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- Ethiopian wolf on the Sanetti Plateau: The rarest canid in Africa, rust-red with a white chest, trots across the open Afroalpine grass hunting rodents. Dawn and mid-morning give the best odds, and you can often watch from the roadside.
- Tullu Deemtu: At 4,377 m, this is the second highest peak in Ethiopia. A rough track runs almost to the summit, where a radio mast stands among frost-shattered rock and the view runs for kilometers.
- Harenna Forest: South of the plateau, the road drops through a wall of mist-soaked forest hung with moss and giant heather. Colobus monkeys, bushpigs and the occasional lion live here, and the birdsong is loud at first light.
- Mountain nyala at Dinsho: This large, spiral-horned antelope lives only in Ethiopia. Grazing herds wander the juniper meadows by the park headquarters,
- Ethiopian wolf on the Sanetti Plateau: The rarest canid in Africa, rust-red with a white chest, trots across the open Afroalpine grass hunting rodents. Dawn and mid-morning give the best odds, and you can often watch from the roadside.
- Tullu Deemtu: At 4,377 m, this is the second highest peak in Ethiopia. A rough track runs almost to the summit, where a radio mast stands among frost-shattered rock and the view runs for kilometers.
- Harenna Forest: South of the plateau, the road drops through a wall of mist-soaked forest hung with moss and giant heather. Colobus monkeys, bushpigs and the occasional lion live here, and the birdsong is loud at first light.
- Mountain nyala at Dinsho: This large, spiral-horned antelope lives only in Ethiopia. Grazing herds wander the juniper meadows by the park headquarters, close enough to photograph without any hiking.
- Finch Habera Waterfall: A tall, narrow fall drops into a forested gorge near Goba. The walk in passes bamboo and tree ferns, and the mist from the base soaks you if you walk right up.
- Web Valley: A broad, glaciated valley with grazing horses, clear streams and campsites. Giant mole rats pop out of their burrows, and wolves patrol the slopes.
- Garba Guracha Lake: A small, cold lake near Dinsho, ringed by grassland and reeds. Waterfowl gather on it, and a short walk from the road is enough to reach the shore.
- Gaysay Valley: Open grassland threaded with a river, often visited for the nyala, warthogs and baboons that feed out in the open, with a flat track for easy walking.
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Hi, I’m Johan (Netherlands 🇳🇱), the creator of TakeYourBackpack. Over the past 3 decades, I’ve backpacked through 90+ countries across six continents, gaining extensive experience with independent travel, long-term trips, and overland routes.