5-Day South Omo Valley Living Cultures Journey

Unforgettable Experience

This was my first time in Ethiopia and first time in East Africa, and what an incredible experience it was! I arranged for a 10 day tour but to an emergency only stayed 6.

Samuel the Organiser was very helpful and attentive along the whole journey, from tailoring the itinerary pre booking up until being in country and making sure things go smoothly via WhatsApp.

My Private tour was originally to visit Lalibela, Gondar and Addis Ababa, half historical and the other half food and culture but due to the war resuming in the Tigray region I decide to remove visiting Lalibela which Samuel agreed with and changed the excursion to another location.

My time was wonderful seeing the various architecture and landscapes woven in with the Orthodox Christianity and Ethiopian culture was like visiting Rome in Africa, so much history cannot be experience in a 10 days,I most definitely have to come back.

The hotels I stayed in were nice the only issue was the shower being cold in Gondar, but the mechanic was on hand to fix it.

There is a lot I could say about my time in Ethiopia but then i would have to write a short novel. The main highlight that is worth mentioning was Samuel putting together a wonderful birthday experience for me where I had a a local family of incredible women teach me how to prepare and roast coffee for a ceremony, cook a local dish and bake Injeera, this will remain a memory I never forget and I'm thankful for.

All in all every tour guide I had was informative. The drivers were punctual and Samuel made sure I was updated with any change In my itinerary, especially with the sudden change.

My main bit of feedback is regarding my package being full board and also having excursions every day it wasn't made clear whether I had lunch and dinner included at the hotel or only on the days im not out on a tour