Ethiopia Bird Photographs
As safaris to Ethiopia have become more and more popular over the past few years we have been asked on numerous occasions about the wildlife and in particular the Birdlife. Well, let me just say that over a recent short visit to the Northern Historical area I was blown away by the number of birds that I was able to see.
The country offers up 800 species of which 29 are endemic, compare that number with South Africa 700 species, Botswana 500 species and Tanzania with over 1000 species and one starts to understand that Ethiopia is up there with the best in Africa when it comes to birding.
Birding in Ethiopia is fantastic in the following areas, The Highlands, The Rift Valley, Lake Tana and in particular the Southern areas of the country.
All photographs have been taken by us here at Uyaphi.com with the sole purpose of showcasing birding from a 6-day safari that we have just completed.
Ethiopia Birding Gallery
Palace Of Haile Selassie
Haile Selassie, King of Kings, Lion of Judah, by the grace of God, Emperor of Ethiopia. Quite a mouthful of a title for a single man or, as the Rastafarians would have it, the son of God. So awe-inspiring are the adjectives that you would have expected him to live in a magnificent palace made of the finest Carrara marble or a granite stone castle in the tradition of Gondar.Visiting The Lalibela Rock Churches
Your correspondent has been travelling in Africa for over three decades. I feel that I know sub-Saharan Africa; its smells, its peoples, its geography and its wildlife. Ethiopia is different, as different as snow is to sand. So different that you could get a very sharp knife and detach it somewhere in the Red Sea because it is not similar to any of its Arab world neighbours either.Where To Travel In Ethiopia
New on Uyaphi.com is our Travel in Ethiopia portfolio featuring safaris and tours to this somewhat new African safari destination; we are very excited about Ethiopia and all that she has to offer. Think of Ethiopia as a more cultural safari destination than what one is used to in Africa.