Day 01
Day 1: Addis Ababa to Tiya UNESCO Stelae & Arba Minch
Stay: Paradise Lodge, Arba MinchMeals: Lunch, Dinner
Drive south through the Rift Valley, stopping at the 12th-century carved monoliths of Tiya.
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An authentic and respectful expedition into the Lower Omo Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape where more than a dozen unique ethnic groups maintain millennia-old traditions, body adornment, and pastoralist livelihoods.
Drive south through the Rift Valley, stopping at the 12th-century carved monoliths of Tiya.
Morning boat trip on Lake Chamo to see huge crocodiles and hippos; afternoon visit to the beehive huts of Chencha Dorze.
Travel through the Banna and Ari tribal territories, stopping at a colorful weekly highland market.
Early drive into Mago National Park to visit the Mursi tribe; continue south to Turmi, the center of the Hamer people.
Cross the Omo River in traditional dug-out canoes to visit the Dassanech tribe living near Lake Turkana.
Visit the Karo people at Korcho village, master body painters living above the Omo River bends.
Discover the stone-walled agricultural terraces and wooden waga grave markers of the Konso kingdom.
Drive north to Lake Hawassa; stroll along the lakeshore to spot colobus monkeys and marabou storks.
Watch local fishermen bring in fresh tilapia at the lively morning fish market.
Return to Addis Ababa with visits to local pottery collectives and craft studios.
Visit the National Museum (home of Lucy), Mount Entoto viewpoint, and evening cultural dinner before departure.