SIGNATURE BEST OF THE OMO 2027

ONLY 7 GUEST

Some of the most beautiful tribes on the African continent live deep in southern Ethiopia.  Inspired by their environment of wild trees, exotic flowers, and lush vegetation, these tribes use the clay soil of bright yellows, startling whites, and rich earth reds to paint each other’s bodies. They make bold decisions about their outfits’ hand-crafted from animal skins and decorated with beads, feathers, and shells. Known as a living museum to anthropologists, they become a walking body of art; to photographers, they are visually breathtaking. However, more than the photograph is the epic journey of discovery in a place so uniquely different from any other world. These tribes live side by side, each with their own traditions and unique appearance, making the Omo Valley one of Earth’s most tribally diverse places.

Rarely offered in other trips is the intimate experience with the Mursi, Kara, Daasanach, and Suri. Throughout this life-enriching journey, you will be given in-depth insight to the tribe’s lifestyle, beliefs, and ancient traditions to gain a deeper understanding of their world and embrace the true spirit of the people. While visiting the villages, you will not only have the opportunity to document their daily lives photographically, capture stunning portraits, and possibly witness some of their timeless ceremonies, but embrace the experience by spending time with them in their huts, join them in a cup of coffee, or try the local drink.

HIGHEST LEVEL OF COMFORT

Nestled in the forest on the Omo River in the heart of the Kara, it is the only permanent safari camp. The large tents are made from robust canvas and are tastefully decorated in simple African decor. East tent as a veranda and a private on-site washroom with a sink, flush toilet, and shower. Our meals are taken under the large canvas cabana along the river with a lovely table setting.

Unique in the itinerary is the chance to boat down the river to visit the extreme Mursi tribe in an area not accessible to others. Our team will set up a simple yet very comfortable fly camp for one night. The tents are tall enough to walk into and stand up in, and each will have a simple camp cot bed with matt and linens. This will also us to maximize our time with them intimately.

We will also use this simple fly-camp along the Omo River for our visit with the Dassanach deep down near the deltas of Lake Turkana and far away from tourist locations.

The Exotic Suri Tribe lives remotely along the Kibish River.

We are sending a special team to set up the highest-level mobile tent camp. Each guest will have their own large safari tent with a private en-suite shower and toilet, a real bed, mattress, linens, table for your gear, and charging in your tents. Our meals will be a wonderful blend of Western European cuisine and some favorite local dishes and served under a large, comfortable dining cabana. Even better, we will have two empty tents to use as portrait studios so that you can do portraits all day!!!

To cut down on extremely long and exhausting drives we will take two charter flights and one commercial flight.

This trip is limited to ONLY 7 GUEST to ensure that the photographers joining this expedition will have a higher quality experience with the best group dynamics.