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Wildlife Safari to Awash National Park and Surrounding

By Armaye Ethiopia Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is P 18,239 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

This short wildlife safari takes you northeast of Addis Ababa to Awash National Park, which is found 253 km into the Ethiopian Great Rift Valley. The Awash National Park is home to over 460 species of birds and several mammals such as the Beisa oryx, desert warthog, Soemmering's gazelle, lesser kudu, hamadryas baboon, olive baboon, grivet monkey, Abyssinian hare, Salt's dik-dik, spotted hyena, aardwolf, bat-eared fox, golden jackal and other rarely seen mammals.

Activity location

    • Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Wildlife Safari to Awash National Park and Surrounding in English
  • Activity duration is 2 days2d
    2d
  • Opening hours: Wed 8:00-22:30
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
P 18,238.72 x 1 AdultP 18,238.72

Total
Price is P 18,238.72

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedDinner
  • What's includedWhat's includedBreakfast

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Addis Ababa - Awash National Park
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: Overnight Camping at Alideghe Wildlife Reserve
Awash National Park
  • 5h
Morning meet in Addis and drive to Awash National Park, 230 km away, part of the Ethiopian Great Rift Valley. The drive to Awash National Park will take us through the volcanic mountains and valleys, and witness the lava on both sides of the road as freshly turned earth. We will stop at the beautiful Beseka Lake which is rich in birdlife. Here, you can see the pink-winged pelican, African fish eagle, saddle-billed stork, and many more birds. In the afternoon, we will proceed to Awash National Park for a possible afternoon game drive and visit the beautiful Awash Falls. We will encounter wildlife such as Beisa oryx, Hamadryas baboon, lesser kudu, warthog, gazelle, and colobus monkey. Afterwards drive to Alideghe wildlife Reserve for overnight. Game drive at night will introduce you some more nocturnal mammals such as Bat eard fox, Aardvark, Ardwolf, Porcupine, African Golden Wolf, Genet families, Wild cat and more.
Day 2: Alideghe Wildlife Reserve - Addis Ababa
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch
  • Accommodation: Not included
Aledeghi Wildlife Reserve
  • 6h
  • Admission ticket included
We will have an early morning game drive around Aledeghi Wildlife Reserve. Here we expect to see olive baboons, beisa oryx, Soemmering's gazelle, gerenuk, Grevy's zebra, waterbucks, African Golden Wolf, Ostriches and perhaps the kori bustard and Arabian bustard, Secretary bird, as well as many indigenous birds and more. Stop for breakfast then return back to Addis Ababa.

Location

Activity location

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    • Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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