Abijatta Shalla Lakes National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
national park in Ethiopia
About Abijatta Shalla Lakes National Park
Thousands of flamingoes create pink carpets in the blue bays of the lake; great white pelicans soar in from Lake Shala to enjoy the fishing and execute their fantastic ballet; pied kingfishers hover and dive; fish eagles protect their territory with their eerie cry; cormorants and darters fill the dead acacia trees silhouetting strange and beautiful shapes against the sunset. Here are tall marabou stalks and sacred ibis. Snipe, stilt, avocet dwell sometimes in the hundreds of thousands, the black heron searches the shallow water in the shadow created by his black umbrella. Warthogs, ostriches and flamingoes are common. The National Park and this part of Ethiopia as a whole can be visited during the rainy season: dirt roads in the area not that slippery, even at the end of July or the begin
Abijatta Shalla Lakes National Park Travel Guide Sections
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