Located in
Ethiopia :: Ethiopia
Category:
Camping :: Community Camp
There are no facilities here. If you pay the entrance fee of ETB300 to the caves, you are allowed to bush camp at the community campsite, which is near to the caves. The community provides a night guard; a tip is up to your discretion.
Sof Omar Cave, at 1.5 km long and with 42 entrances, is the longest cave system in Ethiopia and some sources claim the longest in Africa. These caves with their many pillars and beautiful rock formations were shaped by the Shenan River eroding the limestone over ages; rather miraculously this river still disappears into the zig-zag of passages that run approximately south-east. According to tradition Sof Omar was the name of a Muslim holy man who lived in the area and today people still visit Sof Omar during an annual religious festival. The muddy Shenan is not only a source of washing and drinking water for the small community living at the mouth of the cave, but also for the people and their livestock from the nearby Sof Omar town. Donkeys carry yellow containers filled with water up the rocky, steep sides of the kloof and livestock gingerly descend to drink. (July 2015).
Address : | Ethiopia |
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Day Visitors Allowed : | Yes |
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Closest Town : | Ginir |
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