The itinerary evolves as we go along. Our tag-team pair of Land Cruisers galumphs down the scrubby track at a hiker's pace, and every hundred yards or so the vehicles stop short, the doors swing open, ...

Planning a trip to Ethiopia’s Omo Valley can be tricky without the right help — local guides are essential for navigating the remote villages, understanding tribal customs, and ensuring a respectful ...

With every generation, the chance to see some of the world’s last tribal people living authentically dwindles. When I visited the Omo Valley in southern Ethiopia almost two decades ago, there were few ...

Ethiopia’s Omo Valley is one of the most culturally rich regions in Africa, home to communities with deep traditions and distinct ways of life. In this video, we travel through the Omo Valley to learn ...

Somali model Fatima Siad calls New York City home these days, but this winter, eager to reconnect with her East African roots, she took a trip to Ethiopia’s Omo River Valley—one of the last remaining ...

The Lower Omo Valley in southwest Ethiopia is home to more than 200,000 people, living in villages along the shores of the mighty Omo River, which meanders for 500 miles through the central highlands ...

With large eyes staring out behind his brilliantly painted face this young child is a proud member of one of east Africa's most fascinating tribal groups. His face decorated with coloured clay and a ...

A prehistoric site near Lake Turkana, the lower valley of the Omo is renowned the world over. The discovery of many fossils there, especially Homo gracilis, has been of fundamental importance in the ...

A land grab twice the size of France is under way in Ethiopia, as the government pursues the wholesale seizure if indigenous lands to turn them over to dams and plantations for sugar, palm oil, cotton ...