Nomad Ethiopian ToursJinka · South Omo
2–3 days · Village stay

Stay with a Hamer family

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Most visitors spend an hour in a Hamer village. This trip is the opposite: you stay with one family for two nights, sleep in the village and follow their day. There is no show. You eat together, drink buno (coffee-husk tea) by the fire, and see how the family lives, works and laughs.

Detailed itineraries are in English for now. Write to me in your language, I will reply.

Day by day

Every itinerary can be changed to fit your dates, pace and budget.

  1. Day1

    Jinka to the village

    We leave Jinka in the morning by car or motorbike and stop at a market town to buy food and gifts for the family (coffee, sugar, flour). In the afternoon we arrive in the village, meet the family and set up your tent or your place in the house. The first evening is for getting to know each other.

  2. Day2

    A day in the village

    Morning with the cattle and goats, fetching water, grinding sorghum, coffee by the fire. In the afternoon you can rest, walk around the village or join whatever the family is doing. If it is Monday or Saturday, we can visit the Turmi or Dimeka market.

  3. Day3

    Goodbye and back to Jinka

    Breakfast with the family, time to say goodbye, and the drive back to Jinka, where we arrive in the afternoon.

Included

  • Guide and translation (Hamer, Amharic, English)
  • Transport by car or motorbike, with fuel
  • Village and family fees
  • Tent if needed

Not included

  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel in Jinka
  • Tips

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