Welcome to Omo Valley | Warning

JUST TAKE NOTE: you are entering in Omo Valley, for sure one of the most interesting area in all africa but unfortunately the tour operators MAFIA probably will disturb your journey. In every town of the valley there are several tourist offices where hundreds of guys push to sell you their packages. They can be helpful, but for ones love travel alone, these operators are very annoying and can be aggressive (and to be honest I met two girls very frustrating for their guides, very unprofessional and expensive, by the way...). They pretend to bring you to the villages or even to the common markets, they will tell you it's the "low", and they will tell you that going alone can be dangerous (extremely false). At least they just pretend your money. For example you can go by yourself to see the "bull jumping" and pay 200 bir directly to the "chiff" of the village (as I did), or sleeping in a Hummer Village for 100 bir paying directly your host (as I did), or not paying anything for public markets. So up to you, if you prefer a guide no problem, but if you travel alone and you want to be free, prepare yourself to fight with this MAFIA. Yes, it's can be frustrating the Omo Valley for the overlanders. Olso because here, more than other parts of the world EVERYBODY WILL PRETEND TO CHARGE YOU FOR EVERYTHING (and more compare with local people... be careful when you go to buy petrol at the black market). A part this, Omo Valley of course is a must if you visit Ethiopia.