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Major Tourist Destinations and Investment Potential in Oromia

No

Tourist Destinations/sites

Zone

Type of Attraction

Investment Potential

Tourist activities

1

Bushoftu (Debre Zeyit) Crater Lakes

East Shawa

Crater lakes Scenery

Lake side hotels/lodges and related facilities
  1. Nature admiring
  2. Canoeing, boating

2

Sodere Area

Eest Shawa

Thermal spring scenery, river
  1. Spa resort and related recreations
  2. Themed parks
  1. Hot water bathing, medication
  2. Nature sight seeing

3

Gargadi Area

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Thermal spring,
Awash river

- Spa resort and related recreation
  1. Hot water bathing, swimming
  2. Relaxing, medication
  3. On the river canoeing, sight seeing

4

Boku area

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  1. Geothermal steam
  2. Scenery

- Steam bath facilities lodge and related recreation

- Steam bathing for medication and relaxing
- Related recreations

5

Awash National park
Northern site

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  1. Thermal/Palm spring
  2. Wild life and scenery
  1. Eco-tourism lodge
  2. Bath house and swimming facilities
  1. Wild life and bird watching
  2. Nature admiring and relaxing, thermal bathing

6

Awash National park Southern site

East Shawa
  1. Wild life and birds
  2. Waterfall and river gorge scenery

- Eco tourism camps/lodge
  1. Wild life and bird watching
  2. Nature admiring and relaxing

7

Lake Ziway western side

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  1. Lake scenery
  2. Aquatic birds
  3. Islands
  1. Lake side standard hotel
  2. Modern water transportation

-Bird watching, boating island visiting and sport fishing

8

Lake Ziway eastern side

  1. Abura/Gulbe
  2. Tullu gudo

Arsi
  1. Lake side scenery
  2. Lake side scenery
  3. Historical monastery
  1. Eco-tourism lodge and related facilities
  2. Water transportation
  1. Scenery admiring and relaxing
  2. Island visiting and bird watching
  3. Boating, canoeing and sport fishing, monastery visiting

9

Lake Langano western side

East Shawa
  1. Lake water
  2.  Scenery
  1. Lake side resort hotel and related facilities
  1. Lake side resort recreations (swimming, sun bathing etc)

-On the water activities (boating, canoeing, surfing, skiing, sport fishing etc)

 

10

 

Lake Langano eastern side

Arsi
  1. Lake water
  2. Forest scenery
  3. Subterranean birds
  1. Eco- tourism lodge and related facilities

- Bird taxidermy museums etc
  1. Swimming, boating, Canoeing
  2. Forest exploring, bird watching
  3. Nature admiring, relaxing

11

Lake Langano Northern side

East Shawa/Arsi
  1. Lake water
  2. Scenic beauty
  3. Hot spring
  1. Spa resort recreation
  2. Lake side resort hotel
  3. Eco-tourism lodge related facility
  4. Themed parks/Zoo etc
  1. Thermal bathing,
  2. Boating, canoeing,
  3. Scenery sight seeing
  4. Nature admiring, relaxing etc

 

 

 

12

Abijata-Shala National park
Eastern side

East Shawa
  1. Lake water
  2. Landscape scenery
  3. Aquatic and subterranean birds
  4. Thermal spring
  1. Spa resort
  2. Eco-tourism lodge and related facilities
  3. Water transportation
  1. Thermal bathing and swimming
  2. Bird watching
  3. Boating and canoeing

13

Abijata-Shala park South-western (Shala Gike area)

East Shawa
  1. Aquatic bird
  2. Landscape scenery
  3. Hot spring
  1. Spa resort
  2. Eco-tourism lodge and related facilities
  3. Gust House etc
  1. Thermal water bathing and swimming

- Bird watching, Boating and canoeing, island visiting etc.

14

Sanqalle Sanctuary

East Shawa
  1. Wild life/mammals and birds
  2. Scenic beauty
  1. Safari camping and related facilities
  1. Mammal and bird watching
  2. Scenery sight seeing
  3. Photo safari etc
  4. Trekking

15

Lake Awasa North- Western area

East Shawa
  1. Lake Water scenery

- Aquatic birds
  1. Lake side resort hotel and related facilities
  2. Conference facilities
  3. Wedding and Banquet facilities
  1. Relaxing and scenery watching
  2. Boating, canoeing and sport fishing
  3. Conference, wedding etc.

 

16

Bale Mountains National Park

Bale
  1. High land scenery
  2. Endemic mammals and others
  3. Endemic birds
  4. Dense tropical forest
  1. Eco-tourism lodge, safari camps and related facilities
  1. Forest exploring
  2. Mammals and bird watching
  3. Sight seeing and nature admiring
  4. Trekking, hiking horse back riding and related adventure tour

17

Sof Omar cave

Bale
  1. Wonderful cave
  2. Scenery and other attractions in the vicinity
  1. Eco-tourism and culture oriented lodge and facilities

- Caving facilities etc.
  1. Caving adventure, nature admiring

18

Sheikh Hussein Shrine

Bale
  1. Wabe gorge
  2. Historical and cultural monument religious ceremony and culture
  1. Culture oriented lodge
  1. Visiting culture and heritage
  2. Scenery

 

 

 

19

Walame (Dilla Area)

Borana
  1. Thermal spring
  1. Spa resort hotel development (bath houses, swimming pools and related facilities
  1. Hot water bathing, Swimming and other resort recreation

20

Yabello

Borana
  1. Wild life and cultural attractions in the vicinity

- Strategic site for en rout to other destinations
  1. Motel with cultural taches
  1. Cultural and wild life bird life watching

21

Chiro (Asebe Teferi)

West Hararge
  1. En rout to destination in the east

- Jallo muktar mountain forest wild life
  1. Standard motel

Mountain resort
  1. Trekking

- Forest exploring nature admiring etc.

22

Haramay lake

East Hararge
  1. Lake water
  2. Historical town of Harar in short distance
  3. En route for other attractions in the east

 
  1. Lake side resort hotel and related facilities and entertainment
  1. Canoeing, sufing etc

- Lake side recreation

23

Subba Managesha Forest

West Shawa
  1. Natural forest

- Mountain Scenic beauty
  1. Eco-tourism lodge and related facilities

Trekking and hiking facilities
  1. Trekking and hiking
  2. Forest exploring and wild life watching
  3. Nature admiring and relaxing etc

24

Chilimo Gaji Forest

West Shawa
  1. Natural and man made forest

- Scenic beauty
  1. Eco-tourism lodge and related facilities
  1. Relaxing by forest exploring and nature admiring

25

Lake Wanchi

West Shawa
  1. Natural forest

- Crater lake with highest scenic beauty
  1. Eco-tourism lodge and related eco-tourism facilities
  1. Trekking, hiking forest exploring
  2. Canoeing
  3. Horse back riding
  4. Paragliding etc
  5. Relaxing and nature admiring

26

Awash Malka Qunxure

South west Shawa
  1. Pre history archeological site

- Waterfall of Awash river
  1. Road side motel/lodge
  1. Sight seeing of archeology and river and waterfall

27

Debre Libanos area

North Shawa
  1. Historical monastery
  2. Scenery of river gorge
  3. Historical bridge of Portuguese
  4. Waterfall
  5. Endemic mammal and birds
  1. Cultural tourist village, lodge, motel etc
  1. Monastery visiting
  2. Trekking and sight seeing
  3. Nature admiring and relaxing
  4. Paragliding and other adventure sporting etc

 

28

Jimma/Jiren

Jimma
  1. Historical palace of King Abajifar

- Scenic beauty and pleasant air
  1. Tourist village with resort recreation

- Wedding and conference facilities
  1. Trekking, Sight visiting weekend recreations
  2. Especial occasion entertainments
  3. Relaxing

29

Sor Watefall

Ilu Aba Bora
  1. Wonderful waterfall

- Natural forest with coffee undergrowth
  1. Eco-tourism camps and related facilities
  1. Trekking, nature admiring, relaxing and forest exploring

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