South-western Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s least-visited national park, where elephants are tracked on foot with park scouts.
Overview
Chebera Churchura was a hunting area until it became a national park in 2005, and its elephants have multiplied since. They move between riverine forest, woodland and tall grass in the Omo-Gibe basin, with buffalo, hippo, waterbuck and greater kudu.
There are no crowds and few vehicles. Visitors walk with armed park scouts and follow fresh tracks; thick cover means sightings are earned, not guaranteed.
Highlights
Plan your visit
October to March, driest December to February
Fly to Jimma, then a long 4x4 drive south through Dawro and Konta.
On foot with park scouts, and by 4x4 on park tracks.
Gallery
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Journeys
Length 04 days
Chebera Churchura
Tracking elephants on foot with park scouts through the forests and grasslands of Ethiopia’s least-visited national park.
Keep exploring
South-western
Cloud forest around Bonga where Arabica coffee still grows wild, a UNESCO biosphere reserve.
Central
Ethiopia’s capital: museums, markets and the birthplace of many a coffee ceremony.
Northern
Eleven medieval churches carved down into solid rock, and still in use today.
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