Bird Watching, short distance from Addis Ababa
This tour takes you carefully studied areas of Ethiopia where you will get bird species easily. Mainly you can do your trip in a short distance from the capital. These areas are home of many colonies of aquatic and endemic birds, out of the country’s total birds area, the itinerary touches the most and important one.Day 1: Arrive in Addis Ababa and city tour
Up on arrival at Bole international airport and met by the company representatives and transfer to hotel. After check in to hotel, you will have a sightseeing of Addis. It includes; National Museum, the home of the famous complete hominid fossil remain of Lucy dates 3.2 million years back, Mount Entoto, panoramic view point at the highest peak in Addis with an altitude of 3200 meter above sea level, Trinity Cathedral, a beautiful church with a baroque style of European architecture unique to both Ethiopia and Africa, Ethnographic Museum and Merkato (the largest open air market in Africa). Overnight in Addis AbabaDay 2: Addis-Suba-Sebata/ Menagesha Forest- Addis
Morning, drive to the west of Addis Ababa to reach Menagesha-Suba Forest. Before and after lunch you will have bird watching. In addition to many other birds you would see the endemic Blue-winged Goose. Then drive back to Addis. Overnight in Addis AbabaDay 3: Addis-Debre-Libanos- Addis
In the morning drive out of Addis in the northern direction. You would get great opportunity to see birds in the Sululta Plain. Continue driving to Debre Libanos, a 13th century monastery located in a valley. In addition to birds you will visit historical monastery of Debre Libanos, the attractive landscape and the endemic Gelada Baboon. After visiting, drive back to Addis. Overnight in Addis AbabaDay 4: Addis- Bishoftu/Debre-Zeit/the Resort Lake
After breakfast, drive to Debre-Zeit about 50 km south east of Addis Ababa. The crater lakes around and the savanna environment are known for the abundant aquatic and savanna birds. Enjoying the lake side of the resort. Overnight DebrezeitDay 5: Debre-Zeit- Awash National Park
In the morning, drive to Awash National Park with many stops for birding in many different swampy areas. After lunch birding and game viewing in Awash National park.Overnight in Awash