Itinerary

1. Day 1 - Arrival

   • You will meet with your guide at Bole International Airport, who will pick you up from the airport and then continue to the accommodation. Depending on the time, you will continue the city tour. 

   Overnight will be at one of the best accommodations.

2. Day 2 - Drive to Bale Mountain National Park

   • The morning after breakfast, continue the journey to Bale Mountain—about 400 km from the Capital of Ethiopia-Addis Ababa.
   • Arrival will be in the late afternoon. Stop for lunch and viewpoint/observe the magical landscape.
   • On arrival at Bale Mountain, meet your guide and drive to the park headquarters, afterwards, our hike will take us through park headquarters, Where we're getting a chance to spot and see endemic or endangered mammals such as mountain nyala, menelike bushbuck, warthogs, reedbuck, grey duiker, and baboons, also bird's of the country such as Abyssinia catbird, white bucked black tit, black-headed siskin, wattled ibis, all will be found in juniper woodlands of bale mountain, then continue driving 45kms.

   Overnight at the Wave Shaballe Hotel, altitude of 2800 metres above sea level.

3. Day 3 - Drive to Sanntti Plateau

   • You will drive to the Sanntti Plateau parts of the National park, known as the home of Ethiopian wolfs, in Oromia, Ethiopia; more than 350 Ethiopian wolves in a relatively big area, Gaint Molrat, a few groups of mountain nyala, and most birdlife in this park together with more than 310 species of birds which make Bale one of the most popular national parks for birding in the African continent. 
   • Then continue driving from the plateau for 1 hour towards Haranna forest for your next attraction. Late afternoon drive back to Goba. Overnight in the same hotel.

4. Day 4 - Trek from Dinsho - Sodota Campsite

   • The morning after breakfast is our hike to Sodota, which is about 18km long trek from Dinsho through the spectacular scenery of web valley towards the fincha haber waterfall, where the Web and Wolla rivers meet; in this area, we have our first chance to spot the endemic Ethiopian wolf, as well as raptors, Rock hyrax, and endemic birds such as blue-winged goose, this will surely leave you excited and in awe of the actual wilderness of bale mountain. On arrival at the campsite, you will have a nice coffee/tea break.

   Overnight Sodota Campsite at the altitude of 3500 metres above sea level.

5. Day 5 - Trek Sodota - Kerrenss

   • Through a beautiful landscape with stunning views. Pass through the lave where the Lammergeyer and Verraux Eagles keep nests. There will also be a chance to see Ethiopian Wolves and numerous birdlife; trekking will take around 7-8 hours.

   Overnight campsite at the altitude of 3900 metres above sea level.

6. Day 6 - Trek Kerrense - Rafu

   • Through this next section of wilderness, it becomes very easy to see how the mountains massif was formed. Through one super volcano long in the past, the ice age glaciers have also taken some serious sculpting of the mountains. But the walk between Kerrense and Rafu highlights the volcanic influence of incredible rock formations of basalt pipes and granite boulders letter the high country and makes walking through here a stunning experience, a 6-7 hour hike.

   Overnight at the Rafu Campsite at an altitude of 4000m.

7. Day 7 - Trek from Rafu to Wasama

   • The morning after breakfast, leave the beautiful Rafu and head to Wasama valleys; a chance to spot Ethiopian wolves and giant more rat, falcons, raptors, eagles and possibly the Ethiopian wolf will be visible; pass through the most beautiful afro-alpine, moor land beautiful wild alpine scenery and lakes on the plateau, overnight here at the wasama at the altitude of 4000 metres above the sea.

8. Day 8 - Wasama to Garaba - Guracha

   • In the morning, we will continue trekking through beautiful landscapes and have a chance to spot an Ethiopian wolf; trekking time will be 5-6 hours.

   Overnight at Garaba Guracha. 

9. Day 9 - Trek from Garaba - Guracha - Departure

   • Meet our vehicle after breakfast, then head for a short trek from the campsite and explore Sanetti Plateau; drive to the largest highest peak Tullu Deemtu the highest mountains observe the magical view from the top of 4377 metres high, the second highest peak in the country, then continue driving return back to the start the tour will end here. Then depending on the plan, continue to the next site or easily return to the capital Addis Abba.