| Duration: | 5 Day(s) - 4 Night(s) |
| Tour Category: | Trekking |
Day 01: Drive from Addis Ababa to Dinsho, Bale Mountains Lodge
Meet and greet you Hailemeskel your Tour Guide and Tour Operator. After breakfast, you will drive to Dinsho, via Assela (410 Km from Addis). En route, you will make a stop on Bekoji (the town of runners) to visit the Athletics Village. You will have lunch at Shashmene (250 Km from Addis). You will proceed driving and arrive in Dinsho late afternoon. Do all the requirements for trekking at the Bale Mountains National Park Head Quarter. Later, you will prepare the necessary logistics for your trekking. After a brief break, you will have time to make a short hike along the Northern part of the park. Birds in this area include the Blue-Winged Goose, the Spot-Breasted Lapwing, the Abyssinian Long Claw, the Wattled Ibis, the Black-Headed Siskin, Rouget’s Rail, and numerous other species. In the evening, you will have dinner and stay the night at Bale Mountain lodge.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Transportation: 4x4 Air-conditioned vehicles
Accommodation: Overnight stay in Bale Mountain lodge.
Day 02:Drive to Goba
In the morning, you will have breakfast and drive to Sanattie plateau. And continue driving to Northern part of the park, the Sanetti Plateau (altitude of 4000 meter, with). We have a full day binding in the forests near Goba and on Sanattie plateau. Sanattie is the largest moorland, Afro-Alpine, beautiful wild alpine scenery tract in the whole Africa and it is the home to the rare Ethiopian Wolf and the Giant mole Rats.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Transportation: 4x4 Air-conditioned vehicles
Accommodation: Overnight stay in Bale Mountain lodge.
Day 03:Visit Harena Forest
Abyssinian Woodpecker, Abyssinian catbird, White backed Black Tit, Abyssinian Ground Thrush, Yellow crowned Canary, Somali chestnut winged starling, Olive Pigeon, Mountain Buzzard, African snipe, Thekla Lark, Malachite sunbird, Mottled and Alpine swifts, Moorland Francolin, Golden Eagle, Lanner Falcon, Watteled Crane, Cinnamon Bracken Warbler, Ruddy shelduck, Verreaux's' Eagle, Yellow bellied and common waxbills, Tropical Bouboo, Rufous breasted. Sparrow Hawk, Abyssinian Slaty Flycatcher, Black winged Lovebird, Bale Parisoma and Slender billed Starlings are amongst of interesting birds of the Bale Mountains National Park. The beautiful Ethiopian Wolf (endemic), Abyssinian Hare, Klipspringer, Giant Mole Rats and different species of grass rats are some of the mammals that we expect in this magnificent moorland region.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Transportation: 4x4 Air-conditioned vehicles
Accommodation: Overnight stay in Bale Mountain lodge.
Day 04:Visit Sof Omar cave
We drive from Delo Mena to the Sof Omar Cave, a distance of 150 miles (245 km). The labyrinth of cavers stretched some 16 km through limestone hills; however, only the first 1.7 km can be explored on foot. Luckily, the walk able portion houses the remarkable formations known as the chamber of columns, the dome, and the balcony. The Web River runs through the cave and is responsible for the erosion of the limestone walls into domed chambers and ornate pillars decorated with fossilized mollusks. A walk through the cave requires a guide with a flashlight and about three to four hours; some passages are a challenge and the river must be crossed at some points. The cave has been an important religious site since ancient times and despite being greatly venerated by Muslim in the area, due to shake Sof Omar reputedly taking refuge here in the early days of Islam, many pagans rites and ceremonies seem to carry on.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Transportation: 4x4 Air-conditioned vehicles
Accommodation: Overnight stay in Bale Mountain lodge.
Day 05:Drive back to Addis Ababa
After breakfast, you will drive to Addis Ababa. You will stop for lunch at Shashemene. You will arrive in Addis Ababa late afternoon and you will do some shopping for souvenirs. You will arrive in Addis Ababa late afternoon where you will do some shopping for souvenirs. Finally you will be taken to a farewell dinner depending on your scheduled flight; you will be transferred out to Bole International Airport for return flight back home.
Tour Code: FTE-BMT 02
Transportation: Surface drive 4x4 and trekking
Tour starts: Addis Ababa
Tour ends: Addis Ababa
