omo tribal culure and photo expedition with BCO flight (5 days)
This omo tribal cultural and photo expedition is designed by omo valley photo , specially for those who are on tight schedule yet wants to make authentic interaction with an opportunity to make iconic photography. The highlights of this trip will be photographing and interacting with the following
· The Karo tribes
· The Mursi tribes
· The dasenech tribe
· The hammer tribe
· Weekly tribal market
· The hamer bull jumping
“Omo valley photo” take advantage of the recently resumed flight between Addis and JINKA (BACO) to cut the long drive to get to omo tribal route.
Day 1 FLY ADDIS TO JINKA( BACO)
Pick you up from airport , transfer to hotel freshen up and go to south omo research center , Visiting the ethnological museum would give us brief preview of ethnographical information about verity of tribal groups residing in omo valley, depending on our time we can also have a chance to visit the evening market of ari tribe.
O/N Eco-Omo Lodge.
Day 2 JINKA-MURSI-TURMI
This day our expedition stars early morning with an excursion to a Mursi village (approx 66km from Jinka). Meet the Mursi, they are renowned for wearing largest lip plate and ear lob ,Then after lunch we drive to Turmi (120 km ) from jinka ,
O/N – Buska loge
Day 3 Drive Turmi –Murulle – Turmi
Early in the morning, make an excursion trip to korocho to visit the Karo The Karos residing on the bank of omo river , are celebrated for the most fine body painting and body scarification.This afternoon we will have a visit of biggest hammer village
O/N – Busk loge
Day 4 DRIVE TURMI – OMORATE
After breakfast, make an excursion to Omorate which is found east of the Omo River; We cross Omo River by a small boat and walk 20 minutes to the Gelab (Dassanech) tribal village. Dasenech people are also known for their body painting and body scarification.
In any of the above afternoon we might be attending hamer bull jumping(age rite) depending when and where happing.
O/N – Busk loge
Day 5 TURMI -JINKA- ADDIS
Return to Jinka airport en route visit the weekly tribal market of Dimeka(on Saturday) or Keyafer(on thrusday) Market is a bustling place where various dwindling tribes of the Omo Region come together to socialize , share what is happening around and sell and buy goods. Ari, Tsemai, Hamar and Benna people can be seen mixing in the colourful marketplace and proceed to jinka and transfer to the airpor
