Menz-Guasa Community Conservation Area:
“Our Guasa Your Experience”
We conserve our Guasa in a traditional resource management system since 17th century traced, which is known by the sub-shara oldest management system. Experience our Worlds of incredible biodiversity, endemic mammal’s destination, cottages constructed in indigenous architectural design and traditions.
Park Discription
Administered by: Regional Government
Region: Amhara.
Location of the park; North Shewa Zone, Ethiopia.
Distance from Addis: 260 km
Year Established: 2012
Area: 100 km2
Key features
Wildlife: Gelada Baboon*, Ethiopian Wolf*,
Birds: Spot breasted plover, Ankober serin; Birds of prey, bearded vulture, auger buzzard and golden eagle
Why visit this: Community Conservation Area? It is the born place of the oldest common property resource management systems in sub-Saharan Africa; Guassa has been managed by the Qero system since the 17th century. Rolling hills a top steep plateau provides spectacular scenery. The Guasa; its incredible biodiversity, traditional cottages and hospitable community impress visitors who accustomed the place.
Accommodation: Community Lodge (inside the park with good accommodation)
Contact Address:
Web address: http://guassaarea.org/
Tel. No. +251-116 851326
Mob. +251-918 143336- Abebe Sintayehu Tourism Manager
Email: info@GuassaArea.org