Bale Mountains National Park is located in the South East of Addis Ababa in the Oromia Regional State, 400KM from the capital city of Ethiopia by the road. When first established in 1970, the Bale Mountains National Park encompassed an area of just 2200km square. Currently, the total park area is 2150km square; The Park ranges from 1500m to 4377m above sea level.
You standing on land in the air bird of prey soar high close to the sky while the world’s rarest hunts for rodents down below. The range of terrain and climates makes Ethiopia the fourth largest bio-diversity zone on the earth within more unique species of flora than any others country in Africa and a wildlife lover’s paradise. The Bale Mountains is one of those unique wildlife destinations within having five ecozones that offer visitors breathtaking landscape, wildlife, flora, fauna, hydrology, Geology, historical, cultural activity such as Honey harvesting and coffee gathering.
Bale mountains national park is the most important biodiversity hotspot in the country. Nominated as a tentative UNESCO NATURAL WORLD HERITAGES site in 2009, the Bale Mountains form one of Africa’s most unique and thrilling wildlife, landscapes destinations. This is the most important remaining global stronghold of several endangered large mammal species, among them the charismatic Ethiopian wolf, handsome Mountain nyala, delightful Bake monkey, and the master of the ground Giant molerat. Meanwhile, such as Bale’s avian diversity and wealth of the endemics that the African Bird Club rate as top five bird sighting hotspot in the continent’s. the national park has five ecozones, each of the ecozones is surprisingly easy to explore by vehicle with all-weather roads offering access to most of its more alluring habitats. Yet the Bale Mountains offers enthusiastic walkers, a wide range of day trekking as well as the opportunity to undertake overnight in the real wilderness out of hustle and bustle of the city for several days.
Hiking and Trekking
The best way to see Bale Mountains National Park is on foot and for those with limited time, it is always possible to drive along through Erica belt, Afro-alpine of Sanate district to the south into the second-largest tropical rain forest which is known as Harenna forest.
Several overnight trekking is available starting from 3 days to longer trekking in the real wilderness of the Bale Mountains we completely make sure to let you discover why the Bale Mountains is called {one park many worlds} within your trip with our company.
Longer trekking routes out of Dinsho mostly above 3000m contour, take from three to eleven days.
Did you know?
- During the last ice age a 30km Square ice cap covered Tullu Dimtu and sanate plateau; while another 150km square of glaciers reached down to 3200m contour.
- The Ethiopian Wolf is the rarest canids and Africa’s most endangered carnivore. Bale protects more than half population
- Bale Mountains are one of top four bird sighting hotspot in Africa which is listed by African bird club.
- Home of Eleven world heritage sites those are included in the list of UNESCO.
- Home of eight wonders in the world
- Home of 26 percent of Ethiopia’s Endemics
- Home iconic seven nowhere else except Ethiopia
