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Arrive Addis Ababa. Overnight : Ghion Hotel. |
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Day 2 - Drive to Debra Libanose Monastery, about 110 km to the northwest, via Sululta plains where we have a short stop for a few birds like the Black- winged Plover, Red breasted Wheatear, Tawny eagle, Pectoral- patched Cist cola and some others. Around the monastery and the gorge we expect a few endemics like the White-billed starling, Abyssinian woodpecker, Black-headed forest Oriole, and Rupell’s and white-winged cliff chats. The river gorge itself is also very productive for birds of prey. The Lammergeyer, Verreaux's eagle, Egyptian and White-backed Vultures, Lanner Falcon, and Peregrine are only a few of the possibilities. Overnight stay Ethio-German lodge. |
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Day 3 - We have
an early start to Jemma valley for the localized and rare endemic
Harwood’s Francolin. Here in the valley we are also looking for the Foxy
Cisticola, Lesser kestrel, white-throated seedeater, White winged Cliff
chat, White-billed Starling, Erckel’s Francolin, Lammergeyer and different
raptors. Then, late afternoon, we drive to Debra Brehan. Overnight stay Eva Hotel |
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Day 5 - Drive to the Awash National Park via Addis Ababa as the trail between Ankober-Dulacha-Awash is not accessible for now. O/N stay at Awash Falls lodge |
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Day 6
- Full day bird watching and game viewing in the superb acacia woodland and
the thorny bushes of Awash. It provides a great numbers of bird species like
Martial and Imperial Eagles, Arabian Bustard, Rosy patched Shrike, Red wing
bush Lark, Bearded wood Pecker, Grey wren warbler, Ashy Cisticola, Red and
Yellow Barbet, Somali Golden breasted Bunting and Green winged Pytilia and
some others. O/N stay at Awash Falls lodge.
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Day 7 -
Leave
Awash for Lake Langano and enroute stopping at Koka Dam and Lake Ziway for more birding. Lake Ziway is one
of the best birding sites of the Ethiopian Rift Valley, and it provides
species like the Lesser Jacana, Common Snipe, Black Heron (the Umbrella
bird), Black crowned Crane, Saddle billed Stork, different Kingfishers,
Great black-headed Gull and Lesser Moorhen. O/N stay at Lake
Langano Resort
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Day 8 -
Drive
to Bale Mountains for three
nights staying. En route stopping at Dinsho, park headquarters, where we
see the endemic mammals like the elegant Mountain Nyala and Menelik’s
Bushbuck. Then, proceed to Goba. O/n stay at Goba Wabe Shebelle Hotel. |
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Day 9
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Birding
on the scenic plateau of Sanattie and forest near Goba. Here, we expect
birds like the Cinnamon- breasted Warbler, Mountain Buzzard, Abyssinian
wood Pecker, White-backed black Tit, Bale Parisoma, Slender-billed
Starling, Moor land & Chestnut Francolins,
African Snipe, Golden Eagle, Rufus Sparrow hawk, Watteled Crane,
Rouget’s Rail and Lanner Falcon. Apart from the birds, Sanattie
plateau also guarantees good supplies of the rare and beautiful
Ethiopian Wolf. O/N stay at Goba Wabe Shebelle Hotel.
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Day 10
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Proceed to Negelle Borena via
Harrena forest. En route, we stop at Ganalle River basin for the rare and
localized endemic species of Prince Ruspoli’s Turaco. Our day drive to
Negelle brings us to great varieties of low land species like
Shelly’s & Golden-breasted Starlings. O/N stay at Negelle Motel
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Day 11 -
Full days bird watching around Negelle area. The localized Sidamo Lark
and the endemic Salvadori’s Serin are our target birds for today. O/n
stay at Negelle Motel. Day 12 - Drive to Yabello with many roadside stops. We are looking for the Red-naped Shrike, Black caped Social Weaver, Lesser Kestrel, Eastern violet-backed Sunbird. The endemics White-tailed Swallow and Steersmen’s Bush Crow are two of the best birds we are expecting along this productive route. O/N stay at Yabello Motel
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Day
13
- We have a full day birding in and
around Yabello area, looking for more southern Ethiopian species, including some
East African specialties. O/N stay at Yabello
Motel
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Day
14 -
Drive to Wondo Genet with
an afternoon birding in Lake Awassa, where we expect a few species like
the white backed Duck, Western banded snake Eagle, Giant Kingfisher,
Allen’s and Purple Gallinule and Blue headed Coucal. Then we continue to
Wondo Genet; Overnight stay at Wondo
Genet (Wabe Shebelle) Resort hotel |
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Day
15
- Pre breakfast birding in
Wondogenet, which is home to endemic species like the beautiful
Yellow- fronted Parrot, Spotted creeper, Abyssinian wood Pecker and
Banded Barbet. Apart from the endemic species, we expect some
excellent birds like Narina’s Trogon, African hill Babbler, Crowned
Eagle, Broad-billed Roller, Half-collared Kingfisher, and Abyssinian
Ground Thrush, Grey cuckoo Shrike, Lemon Dove and Double-toothed Barbet.
Then we drive back to Addis Ababa, stopping at Cheleklaka
lake/Debra Zeit.
Evening
: We fly back home
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