Page 26 - Msingi Afrika Magazine Issue 2

ISSUE TWO | SEPT/OCT
Emperor Menelik 2 statue, Addis.

THE BLUE NILE FALLS
BABILE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY The Nile River is the longest in Africa and its two tributaries are the White Nile and
Only about 1,000 elephants remain in Ethiopia, and by far the largest the Blue Nile.
and most visible herd lives in the Babile Elephant Sanctuary. The Blue Nile begins in Ethiopia and along its course you’ll find the Blue Nile Falls
A short drive from Harar, Babile is also home to gazelles, lions, – a spot to rival Niagara.
leopards, cheetahs, and tons of exotic birds. About 90 minutes from Bahir Dar the scenery here is truly breath-taking. Locally
The landscape morphs from rocky outcrops to lovely tree dotted known as Tis Abbay, or ‘great smoke,’ the falls are about 45 metres high during the
landscapes. rainy season.
Roughly 400 elephants live here and you’ll really love the walking Just downstream from the falls you’ll find Ethiopia’s first stone bridge, built in the
safaris that run each day. 17th century.

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