Abijatta-Shalla Lakes National
parks
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Situated in the Great Rift Valley, it is 200 kilometers
south of Addis Ababa .
Lake Langano which
is best known for its: beaches, camping, sailing, skiing and swimming
facilities. It can be abase for easy trip to visit Abijatta-
Shalla lakes National parks. The park has on area of 887 square
kilometers. Among these 482 of the body of the park ranges from 1540 to
2075 meters. The surrounding area is mainly acacia wood land; some of
the part is degraded by man. Lake Abijata is a shallow lake only 14 meters
deep. Lake Shalla is the deepest lake among the rift valley lakes having
260 meters deep. Here along the shore there are hot springs that bubble
up and flow in to the lake Lake Shala , which is separated to the south
from Lake Abijata by a strip of land, has a delightful view of its deep
blue color with excellent reflections of the magnificent western hills.
At the north eastern shore of Lake Shala , a tumbling cascade of hot springs
and vapor that have curative rush out from the north eastern hill side
down to the bay. Wild life This park hosts 31 species of mammals such
as spotted Hyena, Golden and Black Backed Jackals, Olive Baboon, Grant’s
gazelle, etc. Birds Myriad of endemic and exotic birds that come from
Europe and different parts of the world congregate here in at lake Abijata
. July to September being the peak season of congregation (and best time
to watch birds) in the year, hundreds of thousands of flamingoes and great
white pelicans, fish eagles, kingfishers, the tall marabou stork ,cormorants
and Darters, etc. roam here in lake Abijata and in the side- by lake Shala.
There are also vast colonies of scared Ibis, Queela, stilt, Snope Black
Heron, Avocet, Egyptian Geeze, Eglets, Plovers, etc