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Ethiopia Adventure Tour
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There are some
25 mountains whose peaks rise over 400meters, with
breathtaking scenery. The visitor will have many
possibilities for trekking in Ethiopia; here is some of
Ethiopian’s popular hiking destination.
Simien
Mountain, UNESCO’S world heritage site, found in the
northern part of the country, formed some Six hundred
million years ago, the mountains were an enormous volcanic
mass; rain and ice have carved deep fissures into them and
rivers have continued the work of erosion, creating an
incredible landscape: peaks and deep gorges. There are over
20 peaks over 4000 meters, including Ras Dashen at 4523
meters, the highest in the country. It is a home of many
rare species of animals, Gelada or bleeding heart baboon,
the Walia Ibex, Simien Wolf and rock hyrax. The Simien
Mountains can easily be combined with a tour on the Historic
Route. Visitors with little time can fly from Addis Ababa to
Gondar, some 100 km from the entrance to the park at Debark.
Bale Mountains
National Park is situated at 425 kilometers south-east of
Addis, the largest area of Afro-Alpine habitat in the whole
of the continent. It gives you opportunities for unsurpassed
mountain walking, horse trekking, scenic driving and the
changes to view besides staggering number of bird species,
many of Ethiopia's endemic mammals like Mountain Nyala and
Ethiopian wolf.
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