Introduction
Start and end in Addis Ababa! With the Geferssa ,Sululta and Debre-Libanose Bird Watching Tour you have a 3 day tour package taking you from Addis Ababa to the most famous bird watching sites of ethiopia!. Geferssa ,Sululta and Debre-Libanose Bird Watching Tour is a small group tour that includes accommodation as well as transport and more.
Addational information:
Ethiopia a paradise for Ornithology, there are about 835 species of birds known to occur in Ethiopia, 23 are found exclusively within the country's boundaries. Most of these 23 endemic birds are widely distributed, among the various species are aquatic birds, Crowned and common cranes, Fish Eagle, king fisher, Jacanas, lapwings, Black Forest Oriole, the White Chicked Turacco and Senegal coucal, Tawny, Battler, the Abyssinian and Lilac breasted Roller, Kore bustard, carmine bee-eater, yellow breasted francolin and much more.
What is included in the tour
- Accommodation
- Guide
- COVID-19 Health & Safety Measures
- Insurance
- Transport
What is NOT included in the tour
- Additional Service
- Flights
- Visit to Menagesha Forest
- Visit to o Sululta
- Visit to Addis Ababa
Day 1: Menagesha Forest via Sebeta
Drive some 53 km southwest of Addis. In this small thick forest, you may see a few species like the Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird, Tropical Boubou, Ruppell’s Robin-chat, Wood Warbler, and the endemic Banded Barbet and Abyssinian Catbird. In the afternoon, drive to Geferssa Reservoir where we do expect the Blue-winged Goose, Black-headed Siskin and Ortolan Bunting are among the species you are looking for. In the late afternoon, drive to Sululta; Overnight stay at Sululta Local Hotel
Day 2: Debra-Libanose via the Sululta Plain
In the grassland of Sululta Plain, one can expect a variety of highland species like the Blackwinged and Crowned Plovers, Red-throated and Grassland Pipits, and the endemic Abyssinian Longclaw and Black-headed Siskin. Then, we proceed to Debra-Libanose. The 13th century monastery is one of the best birding sites near Addis Ababa. The elegant Lammergeier, Whitebacked and Ruppell’s Griffin Vultures, Black or Verreaux’s Eagle, the endemic Abyssinian Woodpecker and White-billed Starling are some of the beautiful birds we hope to see in and around the monastery. In addition, the Gelada Baboon, one of Ethiopia’s endemic mammals inhabits this gorge. Overnight hotel
Day 3: Excursion to Jemma valley
start to Jemma valley for the rare and endemic Harwood’s Francolin and other specialties like Foxy Kestrel, Foxy cisticola, White-throated serein, and Abyssinian Black wheatear. Afternoon drive back to Addis Ababa and End of the trip.
