09/12/2017
package omo valley tribe.share within your friends as well your family's. 15 days itinerary Suri Tribe & Lower Omo Valley, ETHIOPIA Day 1, December 13th – Monday Addis-Jimma 346km; Most of the territory is inhabited by the Oromo people. The Oromo are an ethnic group found in Ethiopia, in northern Kenya, and to a lesser extent in parts of Somalia. With 30 million members, they constitute the single largest ethnic group in Ethiopia and approximately 34.49% of the population according to the 2007 census. Their native language is Oromoiffa which is part of the Cush*tic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family. O/n Jimma, Honey Land Hotel 0471-111515 Day 2, December 14th – Sunday Visit to the famous Aba Jifar II palace. Abba Jifar II was king of the Gibe Kingdom of Jimma (reigned 1878 - 1932). He was the son ofAbba Gomoland Queen Gumiti. He had several wives: Queen Limmiti, who was the daughter of the King ofLimmu-Ennarea; Queen Minjo, the daughter of the King ofKaffa; and Queen Sapertiti, also from Limmu- Ennarea. In the 1880s, he conquered a portion of theKingdom of Janjero, which lay east of Jimma, along theOmo River, and incorporated it into his kingdom. Afternoon 21kkm via Seka, Bonga, Shishinda in to Mizan Teferi. This is the place where coffee is believed to have originated. In fact the name itself “Coffee” might have derived from the name of this old region called “Kaffa”. O/n Mizan Teferi, Aden Hotel 0473-350542. O/n Mizan Tefri, Green Pension 0473-350538. Nathan arriving at Jimma Airport at 9:55am flight ET 135. Day 3, December 15th – Monday Mizan Teferi to Kibish 200km, the first part of this area is covered by dense pluvial rainy forest with different indigenous trees. The Agnuak people reside in the Dima district which is very near to Sudan. The Anuak are a river people whose villages are scattered along the banks and rivers of southeastern Sudan and western Ethiopia, in theGambela Region. Members of this ethnic group number between 100,000 to 150,000 people worldwide, most of them live in this southwestern area of Ethiopia, with others living directly across the border in southern Sudan. The "Anuak" are from the family of Nilotes. They have lived in the area of the Upper Nilefor hundreds of years and consider their land to be their tribal land. Arrive in Kibish and Camping. Day 4, December 16th – Tuesday Explore Kibish & the Surma Tribe live in a remote corner of south-western Ethiopia, virtually untouched by the modern world. According to Suri oral tradition, came to their present territory near Mount Naita about 200 years ago from the banks of the Nile River. The Surma have a sky god named Tuma. The Suri also believe in spirits and use medicine mentor undertake sacrifices or prayers and directly send them to Tuma. Another belief of the Suri is the rain maker. Piercing and lip plates are a strong part of the Suri culture. At the point of puberty most women have their bottom teeth removed in order to get their lower lip pierced. Once the lip is pierced, it’s then stretched and a lip plate is then placed in the hole of the piercing. O/n Kibish, Camping.
