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Hunt Africa  Countries  Ethiopia  Ethiopia Hunting Overview

There are many indigenous species found in the various regions of Ethiopia that are not found in any other hunting destination in Africa. Ethiopia offers unique safari experiences from the primitive Omo and Gambella areas found in the West to the Bale Mountains in the Southeast and on to the Afar/Danakil desert regions to the North. The cultures of Ethiopia are far different from those experienced in Southern and even East Africa making a safari to this country truly a wonderful experience while hunting species not found elsewhere on the continent. All safaris begin and end in Addis Ababa which is the capital city.

Many of the unique species found in this country are very limited as far as annual available quotas so advance bookings are essential...

Omo Valley

The Omo River lies in the Ethiopia Great Rift Valley, with vistas of the mountains of Kenya to the south are the hills of Sudan to the west. Accommodations included modern guesthouses, daily laundry service and a spacious dining center. Other features included modern safari vehicles and a skilled kitchen staff. The all weather airstrip is located just 400 yards from the camp at the edge of the Omo Plains. The area supports one of Africa’s largest and most unique game populations. Common game includes Lesser Kudu, Southern Gerenuk, Northern Grants Gazelle, Guenther’s Dik Dik, Abyssinian Greater Kudu, Tiang, Serval, East African Bush Duiker, Golden Jackal, Silver backed jackal, Spotted Hyena, Klipspringer, Anubis Baboon, Colobus and Crocodile. Other species found are Abyssinian Bushbuck, Warthog and Defassa Waterbuck.

Half a days drive north of the Omo Camp is the concession called SALA. The drive takes you through the Mago National Park and across the Mago River, through the Mursi Hills and down onto a huge plain known on early maps as the “Plain of Death”. Here the only sources of water are the Sala River, where the camp is located, and on the Omo River 50 miles west. En route to the camp, one encounters the Mursi Tribe, noted for its women who still wear the clay lip plates. Using binoculars and looking north one can see villages of the Bodi Tribe. A look to the hills to the East and one can see villages of the Ari Tribe. Tribal conflicts and tsetse flies have prevented any settlements or livestock grazing in the concession and the only people ever encountered are tribesman following honey guide birds in search of honey. The still extremely wild and uninhabited land is home to herds of Nile Buffalo and Neumann’s Hartebeest, a species only found in the lower Omo Valley area. Other species found here include Defassa Waterbuck, Oribi, East African Bush Duiker, Serval, Abyssinian Greater Kudu, Caracal, Warthog, Hyena, Lion, Abyssinian Bushbuck and Chanler’s Mountain Reedbuck.

These areas are located east and north of Addis Ababa. As we hunt various sections of the region in order to offer the full range of species found there the hunting areas are anywhere from a 4 hour to 10 hour drive from Addis Ababa. The region ranges from semi desert to some acacia type thickets. There are many rock outcroppings and many people comment that the area is very much like West Texas or Southern Masailand in Tanzania. Home to the Afar tribe they are primarily cattlemen and herders. Many long camel trains are encountered in this region. Endemic species like the Northern Gerenuk, Soemmerrings Gazelle, Besia Oryx, Cordeaux and Salt’s Dik Dik’s along with Lesser Kudu, Abyssinian Greater Kudu, Abyssinian Bushbuck, Hamadryas Baboon, Abyssinian Bohor Reedbuck, Warthog, Lion, Hyena, Serval, Jackal, Porcupine and Ostrich are found in the region. Hunting in the Afar/Danakil is a very unique hunting experience.