Gambela National Park is Ethiopia's greatest wildlife
show-in-waiting, and being difficult to get to doesn't change that. The large
conservation area contains many species not found elsewhere in the country,
such as the Nile lechwe and the white-eared kob. Roan antelope, topi, elephant,
buffalo, giraffe, and the unusual whale-headed stork are also to be found here.
The animals are thought to be concentrated in the southwestern parts of the
park – the swampiest and hardest-to-reach area.