes.
Duration: 5 days
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Arba Minch - Transfer from your hotel to Addis Abeba Bole International Airport for your internal flight south to Arbaminch. Southern region is noted for its enormous variety of peoples &culture. Up on arrival at Arbaminch meet your driver and transfer to your accommodation.Then in the afternoon short drive to visit the Dorze tribe who lives on the Guge Mountain. The Dorze are renowned for their cotton-weaving techniques and beehive shaped houses constructed entirely from organic materials. Here in their village you can see the unique beehive huts, observe their exceptional cotton weaving skills and learn about their life and traditions.
Paradise Lodge Turmi

What's Included
  • Airport and departure taxes
  • Accommodation
  • Government Taxes
  • Entrance fee as per program
  • All meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
  • English-speaking guide
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Domestic Flight
Additional Information

This stellar travel plan takes you on an extraordinary journey through the captivating Southern area of Ethiopia, a region known for its remarkable natural and cultural attractions, including the renowned Omo Valley. This gives you a unique opportunity to come across and explore some of the lesser-known, vibrant, and mysterious ethnic communities in this incredibly varied Ethiopian region. While here, you’ll gain insights into the traditional culture of the various ethnic communities residing in this part of the nation.

Enjoy the opportunity to mix with and learn about: The Mursi Tribe, famous for their lip-plates; The Hamer, known for their bull jumping initiation rite; The Konso, admirable for their meticulously-terraced landscapes, high-quality woven fabrics, and carved totems used as grave decorations; The Karo, well-known for their appealing body art; The Dassenech (Gelab); The Ari, recognized for their attractive lush villages; and The Dorze, renowned cotton weavers. The itinerary also includes the vivacious local market visit.

Location
Edna Mall Roundabout
Africa Avenue
any other places that are requested by our clients Hotel pickup offered During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels. Airport pickup offered During checkout you will be able to select from the list of airports. we will write your name and show you at the exit
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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881sophiaj
Apr 19, 2024
Ethiopia Travel forum - We recently had an amazing trip to Arba Minch ,jinka and Turmi. It was a 5 day trip and we were really worried since it was our first trip to africa . We were a family of 4 that is we have 2 kids who were very small 4 and 2 years old. So we wanted everything planned and sorted before we started off. To our surprise, we had an amazing travel Agent Mickey who helped us with all our bookings. We had a very good stay in all places and I really enjoyed the stay. We were arranged with a cab which was with us the entire trip. Driver Deepak was really good and very patient to guide us and take us to all incredible places. He gave us insights about the place and made us feel comfortable throughout our tiring long car journeys. We were also assisted by travel guides in jinka and arba minch who explained the history of Ethiopia .They were really patient enough to explain the history of each and every small detail about the place. All thanks to Mickey to help us travel with ease and make our trip a memorable one. we found him.on ethiopia travel forum, honest and reliable.
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500kieferg
Apr 17, 2024
Wonderful Trip - Our trip with Danakil Depression tours to Singapore and Ethiopia was awesome.. We started for a five day trip from omo valley and were provided with Tour manager Mr Mickey to travel with our team . Mr. Mickey managed the trip crew so carefully that we always felt safe and comfortable. Every time he paid special attention to keep everyone as group and took pain to manage all our activities well organised. He did make sure that we didn’t wait anywhere, let it be in the hotel for getting the keys or for getting the tickets to enter the theme parks. Wonderful experience.. we are happy and satisfied with the service. Keep up the good work👍🏻
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Patricialx8208cr
Feb 25, 2024
One of the best trip in my life - A wonderful experience with Danakil Depression Tours during our 4 nights and 5 days trip to omo valley We were guided by Mr. Mickey , an experienced tour guide, who has a great personality and was well mannered. Was my parent's third trip with them and myfirst experience . Only with the trust and care that they had previously given, we booked again with them.Very enlighted with the pleasant experience with them. "Mickey handles everything well " - they feed you really well that you will put on weight by the end of the trips , lets you stay only in premium star hotels, everything is well coordinated and arranged. Our tour captian Mr Mickey who was with us throughout the trip is young, vibrant, always with a smile, never on a bad temper even at testing times ,should be highly appreciated. Thank you Danakil Depression Tours and special words of appreciation to Our tour captian Mr Yigzaw ❤️
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V8854amwilliamj
Feb 17, 2024
wonderful omo valley - Our trip to omo valley was very enjoyable and memorable one. We had a pleasant journey. Our stay was very comfortable. Our tour manager Mr.Mickey was very supportive and friendly. He took great care of each and every thing. He was with us throughout the trip and guided us. we have enjoyed alot ,omo valley tribe are unique .we didn't expect such a hug gap the, danakil depression tours took great effort to keep us safe and comfortable. Thank you so much.
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Steafanb2024
Feb 5, 2024
Life time experience - Perfectly organized photo trip to the south We were there in December 2023 together with the Munich professional photographer Günter Lenz, on a photo trip through the south of Ethiopia. This trip was organized by Mickey, owner of the agency "Danakil Depression Tours. The perfect organization took us to the tribes along the Omo River. The trip went without any problems and gave us a lot of opportunity to get in touch with the locals. Our experienced driver and guide , with knowledge of the country's culture and good knowledge of the German language, rounded off the trip perfectly. We can 100% recommend his company travel to Ethiopia. Thanks to Mickey and his team.
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D5345narichardm
Jan 30, 2024
Extraordinary Service - I had the most extraordinary adventure with Mickey. An English friend had recommended that I go with Mickey so I was expecting an excellent experience but it was even more inspiring, fascinating and surprising than I had been led to believe. Since then, I have recommended Mickey to other friends. Like me, they have returned from exploring the Lower Omo River Valley with Danakil Depression Tours , singing his praises. Mickey really knows his stuff having been born and grown up in that area. Also, he has also studied the tribes and developed his knowledge to the extent that he has written a book, now in its second edition, which describes the various tribes and what makes each one unique from the others. Mickey seems to personally know everyone in the areas we visited. He speaks superb English and one could see, everywhere we went, that the locals trusted and respected him. This gave us a sense of closer connection to the interesting and very friendly locals that we met. I can't recommend Danakil Depression Tours highly enough
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909owenj
Jan 24, 2024
5 Days Oomo Valley Tours - Our family had a great experience with Danakil Depression tours. We visited omo valley during Christmas vacation. Staring from the day I booked my trip with 'danakil.' we were getting timely instructions and updates from their team. From the time we reached bole addis airport till or return we were well taken care of by danakil team especially by our tour manager Mickeyl. He was like a family member making us all families feeling the same affection towards him. He catered to our needs with utmost care and professionalism. Mickey to team danakil. And to end with they have given us a gift voucher also. Hope to join the Danakil family for the next trip very soon.
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F196jzfatimag
Dec 17, 2023
Most wonderful and authentic experience - I have all wonderful things to say about this trip and our guide Micky. We had the most authentic experience visiting the various tribes and villages. It was probably one of the most memorable trips that I have experienced. Micky our guide made sure we were always taken care of and in a short time became like family.
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Kjjesq
Dec 13, 2023
Excellent tour and guide of the OMO VALLEY - If you have a chance to do this tour with Mickey, I’d highly recommend it. The cultural experience was unmatched. I left with such warm feelings of the Ethiopian tribes.
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Brigittej320
Oct 6, 2023
lifetime experience - As a professional photographer I have had a chance to work with many guides over the years in dozens of destinations and my experiences range from bad to good. Mickey is, to date, the best guide and fixer I’ve ever worked with. Not only was he always able to adjust our schedule to meet my VERY specific and challenging demands, but he always managed to ensure I came away with amazing images! But what I liked most about him was his way with people! I don’t think I ever saw him without a smile and he would always handle any situation in such a sweet and confident way to make you want to smile as well! We will be travelling with Mickey again soon and I thoroughly recommend him to everyone!
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