Package ID: 1003
Duration: 1 day
Season: January- December
Activities: Sightseeing
*Scenic view- *bird watching- *spectacular Gorge- *Old Portuguese
bridge – *Endemic Chelada Baboon- *Debrelibanos church- *stained
glass windows and mosaic figures on the façade and more…
A scenic drive through the lush fertile valleys of Goha Tsion, On
this tour visitors can combine history and culture with some good
bird watching, as we pass through the Sululta Plain we can see
Black-winged plovers, Wattled Ibis, Blue-winged geese, Common Cranes
and Wheat ears.
On arrival at Debre Libanos, we will first stop at the Jemma River
gorge. The Jemma River is one of the tributaries of the Nile, and
there is a drop of nearly 1000 meters to the valley below. Here at
the gorge (and in the forest around the church) we can expect to see
the Banded Barbet, the Black-headed Forest Oriole, the White-billed
Starling, the Red-billed Starling, the White-winged Cliff Chat, the
White-backed Black Tit, the White-cheeked Turaco and Hemprich’s
Hornbill. We will also see one of Ethiopia’s endemic mammals, the
Gelada or bleeding heart baboon. (In the gorge we will see a variety
of vultures - Lamergeyer’s, Ruppell’s and Lappet faced vultures.)
Debre libanos is a religious center and monastery which was established in the 13th century by Saint (Abune) Tekle-Haimanot. It is famous for its miraculous spring. The new church that stands beneath a cliff on the edge of the gorge has beautiful stained glass windows and mosaic figures on the façade. Nearby is a bridge with much similar to that of the Portuguese in Tis Abay. Experience the breathtaking sweeping view of the Blue Nile Gorge.
Lunch will be served at the Ethio – German Lodge, it is possible to spend the night in a great location, overlooking the Jemma Valley Gorge.