The park extends towards the south of Ethiopia, on the east bank of the Omo river. The latter river is 1,000 km long and reaches all the way to lake Turkana in Kenya, of which it is the only affluent.
The park, with its typical African environment, is mostly interesting because of the wide range of peoples that inhabit it, including the Mursi, Karo, Banna, Dizi, Hamer and Bodi.
These peoples, among the most fascinating in Africa, have maintained their ancient traditions almost completely unchanged to this day.

OMO NATIONAL PARK

Located on the west bank of the river Omo and running next to the border with the Sudan, in the Caffa region, is the Omo National Park. The park is little-known, still wild and home to a large variety of animals. Although not easy to access, it is possible to visit it by trekking through the territory of the Surma tribe, a people of Nilotic origin, similar to the Mursi. Like the Mursi, the Surma women wear a disk on their lower lip and dye their bodies with white-coloured decorations.

THE LAKES OF THE RIFT VALLEY AND THE PARK OF THE ABIATA AND SHALA LAKES

The Rift Valley is a deep fissure in the earth's crust that runs for over 6,000 km from the Middle East to Mozambique, and which is host to a magnificent series of lakes; the lakes are teeming in fish and inhabited by myriad species of birds.
In the park around lakes Abiata and Shala it is possible to see flamingos, pelicans, cormorants, ibis, marabou storks and many other species.
Nearby, lake Langano is a vacation resort with pleasant beaches dotted with acacia trees; the water is coloured a volcanic pink and is safe for swimming.