Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
February
The heart of the dry season is the easiest time to travel around the region, including
Djibouti and Somaliland.
TREKKING
The Simien Mountains (
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are at their best - now is your chance to scale up Ras
Dashen, Ethiopia's highest peak, and snap pictures of gelada monkeys.
ANTELOPE MIGRATION
Herds of migrating white-eared kob and Nile lechwe over a million strong move through
Gambela National Park (
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- magic.
March
March marks the end of the high season. Days are warm and dry, and there's excel-
lent wildlife watching around waterholes in the national parks.
BULL-JUMPING CEREMONY
Head to the Lower Omo Valley (
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to witness a young man run across the backs
of cattle to be initiated into the responsibilities of manhood, while, in a show of solidarity
and stoic allegiance, women volunteer to be whipped with slender canes. Ceremonies typ-
ically take place between late January and early April.
April
April is a transition month. Increasing temperatures in the Ethiopian lowlands are
mitigated by heavy showers. It's still a pleasant travel time, before the heavier rains
and the increasing heat of the following months.
