GAMBELLA: A PRISTINE DESTINATION FOR WILDLIFE LOVERS IN ETHIOPIA....

GAMBELLA: A PRISTINE DESTINATION FOR WILDLIFE LOVERS IN ETHIOPIA....

Welcome to pristine destination in Ethiopia…

Hey! If you are looking for a primitive destination with wildlife in natural setting, then Gambella is destination for you to rejoice. Wildlife watching and bird watching in pristine condition will leave no stone unturned to give you entire satisfaction. 

Gambella is one of the beautiful wildlife and ethnic cultural destination located at south west of Ethiopia and stretched till the boarder of South Sudan. It has retained its cultural values intact in such a way that it seems you entered in ancient times where everything is indigenous that is from life to livelihood.  The beauty of its cultural heritage lies in its five ethnic groups that are Anuak, Nuer, Majang, Opou, and Komo. These cultural groups still lives with nature, in nature, on nature and for nature. However visitors may come across with some hybrid culture while entering into the Gambella town which is perhaps due to the effects and impacts of globalization and commodification of culture. But when you start moving towards interior of different ethnic zones, you started feeling intactness of its cultural heritage which is mass appealing and unforgettable. 

The whole Gambella is divided into  zones as per the population of these ethnic groups. All these zones can be categorized into the followings,

(I) Anuak Zone

(II) Nuer Zone

(III) Majang Zone

(IV) Opou & Komo Zone

(V) Itang Special Zone(where almost 03 ethnic group exists)

Their culture is unique and beautiful in the world. Their folk dance, folk music, folklore, traditional  cuisine and costumes deserved to be a mass appealing eco-cultural destination which is unparalleled in the world. If you would like to rejoice in the real attraction of Africa then don’t forget to plan for Glabella (Ethiopia).

The natural settings of Gambella is awesome and wonderful. Most of the areas are covered with dense forest with variety of wildlife(flora and fauna) particularly Nile Lechwe which is a beautiful endemic animal. Its wildlife is diversified and vast in its size in which thousands of kobs can be seen floating from one zone to another zone. It has one of the largest wildlife migration corridor in Africa after Kenya and Tanzania. A tourist may feel the alive culture of ethnic groups. 

The ethnic groups and their traditions and style of fishing, cooking, dancing, singing and living is incomparable with any other parts of African countries. It reminds us how our ancestors had spent their lives. A big fried fish with "Gomfu" (a traditional food prepared with maize) in indigenous style will welcome you at Gambella and Abobo (a small village). Engraved head of Nuer Ethnic group with large number of cattle will force you to ask the story behind it. Enchanting sound of dance and music will stop you to listen and enjoy it. Flocking of hundreds variety of endemic and migratory species of birds would tell you to admire and click. Migratory wild animals and birds together will increase your length of stay in Gambella.

Accessibility: Gambella is well connected by road and air. It has well maintained airport with daily flight from Addis Ababa (capital of Ethiopia).

Accommodation: a good number of hotel accommodations are available in city. 

Tourist Attraction: there is number of natural and cultural attractions sites in Gambella. Majang Forest Biosphere Reserve and Majang zone could be considered as important natural and cultural site apart from  Gambella National Park for wildlife lovers. There are number of waterfalls, rivers, mountain, lakes and streams. 

Best Time to Visit:  June - January

Note: for detail information regarding tour, contact tourism bureau of Gambella, Ethiopia.

So what are you waiting for?

COME AND ENJOY THE INDIGENOUS BEAUTY OF GAMBELLA….

STAY SAFE, TRAVEL TOMORROW !!

Article by Chiranjib Kumar(PhD)....