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Let’s Go to Omo & Turkana in 2022 (Ethiopia & Kenya) Hurry! Only 3 spots left!

A Scheduled Trip to Ethiopia, Kenya

Kara Tribe Omo Valley

Highlights

A safari like no other — from flying over Gambella National Park to travelling to the remotest parts of Ethiopia's Omo Valley. This is Undiscovered Country!


Scheduled group tour from
February 28, 2022 - March 9, 2022

Starting from
USD 17,950
per person sharing

Duration
10 days / 9 nights

Transport
Fly-in Safari

Accommodation
Tented Camps

Exploring
Gambella National Park, Omo Valley, Turkana


About this Safari

Hello Dear Adventurers,

Our Omo-Turkana adventures have been planned to take us through some of the remotest and most ancient landscapes of Africa, where few people live, and even fewer people roam. Our path will follow in the footsteps of famous explorers of yore (except for a few small deviations, such as a nice scenic charter flight and a chopper ride that the old-timers would have killed for, hehehe).

Our first scenic flight will be over Gambella National Park, and with some luck, we will fly over herds of white-eared kob that are migrants to Ethiopia from South Sudan at this time of the year. If we are extraordinarily lucky, we may even spot a few Nile lechwe, a very rare sighting of another stunningly beautiful antelope.

From here, we’ll move on to the Omo Valley, which is located in the south-western part of Ethiopia, bordering South Sudan and Kenya. Our first stop will be in a small village in the Upper Omo Valley that is so off-the-beaten-track that Google maps sometimes geo-locates it on the Ethiopian side of the border and sometimes on the South Sudanese side (not to worry though, it is firmly in Ethiopia!) From the Upper Omo Valley, we will meander southwards, along the Omo River, to the Lower Omo Valley, visiting a variety of hamlets and villages, and fantastically attired people along the way.

We will cross the border into Kenya at the little town of Omorate, and from there, head down to Ileret Beach, where we will be collected by a chopper. We will fly over the Jade Sea, as well as Central Island National Park – touching down where we can to take in the stunning landscapes.

After a night at Desert Rose, a beautiful lodge just south of Lake Turkana, we will take one last chopper flight over some of the wildest and most rugged landscapes of nothern Kenya – including volcanic craters and soda lakes with magical names like Suguta Valley, Lake Logipi and and Painted Valley. From there, we will swoop down to Lake Naivasha, before making our way back to Nairobi, for immigration.

Yes, this is not your garden-variety safari. This part of Africa is truly an Adventure with a capital A, all the way down from Mizan Teferi’s runway (which also doubles as their football field) in Ethiopia, to the smoking craters and Nile crocodile colonies on the shores of Lake Turkana in Kenya.

I am so looking forward to having you join me on this exciting trip,

Sangeeta


Trip Highlights

  • Scenic flight over Gambella National Park, for the visiting herds of white-eared kob
  • Upper Omo Valley for the Surma people, one of the least visited areas of the Omo Valley
  • The Lower Omo Valley visiting the Nyangatom, Kara, Hamar and Dassanech people
  • Hopefully a Hamar Bull Jumping ceremony
  • Choppering over Lake Turkana and Central Island
  • Chopper flight over Northern Kenya, including Lake Logipi and Suguta Valley

Costs

The cost of this trip is USD 17,950 per person. There is no supplement for a single room , nor any reduction for a shared room. 40% due at confirmation, balance after Christmas 2020.


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Day By Day Itinerary

Day 1: Feb 28, 2022- Arrive in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Our team will meet you at Bole International Airport and drive you to your hotel in the city. Go through immigrations and proceed to the meet greet area outside down the ramp to the parking where you will find a person with your name sign…

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Day 2: Feb 28, 2021 – Gambella and Kibish

Start your morning early with breakfast at your hotel and transfer to the airport. The charter service will meet you at the airport and facilitate your check through the airport to the plane. You will fly via Gambella and spend 1 hour flying over the most wildlife abundant parts of the National Park. You will (hopefully) see white-eared kob, buffalo and various swampland bird species…

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Day 3: March 2, 2022 – Suri (Surma) Villages

Your guide will determine your village visits and cultural activities depending on what is happening in the Suri community on these days. These village visits may involve some moderate hikes, as the villages are often located in the interior, away from the main road, and there may be no road access.

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Day 4: March 3, 2022 - Nyangatom & Kara Villages

Drive from Suri to Karo with stops along the way. We hope to visit the Nyangatom people en route to the Kara people on the eastern bank of the Omo River.

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Day 5: March 4, 2022 – Remote Mursi Villages

Today has been set aside for excursions along the Omo River, visiting small Mursi hamlets and villages that are rarely visited, and photographing the life of the indigenous people of the valley.

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Day 6: March 5, 2022 - Drive to Turmi – Hamar Villages

Today is our day to visit the Hamar villages, famous for their bull-dancing ceremony. It is a coming of age ritual, when a boy becomes a man and demonstrates his prowess by running across the backs of a line of bulls…

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Day 7: March 6, 2022 – Jinka

Today, we will head north to the small town of Jinka, the only place in the Omo Valley where we can get our Covid testing for entry into Kenya. After getting tested, we will hopefully get to visit a local market or two, and spend the night at Omo Eco Lodge. Jinka is not far from Mago NP, so perhaps we…

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Day 8: March 7, 2022 – Dassenech Villages & Omorate

After an early breakfast, we will drive to Omorate to stamp our passports out of Ethiopia. From there, we will drive further on to the Omo Delta Camp. Visits today will be on foot – the river is flooded downstream from here and not suitable for boating. Our Covid test results will be delivered to us here today…

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Day 9: March 8, 2022 – Delta Camp to Ileret Beach, Kenya

After an early breakfast, we will drive to Ileret beach in Kenya and report our arrival at the Ileret police station before proceeding to our waiting chopper. The Turkana Basin Institute is located at Illeret Beach (site of the Leakey explorations) – this little forgotten town in Kenya’s north houses some…

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Day 10: March 9, 2022 – Scenic flight over Lake Logipi, Suguta Valley, Chalbi Desert - then to Nairobi via Naivasha

After breakfast, we will board our chopper again for a scenic flight over some of the most stunning and remote landscapes of northern Kenya. From there, the plane will head to Loldia House on Lake Naivasha, for a late lunch, and from there to Wilson Airport where we will be formally stamped into the country…


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Cost

The cost of this trip is USD 17,950 per person. There is no supplement for a single room , nor any reduction for a shared room. 40% due at confirmation, balance after Christmas 2020.

Please contact us for the full inclusions / exclusions.

Further Reading

A River Runs Through It: Exploring Ethiopia’s Remote Omo Valley


Gallery

  • Suri Tribe, Omo Valley. By Latika Nath.
    Suri Tribe, Omo Valley. By Latika Nath.
  • Suri Tribal child, Omo Valley. By Latika Nath.
    Suri Tribal child, Omo Valley. By Latika Nath.
  • Bull Jumping, Hamar Tribe. By Latika Nath.
    Bull Jumping, Hamar Tribe. By Latika Nath.
  • Mursi Warrior. By Latika Nath.
    Mursi Warrior. By Latika Nath.

Omo Valley 2022 Map

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Gambella National Park Office, Gambela, Ethiopia

Omo Valley Tribes gate, Jinka, Ethiopia

Lobolo Camp, Lodwar, Kenya

Lake Logipi, Kenya

Nairobi, Kenya


Best Time to Visit

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This safari tour begins in Ethiopia and ends in Kenya.


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