The natural beauty of Ethiopia amazes the first-time visitor. Ethiopia is a land of rugged mountains (some 25 are over 4000 meters high) broad savannah, lakes and rivers. The unique Rift valley is a remarkable region of volcanic lakes, with their famous collections of birdlife, great escarpments and stunning vistas. With 14 major wildlife reserves, Ethiopia provides a microcosm of the entire sub-saharan ecosystem. Birdlife abonds, and indigenous animals from the rare walia ibex to the shy wild ass, roam free just as nature intended. Ethiopia, after the rains, is a land decked with flowers and with many more native plants than most countries in Africa

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SIMIEN MOUNTAIN
The simien mountain massif (225 sq.k.m) is a broad plateau, cut off to the north and west by an enormous single crag of over 60 kilometers long. The simien highlands constitute one of the major mountain massifs in Africa. The region includes many summits which are over 3,800 meters and culminates at the highest point in Ethiopia, Ras Dashen, which is 4,620 meters and the fourth highest mountain in Africa.
 Fauna- within this spectacular splendor live the walia (S Abyssinian) ibex, semein red wolf and Gelada baboon- all endemic to Ethiopia- as well as the Hamadryads baboon, klipspringer and bushbuck. Birds such as the lammergeyer. The Altitude Ranges between 750-4,620 m above sea level and the Temperature ranges between 16-45 Degree C.

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MAGO NATIONAL PARK
The Mago national park (21,620 sq.km) is situated with in the Great Rift valley system in the south Nation, Nationalities and people regional state. East of the Omo River, stretching to the south, towards the chew bahir basin, Mago national park is rich in wildlife with few human inhabitants. The Altitude Ranges from 450-2528 above sea level and temperature is 14-41

Fauna:- 81 mammal species are known to exist in the park; mostly consisting of large herds of elephants, buffalos, Grant’s gazelle, greater and lesser kudus. 217 bird species have also been recorded.