Trip Snapshot

On the arrival day, you visit the national museum of the country which holds the famous Lucy(Australopithecus), dated back to 3.2 million years. Set within Haile Selassie's former Palace and Addis Ababa University Sidist Kilo Campus is the Ethnological Museum. This museum displays artifacts, handicrafts, as well as bedroom, bathroom and exorbitant changing room of Emperor Haile Selassie. The second day is going to be the longest drive(nearly 550 km from the capital). On the this day, you will have en route stops at Alaba Village. The third day is arranged for a boat trip in the morning and drive to Jinka in the afternoon. The morning is spent for a boat trip on Lake Chamo. The lake is good for encountering Crocodiles and hippos. You may also attend a market at key afer(Thursdays) on the way. A day excursion to Mago National Park enables you to visit the Mursi tribe whose women are famous for their lip plates. On the same day afternoon, you will travel to Turmi so as to visit the Bena tribes. Just like most of the indigenous tribes in the lower Omo Valley, the Bena practice ritual dancing and singing. The men often have their hair dressed up with a colorful clay cap that is decorated with feathers. Both the men and women wear long garments and paint their bodies with white chalk. Today, you will cross the Omo River and visit dassanech tribes. During a ceremony, the Dassanech men dance with large sticks and the women hold wooden batons. A dassanech man blesses his daughter's fertility and future marriage by celebrating the Dimi. During the Dimi 10 to 30 cattle are slaughtered. Both men and women wear fur capes while they feast and dance. Your arrival in Addis Ababa will be late in the evening. You will proceed to the airport for departure after the farewell dinner.