OMO VALLEY 7 days

Day01. Thursday. Arrival in Addis Ababa. Transfer to the chosen hotel. Have a free morning.
Afternoon (1400 hrs from the hotel) tour of the capital: visit the Ethnographic museum, view
from Entoto mountain and the Mercato, biggest open air market in Africa.
Meals free. ON (overnight) hotel.

Day02. Friday. Drive to Arbaminch. On the way visit a Guraghe people village.
Ones arrived, check-in and lunch at Emerald Resort Arbaminch.
Emerald Resort is a beautiful Resort with a spectacular view over the Rift Valley lakes of Chamo
and Abaya which are divided by a mountain called in Amharic “Yezghier dildi” which means
“Bridge of Heaven” and the Netch Sar National park, in Amharic meaning “white grass”.
Meals & ON Emerald Resort Arbaminch www.emeraldresortandlodge.com

Day03. Saturday. Morning drive to Chencha mountain to visit the Dorze people, with their
unique culture, houses and traditions. The Dorze are famous for their elephant truck shaped
houses, their cultivation of the false banana (from which root they extract their traditional bread
called Kotcho), the weaving works, cultivation of sorghum and more.
Visit also the Saturday Chencha market.
Afternoon visit Chamo lake, with the biggest crocodiles in Africa (reaching 6 meters length), lot
of hippos, birds and more.
Meals & ON Emerald Resort Arbaminch www.emeraldresortandlodge.com

Day04. Morning drive about 2 hrs from Arbaminch south to the Omo valley and visit a Konso
people village, famous for being the first in Africa to start the terracing agriculture. Visit their
culture, lifestyle, way of counting the age of the village, the community works and much more.
Note well that this is a UNESCO heritage site! Have spectacular view over the hills too.
Afternoon proceed to Turmi, the famous colorful Hamer people town.
Have lunch in Konso; dinner & ON Emerald lodge Turmi www.emeraldresortandlodge.com

Day05. Monday. Morning walk with the Hamer people to the colorful Turmi’s weekly market.
This is the Monday’s market of Hamer, Dassanech, Karo and Tsemay people.
Enjoy this vibrant market, meet different people and see how they merchandise.
Afternoon visit a Hamer villages and understand their way of life and culture. With luck we’ll try to participate to ceremonies as the bull jumping and the Evangadi dances.
The Hamer are known for their unique custom of "bull jumping" which initiates a boy into
manhood. First, female relatives dance and invite whipping from men who have recently been
initiated; this shows their support of the initiate, and their scars give them a right to demand his
help in time of need. The boy must jump back and forth twice across the backs of a row of bulls
or castrated steers, and is ridiculed if he fails.
Have meals & ON Emerald lodge Turmi

Day06. Tuesday. Drive to Alduba village to visit the weekly colorful market of the Hamer,
Tsemay & Erbore people.
After the markets visit, proceed to Arbaminch
Have lunch on the way; dinner & overnight Emerald Resort Arbaminch

Day07. Wednesday. Morning relax at the Emerald Resort, enjoying the swimming pool, gym,
spa, indoor and outdoor games and more.
Then transfer airport to fly back to Addis Ababa.
Dinner in a traditional restaurant with folkloristic dances.
Then transfer to the airport for departure