ARBAMINCH – JINKA – TURMI 7 DAYS TRIP

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Jinka is the biggest town in the Omo region and sometimes dubbed as ‘Paris of the south’. It is said because of the presence of some streetlights. Don’t expect to much though, the best Jinka has to offer is the big Saturday market and the excellent museum of the South Omo Research Center. Jinka is the base to visit the Mursi and Ari people.

Turmi is the heart of the Omo Valley region where the Hamar tribe live. The Hamar people are best known for their ritual where women blow horns and shout taunts at male members of their family, who then whip them. The women allow themselves to be whipped until they bleed as a symbol of their devotion to the men. One of the most recognisable features of the Hamar women is their hair.

The people of all the Hamar villages in the area walk for hours to trade animals, goods that they have made, food they have grown, firewood and even souvenirs for tourists. Down two side alleys are the mills where Hamar women take purchased grains to be ground into flour. The place buzzed with activity.

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