Simply put, Ethiopia is hands-down one of Africa’s most productive and rewarding bird photography destinations! The country’s awe-inspiring scenery coupled with an array of spectacular, wonderfully photogenic and approachable birds and mammals make this a photographer’s dream! Added to this a kaleidoscope of fascinating and striking cultures augment the entire experience. This amazing country supports a truly staggering volume of birds, and due to the population’s beliefs and customs many species are extremely approachable affording us unrivalled photographic opportunities.

This amazing country supports a truly staggering volume of birds, probably more so than any other country in Africa and due to the population’s beliefs and customs of not hunting or persecuting birds and mammals, we will undoubtedly be able to get extremely close to many species that will afford us unrivalled photographic opportunities.

During this exciting bird photographic adventure, we will attempt to obtain superb photographs of as many of Ethiopia’s magnificent and highly acclaimed endemic birds and other superb and eye-catching species as possible and these include Wattled Ibis, Rouget’s Rail, Spot-breasted Lapwing, Abyssinian Owl, the mightily impressive Thick-billed Raven, Yellow-fronted Parrot and Abyssinian Woodpecker, as well as Wattled and Black Crowned Cranes, Arabian Bustard, Lichtenstein’s Sandgrouse, Abyssinian Ground Hornbill and a plethora of confiding water-birds that frequent the various Rift Valley Lakes.

We will also spend some time enjoying and photographing the country’s impressive mammals such as Geladas and the critically endangered Ethiopian Wolf, while cultural photographic opportunities are abundant throughout!

Highlights

• Exceptional opportunities to photograph many of Ethiopia’s endemic and special birds.
• Exploring some of Ethiopia’s most celebrated national parks including Bale Mountain National Park and Awash National Park.
• Photographing one of the world’s most endangered carnivores - Ethiopian Wolf.
• Experiencing a vast array of vibrant Rift Valley Lakes where it is usual to see 150+ bird species in a day.
• Traversing the stunning Sanetti Plateau on Africa’s highest road.
• Seeing and photographing other endangered and threatened mammals such as Soemmering’s Gazelle, Mountain Nyala, Beisa Oryx, Grevy’s Zebra and Bale Monkey.