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3-Day Omo Valley Tribes Expedition from Jinka
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Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples
About
Four of the Omo Valley's most culturally distinct communities in three days — each with a different landscape, a different social structure, and a level of detail most tours never reach.
Meet the Mursi, whose women's lip plates carry a precise bride-wealth value: a large plate is worth 60 cattle, a smaller one 40.
In Turmi, encounter the Hamar, whose men maintain their clay-and-ostrich-feather hairstyle on a wooden neck-rest called a borkotos.
On Day 2, visit the Karo of Korcho — a community of only 1,500 to 2,000 people across three villages on the Omo River — and the Nyangatom, whose elders wear ivory lip plugs. Evening Evangadi dance in Turmi subject to availability.
Private 4x4, ...
Highlights
3 days
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 days
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Lunch
Dinner
Air-conditioned vehicle
Breakfast
Domestic Flights
Meeting Points
Departure
Jinka international airport
Return
Important Information
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Four of the Omo Valley's most culturally distinct communities in three days — each with a different landscape, a different social structure, and a level of detail most tours never reach.
Meet the Mursi, whose women's lip plates carry a precise bride-wealth value: a large plate is worth 60 cattle, a smaller one 40.
In Turmi, encounter the Hamar, whose men maintain their clay-and-ostrich-feather hairstyle on a wooden neck-rest called a borkotos.
On Day 2, visit the Karo of Korcho — a community of only 1,500 to 2,000 people across three villages on the Omo River — and the Nyangatom, whose elders wear ivory lip plugs. Evening Evangadi dance in Turmi subject to availability.
Turmi Hamar Tribe Town & Evangadi Dance
Arrive in Turmi, the heartland of the Hamar — semi-nomadic pastoralists who cultivate honey, vegetables, tobacco, and cotton and raise large herds of cattle. Hamar women are immediately recognizable: leather skirts decorated with shells, multiple copper bracelets, heavy iron necklaces that signal social status, and hair styled with ochre and animal fat. Men who have achieved a victory or hunting feat shape their hair with clay and crown it with a single ostrich feather — a hairstyle carefully maintained using a special wooden neck-rest called a borkotos. In the evening, there may be an opportunity to witness the Evangadi — a traditional Hamar dance performed after dark in which young men and women gather to sing, move, and engage in the courtship rituals that are central to Hamar social life. It is a living expression of community identity, not a performance staged for visitors. Attendance is subject to availability on the evening of arrival.
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Mursi Village
Drive from Jinka to meet the Mursi - one of the Omo Valley's most visually distinctive communities. Mursi women are known for their clay lip plates, inserted after the lower lip is pierced and progressively stretched. The size of a woman's plate carries direct social and economic significance: a large plate is worth 60 cattle in bride wealth, a smaller one 40. The men are formidable warriors whose bodies bear the scars of battles fought. Village decisions are made by an assembly of men, guided by elders and a komoru - a ritual chief whose role is chosen by consensus from a single clan.
The Donga stick-fighting ceremony - a ritual combat involving 20 to 30 fighters per side, governed by arbiters who enforce strict rules - is both a rite of passage and a preparation for the real inter-tribal conflicts that define life in this part of the Omo Valley. Your professional guide facilitates respectful introductions throughout.
