Omo National Park and River

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Jinka 1018, Ethiopia

Debub Omo is a Zone in the Ethiopian Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region . Debub Omo is bordered on the south by Kenya, on the southwest by the Ilemi Triangle, on the west by Bench Maji, on the northwest by Keffa, on the north by Konta, Gamo Gofa and Basketo, on the northeast by Dirashe and Konso, and on the east by the Oromia Region. The administrative center of Debub Omo is Jinka.
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OMO NATIONAL PARK AND SURMA VILLAGE

Natural roads of the Omo River Valley

Ethiopia 2007 052 - Mago national park

Visit to Mago National Park in the Omo valley in southern Ethiopia. Meetings with the Aro and Mursi tribes. The Mursi are famous because of their lip dishes.

Ethiopia and the Omo Valley Experience - Raw Unseen Last Remaining Tribes

Ethiopia's South Omo Valley is without a doubt one of the most culturally rich and diverse tribal regions in Africa. Through this video you'll get a chance to see what it was like to be immersed in their culture, daily lives, and rituals. It's a raw experience that you really won't find anywhere else.

From the tribes of Hamar, Mursi, Kara, Dassenech, Ari, and Nyangatom you quickly realize that these are people that have been shielded from the modernization of the world. It's true that tourism and development projects has started to change the region. Everything that you see, smell, touch and breathe is like being invited into a living museum. Think of a trip like this as a human safari of sorts - read more in the blog post below to understand what the experience is like and my thoughts having gone through it.

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OMO/MAGO NATIONAL PARK EXP final

Saving the southern lower Omo valley Protected areas is an urgent option to sustain the less disturbed natural landscape & wildlife for adventure travelers with the famous cultural assets of The southern lower Omo valley peoples of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia - Trip from Jinka to Turmi

Four wheel drive trip in the lower Omo valley in southern Ethiopia. Encounters with various tribes.

Ethiopia / Jinka Part 59

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Jinka:
Jinka is a market town in southern Ethiopia. Located in the hills north of the Tama Plains, this town is the capital of the Debub Omo Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region and Bako Gazer woreda. Jinka has a latitude and longitude of 5°47′N 36°34′ECoordinates: 5°47′N 36°34′E and an elevation of 1490 meters above sea level. It is one of three towns in Bako Gazer woreda. Its market day is Saturday. The Mago National Park, 40 kilometers south by unpaved road, is a nearby attraction.
The local clinic was reported in 1996 to be in the process of upgrading to hospital status, which would become the first in the Zone. According to the SNNPR's Bureau of Finance and Economic Development, as of 2003 Jinka's amenities include digital telephone access, postal service, electricity provided by a diesel generator, a bank and a hospital. Jinka increased its electrical service from 16 to 24 hours a day in May 2009 when the town obtained additional generators. Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Jinka has an estimated total population of 22,475 of whom 11,774 are men and 10,701 are women. Previous population figures vary: the 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 12,407 of whom 6,519 were men and 5,888 were women; another source states in 1993 there were a total of 9,520 inhabitants.

Omo-Turkana Tours

Dear Travelers
Thank you for contacting me. Yes I am available at anytime of the year to give my reputed services, and I am very happy to give you my services in the best of ways to suit your interests to the utmost.
As I understood from your message, you will have a maximum of 6 days to visit the omo valley tribes. The best means of transportation is to fly out to Arbaminch from Addis and the return trip considering the tight schedule you have as to best use the limited number of days you have.

Depending on which festivities you would like to attend in the Northern part of Ethiopia such as: The Ethiopian New Year and The Meskel (Finding of the true cross) festivals in the month of September or The Timket (Epiphany ) festival in January,as per the deal you are going to make with the person you are contacting. Either ways are ok for me to give you a good service in the Omo valley.

I would like to tell you that your trip to Omo valley is mainly composed of daily life tribal adventures and some unique mass cultural activities which is dynamic and changes from one tribe to the other. Therefore, I prefer to use a flexible itinerary as opposed to the rigid daily program in the North; this is because during your stays in the Omo valley where you are in a specific day matters as to attend colourful tribal activities which is full of interesting adventures.

To give you a highlight, I will pick you from the airport in Arbaminch, visit the Dorze tribe, Konso tribe, Banna, Ari, Mursi, Hammer, and Karo tribes. There are some lodges you could check out in some of the destinations such as: Paradise lodge in Arbaminch, Kanta lodge in Konso, Eco Omo lodge in Jinka and Turmi or Buska Lodge in Hammer tribe's small town of Turmi. But I will be happy if you camp in some of the Tribal villages which will give you a good exposure to witness the Authentic life of the tribes being as close as possible with no worries to any problems for these communities are my people and I hope that you will love your stays with me in the Omo valley with quite a number of interesting cultural events to come across. You will have to adapt to the way of life these peaceful and beautiful communities live by daily and the toilet won't be a problem for we have a number of hotels and lodges in near by while taking rest for a tea or coffee and during village camping you will have to adapt the way the locals are using because in this way you will understand their way of life best.

Suri Tribe, Omo Valley Ethiopia Photography Trip

Suri Tribe private photography tour Omo Valley, Ethiopia with Australian photographer Jayne McLean. Highlight slideshow of South West Ethiopian photography trip. Tribal photography, experiences and connections.

Driving through Omo Valley, southern Ethiopia

Discover Ethiopia with Mereja TV: Driving through Omo Valley, Debub Omo Zone, southern Ethiopia
The Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region has a population of around 600,000 including the World Heritage Site the Lower Valley of the Omo. The Omo valley has been named as a living museum with around 18 ethnic groups representing four of Africa’s major linguistic groups. The Omotic-speakers are endemic to the south Omo and include the Ari, Maale, Daasanach, and the Hamar-Banna. The market towns offer the best opportunities for meeting local tribes people as they go about their trade and business. The villages are the best places to witness traditional ceremonies and gain a better appreciation for the diverse cultures and ways of life. The best way to explore this region is by road between July and March when time is spent visiting the local markets or exploring the remoter villages.

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Walking With The Mursi Part 4 of 5

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An adventure/travel documentary spanning four continents as David Willing hikes 500km across Ethiopia's remote Omo Valley, home of the fascinating Mursi tribes.

Producer/Writer/Director/Editor: David Willing

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2016 Why Not Adventure Film Festival - Semi Finalist (Galway, Ireland)
2017 Mountain Film Festival - Finalist (USA)

Synopsis
Whilst on a solo hike in the Grampians National Park in Australia, David became lost and as night fell he stumbled across an old Aboriginal rock shelter where he sought refuge. That night he became fascinated by the idea of exploring a tribal region where people still walk long distances daily for survival.

The personal, intimate and humorous documentary follows his training in the desolate highlands of Lebanon and the towering ice mountains of northern Italy before he blindly ventures into the remote Omo Valley of southern Ethiopia.

Gruelling distances, little water and no language are just the beginning of his troubles as he struggles on the daily foot commute that is walking with the Mursi.

The documentary captures a unique and rarely seen natural side of the Mursi, un-staged for foreigners. The rare footage filmed just before closures and resettlements means Walking With The Mursi may possibly be the last authentic adventure into the traditional Mursi life in the Omo Valley.

Composer: Brenton Broadstock

Voice Over Recordist: Darren Hulcombe

Colourist: Chris Bennett

Sound Mix: Chris Bennett and Darren Hulcombe

Special Thanks: Amen Sergew, Christina Neff, Bronwyn Hayward, Georgia Powick

Walking With The Mursi Part 2 of 6

Karo village, Omo River valley, Ethiopia

Karo village in Omo valley, Ethiopia

Documentary tribes, chapter 2: Mursi people (Ethiopia)

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The Mursi are an ethnic group located in the southwest of Ethiopia, within the Mago national park, of animist tradition that still live in a primitive way. Men go half-naked, women dress in animal skins and wear a lipstick. Boncaulo is a Mursi who occasionally comes to the market of Jinka, a city that is two days away through the woods. Some inhabitants of the town take the opportunity to make orders that you write down carefully on paper. Boncaulo learned to read and write a few years ago and is one of the few Mursi who knows how to do it. Your trips have become a great help for your neighbors.

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Los Mursi son una etnia ubicada en el sudoeste de Etiopía, dentro del parque nacional Mago, de tradición animista que aún viven de manera primitiva. Los hombres van semidesnudos, las mujeres se visten con pieles de animal y llevan un plato labial. Boncaulo es un Mursi que de vez en cuando acude al mercado de Jinka, una ciudad que se encuentra a dos días de camino a través de los bosques. Algunos habitantes del poblado aprovechan para hacerle encargos que anota minuciosamente en un papel. Boncaulo aprendió a leer y escribir hace unos años y es uno de los pocos Mursi que sabe hacerlo. Sus viajes se han convertido en una gran ayuda para sus vecinos.

Ethiopia 3 - South To The Omo Valley - 2010 part 2 of 3

Second of three parts traveling with WANT in Southern Ethiopia where we visited many areas and tribes. This segment starts with a Hamar tribe ceremony with dancing, ritual wife beating and bull jumping by a young man who is coming of age. There is also a separate video of the ceremony. This segment goes on to Turmi, Jinka, Dimeka (where we visited the Boma of a Hamar family), markets, Key Afar, the Weyto people, and then to Mago National Park which is home to the Mursi tribe. The segment concludes with visits to the Chemai and Durte tribes near Arba Minch.

South Ethiopia: On The Road From Arba Minch to Jinka

A very long driving day from Arba Minch to Jinka with at least four different tribes on the way. Rivers (right now, most were dried sand beds) usually act as the boundaries between tribes.

The children (and some adults) usually refer to all Westerners as...you...you...you and race towards the 4WD trying to sell or beg for pens, balloons, empty water bottles. Some misguided tourist started handing out items indiscriminately and now every child expects one. DON'T! Make your donation to a school, orphanage or church while visiting a country to make a difference...

Expedition across Africa - Ethiopia - on the way to Jinka in the Omo Valley

Our road continues...from Sudan into Ethiopia. We chose to go through the Omo Valley which is reknown for its colourful tribes which still live traditionally.

bodis south omo

THE BODY TRIBE IN SOUTH WEST ETHIOPIA

Gondar- Etnical Group from Omo Valley Ethiopia jan 14

Walking With The Mursi Part 3 of 6

Omo River

Viaggio nell'Etiopia del Sud, fra le tribù dei Karo, dei Mursi, degli Hammer, dei Surma

More Attractions in Jinka

South Omo Research Centre Museum