DAY 1
Addis Ababa: Arrival of Addis Ababa and meet the Own Ethiopia Tours representative. Then transfer your hotel. Depending on your arrival time make sightseeing in Addis Ababa.
DAY 2
Arbaminch: In the morning en route you will visit the series Rift Valley lakes that are teemed with different bird species.
DAY 3
Arbaminch – Chencha: Morning after breakfast make boat trip on Lake Chamo to see the largest crocodiles in Africa which measure up to 7 Mts. Afternoon drive back to Chencha village to visit Dorze people.
DAY 4
Arbaminch – Turmi: After breakfast drive to Turmi en-route visiting Tsemay and Benna tribes. Then walk to the villages of the Hammer people that enjoy body decoration and wear quantities of colorful beads and clay hair buns with Ostrich feathers spend pleasant after noon with friendly Hamar people.
DAY 5
Excursion to Omorate: Excursion to Omorate to visit the Dasenach tribes across the Omo river by wooden local boat then come back to Turmi in the afternoon to visit the nearby hammer tribe village, also possibility to see special occasion ceremonies like wedding and ritual.
DAY 6
Karo – Jinka: Early excursion to Karo village for the visit of Karo tribes with their interesting body decorations and scarification; In the afternoon drive to Jinka.
DAY 7
Excursion to Mursi: In the morning after breakfast excursion to the Mursi tribe village known for their attractive culture, women wearing large clay plates into their lower lips. Then drive back to Jinka and Visit Ari Village.
DAY 8
Konso – Yabello: After breakfast drive to Yabello en route visit Konso tribe’s village. Konso tribe is known for their unique social life structure and practicing the agriculture terracing. The king village is very interesting.
DAY 9
Yabello – Yirgalem: Early morning excursion to Elosd, the crater Salt Lake to see the Borena people extracting mud salt for their livestock food and on the way back stop at Dubluk to see the singing well typical of Borena tribes when they serve their cattle from 20 M deep wells. Then proceed driving to Yirgalem.
DAY 10
Yirgalem – Addis Ababa: Early morning after breakfast drive back via Awassa and visit the daily local fish market at lake Awassa. Evening fare well dinner at traditional restaurant and transfer to airport for flight back to home.
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The Karo, or Kara, are a Nilotic ethnic group in Ethiopia famous for their body painting. They are also one of the smallest tribes in the region with an estimated population of 1.000-1.200 people.