7 days Omo Valley, Dorze and Arba Minch
- 168 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Omo Valley is undoubtedly one of the most unique places on earth and the discovery of human remains dating back nearly 2.5 million years prompted UNESCO to dub the Lower Valley a World Heritage site in 1980. The villages are home to some of Africa’s most fascinating ethnic groups and a trip here represents a unique chance for travellers to encounter a culture markedly different from their own. Whether it’s wandering through traditional Dassanech villages, watching Hamer people performing a Jumping of the Bull ceremony or seeing the Mursi’s mind-blowing lip plates, your visit here will stay with you for a lifetime. The landscape is diverse, ranging from dry, open savannah plains to forests in the high hills and along the Omo and Mago Rivers. The former meanders for nearly 800km, from southwest of Addis Ababa all the way to Lake Turkana on the Kenyan border.
Inclusions
What's included
- 4WD vehicle including professional driver and all fuel
- 5 nights accommodation in named hotels & 1 night camping
- Lunch
- Village and National Park entrance fees and River/Lake boat rides
- Dinner
- Breakfast
- Collection from Arba Minch airport/hotel and return to Jinka airport
- Professional English speaking guide
What's not
- Drinks
- Any local fees for taking individual photographs
- Gratuities
- Return flight to Addis Ababa
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- We will collect you from Arba Minch airport or from your Arba Minch hotel
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Gamo Travel
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Tour can be adapted to start/end in Addis Ababa or Jinka
How it compares in Arba Minch
- Its from-price is 73% above the median of the 23 experiences we list in Arba Minch.
- It is longer than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 11 of 23.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Arba Minch
Arba Minch is a southern Ethiopian town between two great Rift Valley lakes, Abaya and Chamo, with a national park of hippos, crocodiles and zebra.
Arba Minch, whose name means forty springs, sits on a ridge between Lake Abaya, red-brown with silt, and Lake Chamo, in the Rift Valley of southern Ethiopia. The town is divided into the lower Sikela and the higher Shecha, and the springs feed a lush groundwater forest at its edge. A narrow neck of land called the Bridge of God separates the two lakes.
