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SURMA TREKKING: Africa as it once was…… |
Ethiopia is home for numerous ethnic groups and tribes, more specifically there are about 80 ethnic groups and 
more than 250 languages and dialects are spoken
with in the country. Unlike other parts, the Southern Omo Valley is known for its ethniical diversities and it is uniquely isolated from modern Ethiopia.
There are 16 nomadic and semi-nomadic people inhabiting the Omo Valley without any influence of the outside world. The lower omo valley is also one of Ethiopian
world heritage site (some old hominid fossils were discovered around Lake Turkana near Ethio-Kenyan border)
SURMA (SURI) is one of the tribes in the Southwestern side of the Omo River living in the evergreen deserted mountains and hills. The Surma belongs to the
Nilotic–speaking group and are gatherers of wild fruit and pastoral cattle herders numbering more than 21,000 people. They are uniquely known for their donga,
a ceremony which involves stick fighting among boys and considered to bring heroism, pride, and prestige. The stick fight enables the winner seek his bride against
his rivals. The Surma men are often shave their hair as adornment with their earlobes and they are usually half necked and totally nicked during stick fighting.
The Surma Women wear lip plates inserted in their lower lips and have different hair adornments made by using razor blade. In a typical Surma village live more
than 1000 people leading the common life.
The Surma are animist who worship spirits and gods. They have also “medicine men” who acquire healing responsibility from their forefathers hereditably.
An exclusive exploration of remote areas with one of the worlds untouched cultures: mainly the Surma, Dizi, Yem, Bench, Menet, Mursi, Nyagatom, Dassench, Hamer,Karo,Bena and Aari in their village where you are going to be up close to their day to day activities.
We organize trekking expeditions to the Surma villages in the south western part of the country where You'll definetely see the untouched culture.
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