Today the Omo Valley is a destination for wealthy tourists who cross vast, uncomfortable distances to witness those same rituals—vanloads of white faces, most from Europe, hoping for something ...

Deep in the remote Omo Valley, an annual ritual known as the Ka’el ceremony takes place, where young men compete to gain as much weight as possible over six months. This unique tradition rooted ...

The annual rise and fall of the Omo waters is, in effect, the ancient heartbeat of the valley that has dictated the economic and social values of the almost 200,000 tribal members. All this will ...

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 ...

The Bodi people live in Ethiopia’s South Omo Valley - Bodi spiritual leader Baradhi here with his daughter Choma. Bodi girls Choma (L) and her sister wearing red ochre for a dance. Bodi boy from ...