Ethiopian National Parks

Ethiopian National Parks
Ethiopia’s geological history, ranging from mountains over 4420 meters (13,000 feet) high to salt plains 130 meters (427 feet) below sea level, has shaped not only the climate variability of the country, but also resulted in the rich biodiversity of fauna species , with several endemic species of flora, fauna and wildlife are found only in certain areas.
Ethiopia’s biodiversity, culture and stunning landscape attract visitors from all over the world. Nature tourism based on the natural attractions of an area is one of the fastest growing sectors, photography, stargazing, camping, hiking, hunting, fishing, wildlife and visiting parks.
Ethiopia’s national parks, is a visual journey through seven national parks, capturing the wildlife, flora, fauna and beauty of these places. Ethiopian national parks also includes important visitor information for each of the 11 national parks, including location accessibility, accommodation, and altitude.

Simien Mountains National Park in northern Ethiopia is a spectacular landscape, where massive erosion over millions of years has created jagged mountain peaks, deep valleys, and sharp precipices dropping some 1,500m.

The Bale Mountains National Park (BMNP) is a protected area of approximately 2,200 square kilometers and is located 400 km southeast of Addis Ababa in Oromia National Regional State. This park belongs to the Bale-Arsi massif, which forms the western section of the southeastern Ethiopian highlands.

Awash National Park is one of the national parks of Ethiopia. Spanning across the southern tip of the Afar Region and the northeastern corner of the Misraq Shewa Zone of Oromia, this park is 225 kilometers east of Addis Ababa (and a few kilometers west of Awash), with its southern boundary along the Awash River, and covers 756 square kilometers of acacia woodland and grassland.

Ethiopia’s largest national park extends over 5,060km2 of Gambella Regional State in the low-lying far west. It is bordered to the north by the Baro River, a wide tributary of the Blue Nile navigable all the way to its confluence with the White Nile at Khartoum.

Abijatta and shalla National park far from Addis Ababa about 207 kilometers (129 miles) and this National park were established in the 1970 to conserve the wetland birds that is habited both lakes.

The wildly beautiful and diverse landscapes of Nech Sar National Park include a dense swathe of groundwater forest bordering the town of Arba Minch, the twin lakes Chamo and Abaya, the spiky acacia scrub of the mountainous Bridge of God that divides them, and the wide open Nech Sar (‘White Grass’) Plains.

Chebera Churchura National Park is a national park located in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region in the south west of Ethiopia. The park was founded by the regional government in 2005.

The park located on the eastern bank of the Omo river, it is 2262 sq km in area. The abundance of the wildlife in the park is equally fascinating as the Omo Park.