The pictures in this post are shot by me near Lake Abaya, the biggest Ethiopian Rift Valley lake. You might have heard of East African Rift Valley, and the Rift Valley lakes in Ethiopia are the northernmost of the African Rift Valley lakes. This group of lakes in the East African Rift runs north-south through the continent, from Ethiopia in the north to Malawi in the south.
In central Ethiopia, the Great Rift Valley splits the Ethiopian highlands into northern and southern halves, and the lakes occupy the valley floor between the two highlands.
This is a beautiful region surrounded by green rolling hills, and it’s full of banana plantations, pineapple plants, and mango and guava trees. The local people live a pastoral life, herding cows and growing fruits.
Locals use these colorful tanks for carrying water. It was pretty hot when I was there, so I believe it’s not an easy job for the kids and women to carry the heavy water tanks in the scorching sun.
The closest big town is Arba Minch. It’s known for its fish farms, and it also supplies fruits to the whole country. There is a university in this town which is well-known nationwide. The town is served by Arba Minch Airport. Some tourists fly directly here to travel in the south instead of first going to the capital city Addis Ababa.
Arba Minch is a good base to explore the amazing Nechisar National Park, where zebras 🦓 and gazelles roam the vast savannahs. 2 biggest Ethiopian Rift Valley lakes - Lake Abaya and Lake Chamo are also close by. I did a boat tour to these lakes and watched hippos, crocodiles and lots of water birds. It’s also the gateway for going further south to the 2 national parks: Omo and Mago, where you can see the interesting wildlife and experience the unique tribe cultures.
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need to visit that place
🙂It’s a beautiful place.
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What teleportation device do you use to be in all these countries in short amount of time? Or are you traveling through the blockchain? this is very nice.
Haha 😄 blockchain travel machine... I love this idea! 💡 My posts about Australia are most recent experiences, the others are memoirs ;)
That's wonderful😄 keep up the great work, really well done!
I like that Photo with the rolling hills and the hut. Did you stay with the locals when you were there?
I usually stay with locals via Airbnb or couchsurfing, but I didn’t find any relevant info there, so I paid a travel agency in the capital city to book the accommodation for me, an English lady did the same, so we shared a room in a hotel or a guesthouse in different places.
这才是原生态
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真是一片神秘而又壮丽的净土!
谢谢关注 =)
美如画!
🙂
人和动物,自然和谐相处。这种原始的美有一种令人向往的力量。谢谢分享!
不客气 =)
不错~你在埃塞吗?
我在澳洲呢 埃塞是去年过去玩的 你在喀麦隆工作?
嗯,有空来喀麦隆玩啊
好呀 以后有空打算去的 那边你感觉怎么样
还不错,非洲中等水平:)
It looks amazing. The red earth of Africa is something I have yet to experience.
Hope you will make it as soon as possible =)
你还在非洲住过呀?
只是去浪了几周 ;)
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Again! Yeah~ Thanks mate!
Interesting Post. Looks like a hard life for the people there. A totally different world compared to Europe...