Southern Ethiopia
A river valley home to many distinct cultures, with colourful weekly markets.
Overview
The lower Omo Valley in southern Ethiopia is home to more than a dozen communities with their own languages, dress and traditions. Weekly markets are the best places to see daily life.
Visits should be made respectfully, through local guides and community-led arrangements, and with attention to how photographs are taken and paid for.
Highlights
Plan your visit
July to September and December to February; roads can be hard after heavy rain
Fly to Arba Minch or Jinka, or drive from Addis Ababa over two long days.
By four-wheel-drive vehicle with a driver and local guide; distances are long and roads rough.
Journeys
Departs 02 Nov
Omo Valley
Eight days in southern Ethiopia, moving between lakes, highlands and the lower Omo, with visits to villages and weekly markets arranged through local guides.
Keep exploring
Southern
Alpine moorland and forest, and the best place to look for the Ethiopian wolf.
Central
Ethiopia’s capital: museums, markets and the birthplace of many a coffee ceremony.
Northern
Eleven medieval churches carved down into solid rock, and still in use today.
Tell us when you want to travel and what you love. A local specialist will reply with a suggested plan and a clear price.
