Babile Elephant Sanctuary — Attraction in Oromia Region

It’s huge! We went here from Harar which was about an hour drive and then you walk your way into the forest to find the elephants. There are over 500 wild elephants in the sanctuary. If you are lucky, you will see them quickly but you’re like us, you might have to look for animals as huge as elephants for 2 hours. Beware of the cactus which seem harmless but would leave your body with thin, flimsy needles which are going to hurt for a week probably! You cannot go too near the elephants as they are wild but it’s a good spot for a hike and the whole...

We hired a guide from Harar with a jeep, but the whole trip was a disaster. It was unbearably hot, the road was rough and endless, and the guide, driver, and scout spent most of the time arguing in their language while pretending to look for elephants. We had our 4 year-old child with us — totally unsuitable for kids. He ended up vomiting, and I got sunburned. Avoid this trip, especially with Dawit — a truly...

We went during the dry season in May 2022. There were no elephants at all. We were in the middle of pastoralist people where it was completely impossible to see any elephant. The scouts do not speak English and they just simulate to look for elephants. We went with a fraudulent guide that we hire in Redwa Waberi Guest house Harar by tuk tuk who refuse to refund us. Avoid to come here during...