Negash Lodge (Hot Springs)

Negash Lodge Hot Springs near Waliso in Ethiopia's Oromia Region are bicarbonate thermal springs integrated into a lodge facility in the landscape of the Great Ethiopian Rift Valley, offering guests geothermal bathing in a setting surrounded by acacia woodland and the distinctive ecology of the Ethiopian rift valley floor. Waliso (Shashamane area), located in the fertile Rift Valley agricultural zone south of Addis Ababa, is one of Ethiopia's most ethnically and culturally diverse towns, and the surrounding landscape reflects the layered cultural heritage of the Oromia heartland. The lodge's thermal pools draw on volcanic groundwater from the rift's geothermal system, combining the relaxation of natural warm springs with the wildlife and cultural richness of one of Africa's great geological features.