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25 09 2009

AMHARA PLATEAU, Ethiopia: Simien National Park, Gelada Baboons and the Great Rift Valley

Posted by: kirsty_wilson in Africa, tags: , , , ,

Where is the Amhara Plateau?

Gelada Baboons on the Amhara Plateau

Gelada Baboons on the Amhara Plateau

The Amhara Plateau incorporates the ‘Simien National Park’ which is a World Heritage Site and was inscribed by UNESCO during 1978 – one of the first localities to receive inscription.

It is located in northern Ethiopia, 120 km north-east of Gondar. Erosion over the years of the Great Rift Valley, has created an amazing landscape of majestic peaks and deep valleys. Ras Dashen, at a height of 4620m, is the fourth highest peak in Africa.

The Gelada Baboons, Simien fox, Ethiopian wolf and the Walia Ibex (a goat) are found nowhere else in the world. Sadly, these species are diminishing. Consequently, during 1996 the park was added to the UNESCO register as a ‘World Heritage Site in Danger’.

The 5th Edition ‘Ethiopia Bradt Travel Guide Book’ comes highly recommended

Map

TravelTipsPlus Google Map of Amhara Plateau

One Great Reason to Visit Amhara Plateau

One great reason to visit the Amhara Plateau and Simien National Park is to watch the fascinating Gelada Baboons negotiate the steep cliff-sides and manage it successfully!

Simien National Park

For More Information

  • Wikipedia
  • Ethiopia – Official Tourism Site

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    2 Responses to “AMHARA PLATEAU, Ethiopia: Simien National Park, Gelada Baboons and the Great Rift Valley”
    1. Ethiopia Travel says: October 16th, 2009 at 11:38 pm

      While looking for ethiopia travel on Friday I came across your blog and post about AMHARA PLATEAU, Ethiopia: Another travel destination from Kirsty Wilson |. I could not believe the amount of quality material that exists on this site. The site is extremely eye catching and pulls the reader straight it, the articles are great quality and are very professionally written. I have seen too many of these sites where it looks like they pay an 8 year old to do the writing – Not this one. Your site is easily the best that I have seen in a long while.

    2. Kirsty Wilson says: October 17th, 2009 at 8:24 pm

      Thank so much for taking the time to leave a comment regarding this post. This is an area I would love to visit – I’m yet to venture south of the northern African countries. Maybe one day! It is a long way from Australia. :-)

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