About this place

Located 225 km east of Addis Ababa, the Awash National Park is one of the nearest parks of Ethiopia to Addis Ababa. The park is of special interest to see different birds of Ethiopia including the Ethiopian endemic birds yellow throated serine and Abyssinian Roller.

The park is reached via the town of Adama (Nazareth), and with an enjoyable stop at one of the crater lakes of Bishoftu. One of the best spots to see in the park is the Awash River water falls. The Awash River is an inbound river (doesn’t reach the seas) running about 1,200 km in Ethiopia.

With a game driving in the Awash National Park visitors can see Kudus, Gazelles, Beisa Oryx, warthogs, and spot various birds. Usually, one can also see few crocs in the Awash River, if lucky.