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We drove back towards Omorate to visit the Karo tribe living on the banks of the Omo River (🎟️500 ETB, 📷500 ETB, guide 1000 ETB). The Karo tribe is an indigenous ethnic group of about 3,000 people in southwestern Ethiopia, known for their elaborate body and face painting and scarification...
In the late afternoon, we joined the famous Hamer ceremony (🎟️ 2,000 ETB, local guide 1,000 ETB) at the usual place, just a few kilometres behind Turmi. The “Hamer bull jump” is a rite of passage for young men in the Hamer tribe of Ethiopia’s Omo Valley, where they must...
On our way back to the Hamer tribe, we stopped at Turmi to visit the lively market, a weekly gathering of the Hamer people in southwestern Ethiopia’s Omo Valley. It is known for its vibrant atmosphere, social significance, and traditional trade. During the market, which typically...
It took us about 2 hours to get from Turmi to Omorate. The first thing we did after arrival was to obtain a permit from the Immigration office to enter the area and interact with the tribe. We woke up the officer, who was sleeping on a mattress outside the office, showed him our...
Very late in the afternoon, just a few minutes before the heavy storm, we made it to Dimeka market. We arranged a local guide (800 ETB) and rushed to a lively and vibrant market in Ethiopia’s Omo Valley. It is known for the weekly gathering of the Hamer people (photo / 50 ETB) and...
Our last visit today, with our guide (1,000 ETB) from Key Afer, was to the village of the Banna tribe (1,000 ETB). The Banna (or Benna) are an ethnic group in Ethiopia’s Southern Omo Valley region, known for their semi-nomadic lifestyle, distinctive traditions, and close...