Addis Ababa has several parks. The following are the major ones that are worth visiting. Africa Park between Hilton, Presidents Palace and the old Gebbi is the latest of those.

Along Africa Avenue, usually called Bole road, there is Bole-printing house. Just in front of this printing house, there is Peacock Restaurant. Behind this Restaurant, you find Peacock Park. Many brides and grooms choose this park to organize their wedding ceremony. If you go to this park on weekends, you can witness Ethiopian traditional wedding ceremony free of charge. In the vicinity of this park, there is also a newly opened park called Tropicana. Paying a visit to both parks will indeed be worthwhile.

Located off the Entoto road to the U.S Embassy, the park lies on many acres of land covered by green trees. If you feel like enjoying yourself in a densely forested park, make Hamle 19 park your choice. the park used to serve as Empress Menen's (Haile Selassie's wife) retreat within the city during the imperial days. Nationalized in 1975, its main use now is as a site for engagements and weddings.

Have you ever seen a live lion within a few meters' distance? If you have not, come to this park, where you can see graceful caged lions devouring large chunks of meat and where you can take your pictures standing beside them. This small but captivating park is located a few hundred meters down from the Addis Ababa University Sidest Kilo campus.