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Ethiopia Bird Photography Tour Ethiopia Bird Photography Tour: Highland Endemics, Rift Valley Lakes & Bird- rich Savannas 1st to 14th December 2018 (14 days) Simien Mountains & Lalibela Extension 14th to 20th December 2018 (7 days) Bearded Vulture (Lammergeier) by Marius Coetzee Rockjumper & Oryx - Ethiopia Bird Photography Tour and Extension Itinerary 2 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 and wonderfully photogenic and approachable birds and mammals and a kaleidoscope of fascinating and striking cultures making this a photographer’s dream! 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! THE TOUR AT A GLANCE… THE ETHIOPIA BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY ITINERARY Day 1 Arrival in Addis Ababa Addis Ababa to Lake Langano via Lakes Chelekleka, Hora, Bishoftu, Koka & Day 2 Ziway Day 3 Lake Langano area Day 4 Lake Langano to Goba Goba to Bale Mountain Lodge, via Sanetti Plateau, Bale Mountain National Day 5 Park Bale Mountain Lodge to Goba, via Sanetti Plateau, Bale Mountain National Day 6 Park Day 7 Goba to Awassa Day 8 Lake Awassa area Day 9 Lake Awassa to Ziway via Lakes Abijatta and Shalla Rockjumper & Oryx - Ethiopia Bird Photography Tour and Extension Itinerary 3 Day 10 Lake Ziway to Awash Day 11 Awash to Bilen area (northern Awash National Park) to southern Awash NP Day 12 Awash National Park (southern section) Day 13 Awash National Park to Addis Ababa Addis Ababa and depart or fly to Gondar if continuing on the Simien Day 14 Mountains and Lalibela Extension THE SIMIEN MOUNTAINS AND LALIBELA EXTENSION Day 1 Addis Ababa fly to Gondar and drive to Simien Mountains National Park Days 2 & 3 Simien Mountains National Park Day 4 Simien Mountains to Gondar Day 5 Gondar fly to Lalibela; visit Rock-hewn churches Day 6 Lalibela area (Ashetun Mariam and surrounds) Day 7 Lalibela fly to Addis Ababa and depart Rockjumper & Oryx - Ethiopia Bird Photography Tour and Extension Itinerary 4 TOUR MAP… THE TOUR IN DETAIL… Day 1: Arrival in Addis Ababa. Today is essentially an arrival day. For those who arrive during daylight hours, it is possible to arrange a city tour. Addis Ababa is well-known as one of Africa’s trading and cultural hubs and the sights and sounds of the city are certainly unique and enthralling. Today one will also have the opportunity to venture into the city where one can appreciate the unique “flavour” of Addis by visiting a local market or even the very interesting and well-presented National Museum. An Addis market really is an exhilarating, invigorating and intoxicating experience that should not be missed. The aroma of roasted coffee beans over small coal fires, the burning of frankincense and the wafting smells of freshly baked injera all add to the bright colours, banter and bustle and make for a very interesting and captivating experience and introduction to Ethiopia. To boot, the photographic opportunities of the Ethiopian people and other cultural aspects are excellent and extremely worthwhile. This evening we will meet for a welcome introductory dinner to at our hotel’s restaurant where we can chat about the exciting days to come. Rockjumper & Oryx - Ethiopia Bird Photography Tour and Extension Itinerary 5 Wattled Ibis by Adam Riley Day 2: Addis Ababa to Lake Langano. Our Ethiopian bird photography adventure commences with an early departure from Addis Ababa, as we head south into the Great Rift Valley. Our first scheduled stop will be at the shallow, extensive and prolific Lake Chelekleka, an excellent site for migrant and resident water-associated birds. Massive flocks of Northern Pintail, Northern Shoveler, Garganey, Eurasian Teal and Tufted Duck are usually present, as well as large numbers of migrant waders that include Black-tailed Godwit and Temminck’s Stint. Common Cranes often roost in staggering numbers on the far side of the water but are sometimes seen closer and pose well in the early morning light for good photographic opportunities, and we may see them flying off to forage in huge, noisy flocks. If we are fortunate we may also find and manage to obtain good shots of the stately Black Crowned Crane here, while the general birding and photographic opportunities around the lake edge is always superb! Rockjumper & Oryx - Ethiopia Bird Photography Tour and Extension Itinerary 6 African Fish Eagles by Marius Coetzee Next up will be the deep Lake Hora that is surrounded by extremely bird-rich acacia woodland. The wooded habitats around the lake teem with birds and we may have difficulty knowing which direction to point our lenses due to the seemingly endless flow of new, exciting and richly-coloured birds! Blue-breasted Bee-eaters usually pose for amazing photo ops, while Black-billed Barbet, Common Redstart, Eurasian Blackcap, Red-throated Wryneck, Dark-capped Yellow Warbler, Rüppell’s Robin-Chat, Western Black-headed Batis, the aptly-named Beautiful Sunbird and the range-restricted Rüppell’s Weaver are also usually present and perform well. A diverse variety of water-birds, especially deep-water diving ducks are also likely to be seen and photographed here. It is likely to be around mid-morning now and our late breakfast stop at the quaint and perfectly- situated restaurant over-looking the steep-sided Lake Bishoftu will be our next stop of the morning. The bird photography around here can be quite good too with Maccoa and Ferruginous Ducks, Southern Pochard, Singing Cisticola, gorgeous Tacazze Sunbird, Mocking Cliff Chat, Abyssinian Wheatear, Little Rock Thrush and flocks of Black-winged Lovebird often being present and quite tame. After a delicious breakfast we will continue our journey south through the Great Rift Valley towards our destination at the edge of Lake Langano. Along the way we will pay a quick visit at Koka Dam that is often a great place to see and photograph Black Crowned Cranes. Rockjumper & Oryx - Ethiopia Bird Photography Tour and Extension Itinerary 7 In the early afternoon we will arrive at Lake Ziway in time for lunch and we will spend a lengthy amount of time around the lake edge as this will likely be the best bird photography of the entire day and perhaps even the entire trip! Lake Ziway is classified as an Important Bird Area and hosts an incredible number of water-birds that congregate around the shallow edges of the lake. A large area, all of which will be teeming with birds is easily accessible on foot by way of a well- maintained, all-weather, dry gravel track that forms a kind of pier that extends through the shallows and into the lake. The birds here, many of which are large, impressive and immensely photogenic are all extremely tame and confiding and we are likely to spend most of the afternoon here savouring the amazing bird spectacle and unrivalled photographic opportunities. Great White Pelicans by Marius Coetzee Species that are likely to entertain us this afternoon include Pink-backed Pelican, African Darter, the magnificent Goliath Heron, unique and bizarre Hamerkop, stately Yellow-billed and Saddle- billed Storks, Spur-winged and Egyptian Geese, Knob-billed Duck, the elegant African Pygmy Goose, the common but magnificent African Fish Eagle, African Jacana, Spur-winged Lapwing, Gull-billed Tern, Pied and Malachite Kingfishers, Common Snipe and Senegal Thick-knee, and with a bit of luck, the rare Lesser Jacana. We should also be able to obtain excellent, close looks and photo ops of Great White Pelican and the huge Marabou Stork, dazzling Northern Carmine Bee-eaters, migratory White and Western Yellow Wagtails (including some of the striking black, bright-yellow and green feldeggi race), White-faced Whistling Ducks, the less colourful Ethiopian Cisticola, migratory Sedge Warbler, a host of waders and in the late afternoon, Western Marsh Harrier that is often seen quartering low over the wetland edge in beautiful, late afternoon golden light. Rockjumper & Oryx - Ethiopia Bird Photography Tour and Extension Itinerary 8 In the late afternoon we will depart the prolific Lake Ziway and continue the drive to our very comfortable lodge at the edge of the equally productive, bird-rich and picturesque Lake Langano, our wonderful base for the next two nights. Here we will be serenaded by grunting Hippopotamus from the nearby lake while admiring the 4,000m (13,200ft) high Arsi Mountains in the background. A fitting way to end what is often regarded as the most amazing and bird-rich first day to any birding and natural history trip on Earth! Blue-breasted Bee-eater by Markus Lilje This promises to be an action-packed and bird-filled day with an incredible number of fabulous photographic opportunities so make sure that the batteries are well-charged and the cards are empty and ready to be filled up.
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