Gedo has various landscapes. The northwestern part of Gedo has plateau streching from El Wak District to Beled Hawo district on the Kenyan border with Somalia. El Wak basin is a watershed that empties to Gelgel or Gelgesha region just north of Faafahdhuun in Bardera District. El Wak area has picturesque flood plains and the interior basin of this region has various sand types. Two or three weeks following the end of gu' rainy season, one will enjoy traveling between Balad Hawo and Garbahaareey. The landscape changes dramatically from red sandy to rocky mountains with green forest. If you make a by-pass from a trip originating from Balad Hawo-Mandera area, to Garbahaarreey then to El Wak, you will see amazing landscape and the people and livestock who roam this land.
large game watching areas
For most Somalis, itâs not fun to spend hours watching large game in its natural habitat let alone spend money and days in the bush. But there are those who really enjoy seeing exotic animals in valleys and plains. Gedo has many surviving large games from Jerdani, just 30km from Bardera towards southwesterly direction all the way to Gerileey and El Wak. At Gelgel Prairie, between Darul Islam and Faafahdhuun, be sure to stop to take pictures of ostriches and other exotic animals such as Oryx and giraffes.