The park is crossed by the deep-cutting path of the river Awash and has a 2007 metres high volcano, called the Fantale. It is an endless plain, dotted with spiny acacia trees and spurges. The park consists of 120,000 protected hectares, which extend down to where the Rift Valley flows into the Dancala plain on the edge of the desert.

Lying in the lowlands east of Addis Ababa it is one of the finest reserves in Ethiopia. The Awash River, one of the major rivers of the Horn of Africa, waters important agricultural lands in the north of Ethiopia and eventually flows into the wilderness of the Danakil Depression. The dramatic Awash Falls, as the river tumbles into its gorge, is a sight not to be missed in the national park.

The nomadic Kurrou people live around the river Awash and you can meet the Afar shepherds, the proud inhabitants of Dancalia.

The parc has a series of well-maintained track to travel, witch bring you to many scenic attractions. If you want to stay there for a longer time, there are camp sites on the edge of the river above the falls. When you hire a park guide, you will sertainly don't miss a thing.

A good place to see dik-dik, zebras, baboons, kudus, klip- springer, hyrax and colobus monkey. More perfect to see all kinds of birds. They counted till 400 species of birds. The most perfect place for any birdwatcher.

Fentale mountains and lake Basaga.