Awash National Park (186,700 acres / 75,600 ha) which lies along the awash river, features waterfalls, hot springs, palm groves, grassy plains, and semi-dormant volcano..
To the south of Adis Ababa there is a string of eight lakes, many reached via good roads, some are salty while others are fresh fed by rivers and springs from the highlands.
Getting to Awash National Park.
It is easily reached by paved road east Africa from Adis Ababa.
Major attractions in Awash National Park.
Mammals here include the beisa Oryx, waterbuck, soemmering’s gazelle, Swayne’s hartebeest, lesser and greater kudus, dik-diks, gravy’s zebra, and hamadryas and sananna baboons. Among the 392 species of birds are the ostrich, carmine bee-eater, and Abyssianian roller. Fresh water Lake Zwai hosts the hippos and the saddle-billied stork. Lake Langano is a brown freshwater lake, with hemprich’s hornbill residing in nearby cliffs.
Accommodation options in Awash National Park.
It has lodging.
Best time to visit Awash National Park.


