AWASH NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDINGS

  • Duration : 3 days
  • Transportation : Surface
  • Destination : Awash National Park

DAY 01

Friday – Early drives to Awash for four about hours and then enjoy the splendid beauty of Awash river waterfall. After lunch break game drive to Salla plains for wild life and bird watching.

DAY 02

Saturday- Start driving to the foothills of mount Fentale where you can begin the five hours trek to the volcano. Then drive back to the beautiful natural spa or palm pool with picnic lunch. From there drive to the remote Sabure typical Afar peoples Saturday market where they have separate cattle and commodity market. After taking the picnic lunch at the hot springs drive to lake Beseka near the Hyena Cave to see the Hyena’s leave the cave here one can see a minimum of twenty to thirty Hyena while enjoying the aquatic birds at lake Beseka including the rare Pink Flamingoes. Then drive back to Awash National Park and O/n there.

DAY 03

Sunday- Early morning to the southern section of the park for another game viewing, and start driving back to Addis Ababa stopping at Nazareth for Lunch before returning back to the capital ending the trip.