Awash National Park:

Area- 756 kilometer
Established: 1966

Awash National Park is located 225kilometers, east of Addis Ababa with an area of 756 Square kilometers. It is the oldest and most developed wildlife reserve in Ethiopia. The park is entirely established on the plain of the Rift Valley. With the exception of 600 meter high Mountain Fentale, the park area is predominantly covered with acacia trees and savannah grassland. The main tourist attractions of the park include the 46 major species of mammals and 453 species of birds among which six species are endemic to the country.
All the mammals are mainly composed of east African plain animals like greater and lesser kudu, Oryx bush-buck, dik-dik, Cheetah, lion and others. The bird species include secretary birds, Abyssinian ground hornbill, turaco and go away birds. Another interesting feature is the Awash River Gorge that makes up the park's southern boundary and with a waterfall at its head.

Awash River water falls:

The Awash River falls enclosed within the 850 Kilometers square area of the Awash National Park. The falls is an additional value and factor that makes the Awash River the most unique and attractive in Ethiopia. The Honest Awash River, as it is mostly referred to, starts and ends in Ethiopia. The Awash River waters most of the arid parts of the country and finally sinks into the sand. Not far from the Kereyou Lodge, but some steps down in to the river gorge, one comes to a spot least developed but quiet, close and directly in front of the Awash River Falls. The wonderful scenery can keep anybody focused for hours and end. Aqua marine hot spring pool and the Fentale volcano activity.