The Great Rift Valley National Park, some 215kms south of Addis Ababa, is an ornithologist Paradise, as would be expected in a park Surrounding Two Rift Valley Lakes, WaterBirds Predominste, Over 200 Different species have been Recorded here, including Large Numbers of Great white pelicans, Great and Lesser Flamingos, and.more. situated at the Great Rift Valley, and Lake Langano recreational areas, the Abijatta shalla lakes National park attracts many visitors, using Lake Langano as base, it’s very easy trip to visit the national park which is cover the area of the park 887 square kilometer. Including Rift valley lakes of Abijatta and shall. The two lakes are separated by the three km of hilly land
Situated at the attitude of 1540 to 2074meters high peak mount Fike, which is situated Between the two lakes Besides two lakes, the primary attraction of the national park is Hot springs, and you have chance to see huge number of flamingoes, and one of The largest birds can be seen at the park headquaters, somalian ostrich, the mammals including Africa Oryx, Soemmerring gazelle, dik-dik, Lesser and greater Kudus Common warthogs, Birds of the areas, in particularly feed and breed on lakes Abijatta , and vehicles must not venture too close as there is a very real danger of sinking, the lake Shalla. By contrast, is at 275 meters and 865feet, Ethiopian deepest rift valley lake, the deepest lake in Africa Next to north of the equator It is exceptionally beautiful and still largely untouched stretched of water, with several hot springs that bubble up the shore and flow into the lake, the park Home to different types of aquatic birds species, that use the lakes, especially great white pelicans and greater and lesser flamingo, Shalla island used as a breeding site by many birds, others birds including white-necked cormorant, African fish eagle. And the heron, thousand of migrant waders and ducks during the pale arctic migration period, more mammals to the park Warthogs, Anubis baboon, and Hamadryas baboon, as well as Beautiful viewpoint