Passing by Nazareth at 120 km. lies the famous resort area of Sodere. Sodere takes the advantage of the volcanic mineral springs that bubble to the surface to fill it two blue swimming pools with clear warm water. The nearby Awash River lends a part of its riverside forest in the form of giant shade trees. Velvet monkeys and baboons play in the river side trees; crocodiles and hippos are frequently seen in this stretch of the Awash and as in most places in Ethiopia, the bird species here are practically too numerous to mention.