Ethiopia Wildlife Photography Tour package (8 Nights / 9 Days )

Fly Addis to Gonder - Simien Mountains

Take a morning flight to Gondaddis to Gonder - Simien Mountainsr on arrival to Gondar pick up by our drivers and continue to Debark about 100km from Gondar where the park HQ is located. finish all entrance fees and heading to Simien Mountains. We will take a short hike around the lodge to spot and Photograph Gelada baboons(The bleeding hearted Baboon).

Overnight Simien Lodge.

Simien Mountains

Take a morning drive into the park for the day trip. The day drive & hike will take you in a beautiful views of the simien landscape and the endless mountain ridges, and you have a chance to observe and photograph the endemic gelada baboons, Walia Ibex, Bush Buck and Clifs springer. Also birds such as Lammergayer, Francolins & Ankober Serin.

O/night Simien Lodge.

Fly Back to Addis - Bale Mountains Early morning drive back to Gonder and then take a flight to Addis. On arrival to Addis cach up for a flight of Bale Mountains. On arrival meet the driver and heading to Dinsho( park headquarters) here in the Wood land part of the park we will be rewarded by huge number of Ethiopian endemic mammals such as Mountain Nyala, Menillik's Bush Buck and also the Bohor reedbuck.

O/night Goba Wabe Shabale Hotel

Drive to Sanneti Plateau

In the morning After breakfast, drive to Sanetti Plateau above 4000 meters, with Afro-alpine Moor land, beautiful wild alpine scenery. Spend the whole day to see the rare and endangered Canid species Ethiopian Wolf, Ethiopian Hare, water birds like Blue winged Goose, Ruddy shell duck, Wattled Crane and others.

O/Night Wabe Shabale Hotel.

Full Day Sanneti Plateau and Harena Forest

On this day you will spend on the plateau hunting for Ethiopian Wolf again and on the Afternoon drive down to Harena Forest to spot the endemic Bale Monkey feeding on Bamboo trees. other monkey families will be seen here. In the night we will do a night safari for Noctornal mammals in the forest. O/Night Wabe Shabale Hotel.

Drive to Awash National Park

Morning after breakfast leave Bale Mountains for Awash National Park. On our drive to the park pass Lake Beseka and enter the Awash National Park. On our way, we may encounter olive and Hamadrias baboons. Birds like Somali Golden Breasted Robin, Nile Valley Sunbird, Lineated Pytilia, red and yellow barbet, Yellow Throated Serin, Sombre Chat and Arabian Bustard.

Overnight Genet Hotel.

Visit Alideghe Wildlife reserve

After having an early breakfast at the lodge, we take a drive to Alideghe game reserve located north east of the Awash National Park. Here we will have a game drive and scan the vast plain for Grevy’s Zebra, Gerenuk, Beisa Oryx, Simmering Gazelle, Grant’s Gazelle, Olive and Hamadrias Baboons, Somali Ostrich and for birds such as Brown Snake-Eagle, African Pygmy Falcon, Black-chested Eagle, White-bellied Bustard, Acacia Paradise Whydah, Abyssinian Roller, Secretary bird, Arebian Bustard, Kori bustard, bee eaters, different weavers and vultures. We then drive to Doho Lodge for lunch and enjoying the natural hot spring under the vast palm trees.

On the late afternoon when the sun starts to cool down, we will take a short drive to Awash Park. The rest of the afternoon, we will have a game drive around Ilala Plains, here we expect to see herds of Beisa Oryx, Sommering’s Gazelle. If we are lucky we will spot some of the rare dwelling like, Bat Eared Fox, African Wild Cat and different endemic birds. O/night Doho lodge.

Drive Back to Addis On this day make a morning excursion around the lodge and then return back to Addis. On arrival to Addis On the evening have farewell dinner at traditional Ethiopian restaurant then transfer to Airport for your international flight.