• Home
  • Ethiopian Tours
    • Day Tours
    • Discover Tours
    • Historic Route
    • Overnight Treks
    • Omo Valley
    • Danakil Depression
    • Eastern Ethiopia
    • Birding Tours >
      • Birding Tour 11 Nights
      • Birding Tour 15 Nights
  • Attractions
  • Visitor Information
    • Visas to Ethiopia
    • Money and Foreign Exchange
    • Health and Safety
    • Ethiopian Food
    • Map of Ethiopia
  • Horn of Africa
    • Abyssinia Blog
    • East Africa Tourism Information >
      • Djibouti Tourism Snapshot
      • Kenya Tourism Snapshot
      • Rwanda Tourism Snapshot
      • Somalia Tourism Snapshot
      • Somaliland Tourism Snapshot
      • South Sudan Tourism Snapshot
      • Sudan Tourism Snapshot
      • Tanzania Tourism Snapshot
      • Uganda Tourism Snapshot
    • Only Africa >
      • Flags of Africa
      • Population of Africa
  • Film/Video
  • About Awaze
  • Contact Us
Awaze Tours of Ethiopia
  • Home
  • Ethiopian Tours
    • Day Tours
    • Discover Tours
    • Historic Route
    • Overnight Treks
    • Omo Valley
    • Danakil Depression
    • Eastern Ethiopia
    • Birding Tours >
      • Birding Tour 11 Nights
      • Birding Tour 15 Nights
  • Attractions
  • Visitor Information
    • Visas to Ethiopia
    • Money and Foreign Exchange
    • Health and Safety
    • Ethiopian Food
    • Map of Ethiopia
  • Horn of Africa
    • Abyssinia Blog
    • East Africa Tourism Information >
      • Djibouti Tourism Snapshot
      • Kenya Tourism Snapshot
      • Rwanda Tourism Snapshot
      • Somalia Tourism Snapshot
      • Somaliland Tourism Snapshot
      • South Sudan Tourism Snapshot
      • Sudan Tourism Snapshot
      • Tanzania Tourism Snapshot
      • Uganda Tourism Snapshot
    • Only Africa >
      • Flags of Africa
      • Population of Africa
  • Film/Video
  • About Awaze
  • Contact Us

Trekking in Ethiopia's Bale Mountains; 5 Days /4 Nights


Itinerary BM04
Arrival Bole International Airport
​If you are arriving the day before your tour, Awaze Tours  will meet you at the airport regardless of arrival time.  We can book this hotel night for you upon request.  
If you arrive in the morning on the first day of the tour, you may begin after checking into your hotel.  ​
African continent logo
Mountain Nyala.
Mountain Nyala.
Day 01   Addis Ababa - Bale Mountains National Park
​Morning departure driving from Addis to the Bale Mountains National Park.  Arrive at the park headquarters in the afternoon. Meet with guides and drive to the Gaysey Grasslands. Take a leisurely afternoon hike, possibly spotting two endemic mammals that frequent the area:  Menelik's Bushbuck and the Mountain Nyala.  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.

Overnight Campsite Dinsho  (3,200 meters above sea level)
Web River Bale Mountains
Web River
Day 02   To Finch Habera Campsite
Walk through Dinsho and enter the National Park. Around Dinsho, the Mountain Nyala and Menelik’s Bushbuck should be visible. While trekking through the park, there will be a chance to see Ethiopian Wolves. Stop by Habera Waterfall for a nice break.
Trekking time: 5 hours.
​​

Overnight Camping Finch Habera  (3,550 meters above sea level)
Trekking on Horseback
Trekking on horseback is an option.
Day 03   To Wasama Campsite
Trek to Wasama through a beautiful landscape with stunning views.  Pass through Mararo Valley where the Lammergeyer and Verraux Eagles keep nests. At this point in the trek we begin to look for the Ethiopian Wolf, the rarest canid in the world and Africa’s most threatened carnivore. Ethiopian Wolves live in packs of between 2 and 18 animals but are solo hunters surviving primarily on a diet of rodents.
Trekking time: 8 hours.

Overnight Camping Wasama  (3,700 meters above sea level))
Tawny Eagle
Tawny Eagle
Day 04   To Gebre Guracha Campsite
​Start the day by hiking up Mt. Wasama (4200m) and then continue down into the Worgona Valley. Falcons, raptors, and possibly the Ethiopian wolf will be visible. End the day at Lake Gebre Gurracha, meaning “black lake” in the Oromic language.
Trekking time:  8 hours.


Overnight Camping Gebre Guracha  (3,900 meters above sea level))
Day 05   Bale Mountains National Park - Addis Ababa
​Take a short trek from Gebre Gurracha up to the Sennati Plateau to meet vehicles. Return to Addis Ababa.  Enjoy dinner at a traditional Ethiopian restaurant featuring dancers and musicians representing some of the country's many ethnic groups.  Transfer to airport for late night departure or additional hotel night booked upon request.
Trekking time:  2 hours.
End of Trek
(Awaze Tours will arrange additional hotel nights in Addis Ababa upon request.)
For Information and Pricing: BM04
    Please verify that have entered your email address correctly.
Submit
Other Treks:
Bale Mountains
BM04 (5 Days)
BM05 (6 Days)
BM06a (7 Days)
BM06b (7 Days)
BM07 (8 Days)
BM10 (11 Days)
Simien Mountains
SM05 (6 Days)
SM08 (9 Days)
Bale Trek and Omo Tour
TO12 (13 Days)
Simien Trek and Historic Tour
TH14 (15 Days)

Tour Categories

Lalibela Tours
Historic Route
Omo Valley
Omo Valley
Treks
Treks
Birding Tours
Birding Tours
Addis Ababa Day Tours
Addis Ababa Day Tours
Danakil Depression
Danakil Depression
Best of Ethiopia Tours
Best of Ethiopia Tours
Harar and the East
Harar and the East
Picture
Telephone
+251 911623376
Email
info@awazetours.com
Address
Haile Gebrselassie Street, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
© 2023 Awaze Tours
  • Home
  • Ethiopian Tours
    • Day Tours
    • Discover Tours
    • Historic Route
    • Overnight Treks
    • Omo Valley
    • Danakil Depression
    • Eastern Ethiopia
    • Birding Tours >
      • Birding Tour 11 Nights
      • Birding Tour 15 Nights
  • Attractions
  • Visitor Information
    • Visas to Ethiopia
    • Money and Foreign Exchange
    • Health and Safety
    • Ethiopian Food
    • Map of Ethiopia
  • Horn of Africa
    • Abyssinia Blog
    • East Africa Tourism Information >
      • Djibouti Tourism Snapshot
      • Kenya Tourism Snapshot
      • Rwanda Tourism Snapshot
      • Somalia Tourism Snapshot
      • Somaliland Tourism Snapshot
      • South Sudan Tourism Snapshot
      • Sudan Tourism Snapshot
      • Tanzania Tourism Snapshot
      • Uganda Tourism Snapshot
    • Only Africa >
      • Flags of Africa
      • Population of Africa
  • Film/Video
  • About Awaze
  • Contact Us