Awash National Park is geographically located in the main Rift Valley system stretched over 756 km2 situated at 225 kms south east of Addis on the plain through which the highway and railway line leading to Dire Dawa and Djibouti passes. It is established in 1966 and is the first officially gazetted wildlife reserve in the Country. Dominated by savannah vegetation (shrub, bush, acacia and open grass lands), it’s a home for various mammal and bird species.