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8 Days Trekking in Bale Mountain National Park

This trek takes you to the largest afro-alpine habitat in the whole of Africa continent bale mountains national park covers the largest afro-alpine habitat in the whole of Africa Continent, It is an area of the high altitude of plateaus that is remarkable volcanic plugs and peaks, beautiful. Alpine lakes and mountain streams run down in the deep rocky and Gorges on their way to the lowland. It’s home to various endemic mammals including Ethiopian wolves, mountain Nyala, Bale monkey, and endemic birds. Peaks rise more than 4000 meters including the second-largest peaks in Ethiopia Tullu Deemtu which is situated at a attitude of 4377 meters above sea level. Bale mountain secluded in their high mountain remain to be unspoiled and exceptional beauty. It gives a wonderful trekking opportunity for those who seek a unique trekking experience in the isolated mountains of Ethiopia during your time in bale mountain for trekking chance to interact with the local community and witness their culture and the way of life of the Oromo people.

Days 1

on arrival you will be met by our representative at the the Bole international airport, then transfer to your Hotel. Dependent on your arrival time, a city tour may be possible. Overnight in Addia Ababa at the one of the best hotel.

Day 2 Addis Ababa to Bale mountain national

After breakfast the joureny starts as we drive from Addis Ababa to Bale mountains National Park, some 400kms southeast of the capital, stopping for lunch on the way and to admire the landscapes of the Great Rift valley lakes with its impressive aquatic Birdlife,through on arrival at the park Headquarters we will have a brief break, then have the chance to spot animals species such as the enedmic mountain Nyala and menelike bushbuck, as well.as reedbuck, and common warthogs, all commonly seen in the area around the park headquater. Bird species seen in the area include the endemic Abyssian cathbird, Abyssian longlcaw, as well as the white backed black tit, and wattled ibis, both only found in Ethiopia and Eritrea. Overnight is spent at the Dinsho loge/campsite

Day 3 Dinsho to web valley-Sodota camp

After an early morning breakfast, we depart for sodota a beautiful village set within a magical landscapes. Stopping en route to take in the views, lunch wil be at the Habera waterfall, then we.continue to sodota where we reach our campsite. there is a chance to spot the Ethiopian wolf, several species of rodents which are preyed upon by the wolf as well as endemic, Birds a distance of around 17kms and the walk will take 6-7hours and situated at heigjt of over 3700 meters above sea level,

overnight at sodota campsite

 Day.04 Trek from Sodota to Wassema

Trek for 5-6 hours breath-taking of Mararo valley which offers the chance to see the nests of Lammergeyer and Verreaux eagle, counties through Hearth bush, and the weather is clean and crisp the scenery utterly sunning of Wassema valley then camping at the Wassema campsite.

 Day wasema to Gerbaguracha.

After breakfast, our trek will beings through the highlands of the Bale Mountains crossing Batu Mountain 4307mal. On the way to GerbaGuracha wildflowers abound. The dominant plant beings the Helichrysum or everlasting flowers. The everlasting plants can be seen in several forms. But the grey bushes of Helichryusum splendid are the most striking with their yellow flowers. Several rodent species are found in the areas of Overnight camping.

Day 6 Sanneti to Harenna forest

This morning After breakfast, we will make our way to the main road, rejoin our vehicles and drive to the scond highest mountain in Ethiopia, Tullu Dimtu, situated at a height 4377 meters above sea level, (to make short climb), we continue to the spectacular Harrenna escarpment that runs from east to west to enjoy the viewpoint and keeping driving to the largest and scond tropical rain forest in Ethiopia. with futher chance to see animals sepecies such as Bale monkey, Gaint forest hog, bush pick, white and black monkey colobus, and we may have chance to walk through the forest to enjoy the waterfall, finally turn back and continue through the largest Afro-alpine region on the African continent, known as the saneetti plateau, situated at a height of over 4000 meters above sea level, and on the way we have the chance to spot the rare and endangered Ethiopian wolf and many Birds species, in particular, diferent types of raptors, such as twany eagle, and Lammegeier, or breaded vulture, a species which specialises in feeding on the bone marrow from scavenger mammal kills, the Ethiopian wolf and its prey species the Ethiopian giant mole rat can be also seen, the vegetation of the area that giant lobelia and shrub such as everlasting, Continue driving to Goba where we spent the night at the Wabeshebale Hotel in Goba

Day 7 Goba to Sof Omar cave-Goba.

Today we travel from Goba to Sof Omar cave system, southeast to Bale mountain, which we will visit. After Breakfast, and we take the attractive view, before being driven to the largest undrerground cave system in Ethiopia via Bale Robe, a distance of 124kms. The meandering wabe River passes through the cave, which lies in a gorge 155 meters above sea level on a basalt pleatau, chance to spot birdlife and some monkey which is commonly seen to the area, in the late afternoon we drive to Goba for a Overnight at shabele Hotel

Day 8 Goba to Addis Ababa

Todays we drive from Goba to Addis ababa through the Great Rift valley, taking lunch en route.rive we wil have opportunity to stop at lake Ziway, one of the best places to spot aquatic Birds before continuing on the joureny to the capital. Arrival in late afternoon and dependant on your flight schedule, you will have the chance to shop for local souvenirs before attending a farewell dinner at a cultural restaurant which include traditional Ethiopian dancing before a transfer to the airport for your flight Home end of tour.