Adventure and Trekking Tours

Program: Bale Mountain Trekking
Code: MELODY_T 014
Transport: surface
Duration: 8 days and 7 nights

• Day 01: Arrival at Bole International Airport. Reception by your guide and transfer to hotel for check-in. after short break City tour of Addis Ababa overnight stay in Addis Ababa
• Day 02: Depart south from Addis Ababa to Dinsho, which is where the headquarters of the Bale Mountains National Park. Overnight stay at Dinsho
• Day 03: Today you will start trekking from Dinsho through the Web Valley toward Finch Abera Waterfall, located where the Web and Wolla Rivers meet. Afterwards continue to Mararo for overnight camping.
• Day 04: Continue trekking following the Wasema River through the valley. On the way stop and visit a local mineral spring Afterwards continue to the campsite of peak of Mt. Batu. overnight camping
• Day 05: Begin the ascent to the Sanetti Plateau, climbing Mt. Batu on the way. Continue to the Tegona Valley for the Gabra Guracha Lake, where you will spend in camping
• Day 06: Today you will explore the Sanetti Plateau a great place to see the endemic Ethiopian wolf. You will also visit the Crane Lakes. A final ascent will be made to the top of Tullu Deemtu, offering spectacular views of the surrounding areas. In the afternoon you will be meet by your vehicle and taken to Goba for overnight.
• Day 07: Early in the morning, depart from Goba to the Sof Omar caves. The most famous spot of the caves is the Chamber of Columns, with limestone pillars up to 20m high from the entrance you will follow a trail through several other chambers; Web River, which snakes through the cave seven times. The birdlife in the area is very abundant. Afterwards, continue to Dinsho or Dodola for overnight.
• Day 08: Today you will return to Addis Ababa. On the way, visit the Abiatta-Shala National Park. Lake Shala is a very deep crater lake (over 260 meters deep!) and Lake Abiatta is a soda lake, which attracts thousands of flamingos. After the visit continue back to Addis Ababa. . Have a farewell dinner at one of the best traditional restaurants of Addis where you can taste the variety of Ethiopian meals, and see the folkloric dances of the Ethiopians.
• Then, be transferred to the airport for your departure. End Tour