Located in the Gamo Gofa Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region about 500 kilometers south of Addis Ababa, at an elevation of 1285 meters above sea level.
Covering 58 square kilometers, the reserve is located some 10 kilometers south of the Shashemene-Arba Minch road near the town of Aje.
Alaba Kulito is an important marketing and communication center, connected by asphalt road to the capital Addis Ababa, Shashamane and Arba Minch, and by gravel road to Hosaena.
Many Dorze live in villages near the cities of Chencha and Arba Minch, which are located in the Gamo Gofa Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region (formerly in the Gamu-Gofa province).