OMO VALLEY located in the remote south-west of Ethiopia Omo valley, As many as two dozen different tribes occupy this region, some numbering tens of thousands, other no more than 500, each one of them culturally unique. As The south Omo region is inhabited by colorful, culturally diverse tribes who continue their traditional lives, little changed by the outside world.
The major Ethiopia Cultural Tour Route , Omo valley, have been a crossroads for thousands of years as various cultures and ethnic groups migrated around the region.To this day, the Omo Valley People, including the , Mursi, karo,Hamar, Surma, Karo, Nyangatom, Bena, Tsemai ,Ari and much more, are studied for their diversity.
The major tribes are the Arbore, Hamar, Mursi, Karo, Bena, Tsemai, Ari, and Surma, each with their different languages, customs and dress. Some are masters of face and body painting, some have body scarification and stretching their lower lips with clay and wooded ‘plates’, whilst others have intricate hairstyles, using red earth and butter.
