Birdwatching Awash national parks
Southern Ethiopia
Overview
Awash is the premier national parks birdwatching
which has a rich diversity of birds.
This park is a home of various wildlife such as, Golden Jackal, Caracal but rare chance, hyena cave for spotted hyenas, Beisa Oryx, and Soemmerring’s Gazelle.
Included/Exclude
- Accommodation
- Transportation (Domestic flight & all Ground transport)
- Meals ( Breakfast,Lunch & Dinner)
- Entrance fees
- Tour Guides
- International Flight
- Alcohol drink
- Tips and others that are not described in the list of price inclusive.
Tour Itinerary
in the Morning after breakfast drive to Awash National Park in the Afar Plains, where a rich diversity of birds will make their appearance.
In the afternoon, arrive at Doho Lodge in the park. Lunch at Doho Lodge. The rest of the day will be
enjoying the natural hot spring and fresh air of the noon under the vast palm trees as well as walking around the lodge and nearby.
Overnight stay in Awash at Doho Lodge.
Regarding birding adventure, in the early morning start the exploration to find African Swallow-tailed Kite, a host of Bustards including Arabian, Buff-crested, Hartlaub’s, Black-bellied, and White-bellied, Bruce’s Green Pigeon, and tons more. During our time here we also hope to find Somali Ostrich, African Collared Dove, Singing Bush Lark, Gillett’s Lark, Chestnut-backed and Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Larks, Boran and Ashy Cisticolas, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler, Pale and African Grey Flycatchers, Mouse-colored Penduline Tit, four of Africa’s most lovely Sunbirds, namely Eastern Violet-backed, Nile Valley, Beautiful,and Shining, Southern Grey Shrike, Somali Fiscal, Woodchat Shrike, Northern Masked Weaver, Cut-throat Finch, and many others. seasonal migratory birds are also available such as Common Whitethroat and White-throated Robin from September-December. Raptor birds -watching is spectacular as usual in the park. Overnight in Awash National Park at (Doho Lodge)
On this day birding and wildlife safari will continue . Early morning birding around the Doho lodge area and drive to the Ali Dege Plains after breakfast. encounter with wildlife like Gravy Zebra, Gerenuk, and Soemmering’s Gazelle. There is also a rare chance to see Wild ass. Here you will have a game drive and scan the vast plain for Grevy’s Zebra, Gerenuk, Beisa Oryx, Simmering Gazelle, Grant’s Gazelle, Somali Ostrich and for some rare birds. Afterwards drive back to Doha Lodge for lunch. Next drive to Addis Ababa. After arriving proceed to the drop off point. Tour end.
