Category: National park

Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia’s most significant biodiversity hotspot, boasts a rich variety of high-altitude habitats. These include lush evergreen forests, giant bamboo stands, pastel-shaded moorlands, and river valleys lined with fragrant juniper-hagenia woodlands. In 2009, the park was nominated as a tentative UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site. It is the primary habitat for three […]

Simien Mountains National Park, covering 412 km², stands as Ethiopia’s premier trekking and walking destination. UNESCO inscribed it as a Natural World Heritage Site in 1979, praising its “spectacular landscapes, with jagged peaks, deep valleys, and sharp precipices dropping 1,500 meters.” Beyond stunning views and hiking opportunities, the park’s Afromontane meadows and moorlands are vital […]