Going to Ethiopia, I honestly didn’t know what to expect. When you think about Africa, you conjure up images of giraffes munching on leaves up above, lions grumpily growling, or the majestic migration of wildebeest. What is easy to forget is the human side of the continent and how incredible the people are once you get to know them. These are the many faces of Omo Valley in Ethiopia.
What You’ll Get Out Of This Article:
- Discover the unique qualities of the tribes of the Omo Valley.
- See a glimpse of donga fighting and bull jumping ceremonies.
- Learn which tribes use the infamous lip plates, and which are heavily adorned with body paint and beads.
- Read about the day to day life of the Omo Valley tribes.
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Contemplative Zen
What makes Ethiopia uniquely different from the other parts of Africa is that it is less of an animal safari and more of a human safari. That probably sounds a bit strange and at times it really does put you in morally ambiguous situations where you question whether you’re completely disrupting a society’s existence or bringing about positive improvement.
The beauty of travel though is that it really does get you thinking about humanity at a broader level, puts you out of your comfort zone, and forces you to think about the simple values of life.
A Little About Omo
The region of Omo Valley of Ethiopia probably deserves a little bit of an introduction. I certainly didn’t know much about it and after a bit of research I knew that I couldn’t miss this opportunity.
Omo Valley is truly one of the last surviving group of people where modernization has hardly touched them which feels impossible in an era of Internet. For…
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