As i have named my small tribal exploring tours "omo valley tours" most of my blog will be introducing about culture and nature of these beautiful people of the omo valley.
The Omo Valley is one of the most culturally
rich tribal regions on the African continent. It is known as
the ‘cradle of mankind’, existing as a pre-historic centre for the early hominid
era….. .Hominid remains
from the Omo Valley probably date back more than four million years.
The Omo River rises in the Showan highlandshaving
its source at Mt. Amara,it is a perennial river with many tributaries feeding
into it. It undulates through 470 kilometres on its way through a steep
inaccessible valley before slowing its pace as it nears the lowlands and then
meanders through flat, semi-desert bush, eventually running into Lake Turkana( the
worlds largest desert lake)
According to
paleontologists the omo valley has been
a crossroads for humans migrating in many directions over many millennia., Omo
pastoralists, cultivators, and hunters still pursue ancient lifestyles Tribes
like Bodi (Me’en), Daasanach, Kara (or Karo), Kwegu (or Muguji), Mursi and Nyangatom live along the Omo. Other tribes
such as the Hamar, Chai, Suri, Turkana, Ari and Bannalive further from the
river but have a network of inter-ethnic alliances.
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| the omo river |
