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HARAR, ETHIOPIA, TOURISM

HARAR, ETHIOPIA TOURISM ATTRACTIONS, INCLUDING BABILE & AWASH IN ONE TOUR: Discover ancient monuments & fabulous wildlife with our own conservation biologist

EAST ETHIOPIA TOUR INCLUDING HARAR, AWASH, BABILE

Awash - Harar - Babile Tour highlights

Awash National Park

As one travels from Addis Ababa to the east, the climate becomes increasingly dryer and eventually turns into the Ethiopian Somali semi-desert and desert. But within the desert even mild elevations help collect some rainfall, and the Awash River collects enough water to run through mostly barren landscapes or very open savannahs and prairies. Awash National Park surrounds the Fantale Volcano where the higher elevation create slightly more humid conditions, allowing for the development of denser savannahs.

A picture is worth a thousand words. Most of our hundreds of pictures are favored in Google! Why? Because no other website has so many beautiful high resolution pictures, all taken by ourselves. Our pictures not only show you the beauty of Ethiopia, but they also show that we have been everywhere when we researched all parks for the Ethiopian Wildlife Autharity, photographing wildlife, plants, people and culture. Read our PDF report to the Government on Parks an Culture! So why consider booking our our Ethiopia Culture & National Parks modules? Because only we combine the culture of Ethiopia with its nature. We don't mislead you like many tour operators do. When the Blue Nile falls are dry.... we tell you. When fog clouds the lava lake of Erte Ale Volcano? We let you know. Just drop us a mail info@nationalparks-worldwide.com  and we will check it out for you.

Our tours take you to ALL famous cultural places of Ethiopia, and on top of that, you get to see up to 20 large parks accompanied by a conservation professional, not a mere guide. There is nothing similar on the market. Check out our tours in modules like: Historical Circuit; Danakil Depression; Eastern Route; Simien Mountains; Bale Mountains; Southern Parks Safari; Gambella; Addis Ababa. BUT WAIT: if you buy your international ticket with Ethiopia Airlines, they will sell the internal flights at a price that you can't even ride the bus for. But you MUST plan it all in one package and making changes may be very costly. So let us help you plan your entire trip and book your local flights for an incredibly low price after you booked your international flight with Ethiopian Airlines! Also: Ethiopia can be combined with other East African countries, we organize.

Awash National Park entrance.

Awash Falls at Awash National Park.

Oryx at Awash National Park.

Warthogs at Awash National Park.

Awash Lodge.

Awash Lodge Restaurant.

Filwoha Hot springs in Awash National Park.

Harar, Ethiopia Tourism

Harar, Ethiopia, Tourism is famous for its ancient walled city, Harar, lies at an elevation of about 1900 m. For centuries, Harar linked the trade routes of Ethiopia with the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Harar Jugol, the old walled city, has been declared World Heritage List in 2006 by UNESCO and is considered 'the fourth holy city' of Islam" with 82 mosques, three of which date from the 10th century, and 102 shrines.

The two most famous entry gates into the walled city.

Old houses with balconies.

The Hyena man feeding a spotted hyena.

Babile Elephant Sanctuary

Also slightly higher than its surroundings is the Babile Elephant Sanctuary. While Elephants stay a good part of the year in the Sanctuary, most herds migrate out of the park to surrounding areas.

Left: The balancing rock of Babile Elephant Sanctuary.

Above: Euphorbia trees are native in Ethiopia that is often planted as enclosure hedges around farm houses.

Once considered a subspecies, genetic analysis of Ethiopian elephants showed that they are no different from other African elephants. Smaller tusks and body seizes are attributed to stress and poaching before reaching more mature ages.

Where-ever you travel there will always be the smiles of curious children waiting for you.

Being the fourth largest exporter in the world of bee wax and the tenth of honey, bees are extremely important in rural Ethiopia and one can see bee hives in many places in national parks and forests.

The daily chores of women and young children are fetching water at open wells and pits. Often they must walk several hours to fetch water, and together with the chores of collecting firewood, these chores are among the most inhibiting factors for better education of children and the emancipation of women.

Kondudo mountain

From Harar, one can visit the highest "amba" overlooking the city, the Kondudo mountain, which hosts a population of feral horses and a stalactite cave which rates among the 5 finest of Africa, locally know as the Gursum Pearl Cave. The latter is not yet developed and visits are a total expedition with no trails going to the caves, let alone inside the caves, which are without light.

This Harar, Ethiopia Tourism  itinerary takes you along all these destinations:

HARAR, ETHIOPIA, TOURISM