Simien mountain national park is one of the most amazing places for short trekking and long trekking and this park is located in the northern Ethiopia with having a stunning landscape shaped by nature for visitors on breathtaking views and setting with different endemic wildlife. The wonderful natural beauties of Simien Mountain National Park ridges at an attitude of 3600M above sea levels with covered a grass land and some isolated trees, the high plateau covered a precipitous cliff and a deeps canyon style George and in some areas the escarpments of the landscapes form small elevations that offer a splendid natural lookout point.
What Are the Main Attractions of Simien Mountain National Park for Trekking Tourists Coming to Ethiopia?
If you really want to enjoy an abundance of wildlife both Flora and Fauna, then a trekking in Simien Mountain National Parks certainly will satisfy your trekking trips in Simien Mountain National Parks that as it provides a wide range of different species animals like the Walia Ibex which is one of the endemic animals in the Simien Mountain National Park, Ethiopian Red Fox Or Red Jackal(An Ethiopian Endemic Fox Or Wolf) Gelada Baboons(An endemic baboons that is only found in Ethiopian highland area) in addition to those animals klipspringers, bush buck and more than one hundred eighty(80) birds species are found in Simien Mountain National Parks and around 6 species birds found only in Simien mountains park
In Simien Mountain National Park there are some plant species and 3 different vegetation belts can be diversified from this the elevation attitudinal belt is an Afro Alpine that is found above 3700 M and this zone is characterized by the occurrence of the Gian Lobelia or Lobelia Rhynchopetalum. The second is belt is the Ericaceous belt which takes the from the forms of Erica bushes and trees and this altitudinal belts is between 3000 and 300 M The lowest altitudinal belts inside the Simen Mountain National Park is between 2000 and 3000 M and it is known as the Afro Montane forests belts and it’s in mainly located at the bottom of the steep parts of the park, In General This explains the Simien Mountain National Park species richness and makes the area to be of such great scientific and conservation value for trekking trips.
Simien Mountain National Park is about 900Km from Addis Ababa and it’s a 1 hrs. flight from Addis Ababa to Gondar then 3 hours’ drive from the town of Gondar and therefore with a departure of around 7 am from Addis Ababa Bole Int Airport, you will arrive in Gondar Airport around 9.00am then from Gondar surface driving is more available and recommended to reach in Simien Mountain National Park. While visiting Simien Mountain National Park, you can combine with a visit to a historical city of Gondar and its ancients Royal castles of king Fasildes
While visiting Simien Mountain National Park , there are optional Trekking tours and some of the tours packages are available here https://www.amanethiopiatours.com/tours-by-attraction/simien-mountain-tours/
While you are staying in Simien Mountain National Parks several accommodation options are available and this include http://www.simiens.com and https://limalimolodge.com. If you wish just to visit the Simien Mountain National Park in one day and stay in the city of Gondar which is around 3hrs drive from the Simien Mountain National Park. These hotels includes https://www.gohahotel.com http://gondarplazahotel.com-ethiopia.com or https://www.amanethiopiatours.com/contact-us/ to get a discounted rates.
If you want really a trekking stay in Simien Mountain National Park in Camping and tents, Aman Ethiopia Tours will provide a latest camping equipment with the full package trekking route tours starting from 3 days until the highest pick of Simien Mountain National Park