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Nechisar National Park Travel Guide
Nechisar National Park has always been a compelling character in Africa's adventure travelogue for being one of the best in Ethiopian safari. Located south of Ethiopia, Nechisar is a golden window of opportunity to see exotic animals and migratory birds flourishing in a natural habitat thick with color and vegetation. Adventure here is defined by fishing on the lakes, climbing on the foothills, hiking in groundwater forests, and visiting the crocodile farms before calling it a day in the nearby town of Arba Minch or "Land of 40 Hot Springs."
Through walking or boat safaris, animal-lovers may get acquainted with the park's hodgepodge of wildlife including grant's gazelles, zebras, dik-diks, kudus, swayne's hertebeests, black-backed jackals, and velvet monkeys. The park is also admired for its migratory bird populations such as kingfishers, pelicans, storks, flamingos and fish eagles. Most of the park is draped in dense bush land and the foothills and wooded valleys of Amaro Mountains, a destination for bushwalkers, mountaineers and campers.
The "Bridge of God," an isthmus, divides Nechisar between the lakes of Abaya and Chamo, which sustain the abundant life in the park. The lakes are regarded as the most attractive of their kind in Southern Ethiopia as they are garlanded by varied flora such as bizarre flowers, savannah plains, groundwater forests, and sycamore trees that can grow to up to 30 feet. Both lakes teem with fish, especially Nile Perch, a famous catch among game fishers. A hike along the lake leads to picturesque plantations of cotton and other crops. To Lake Chamo's north is a stretch called the Crocodile Market, where hundreds of crocs bath under the tropical heat.
A modern town linked to Addis Ababa by airplane, Arba Minch is the doorstep to Nechisar. The town is famous for its springs, a nice place to strike a conversation or to get involved in a game with the town's locals. Another means to get to know the people are through their varied cultural and artistic expressions showcased in the annual Thousand Stars Music and Dance Festival.
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