Bale Mountains National Park in Shashemene

never been to Ethiopia, nor Africa in general but probably cool place

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Very cold place

Wow amazing and beautiful place I ❤ this park

Bale mountain national park (kiyu)

Bale National park is a beautiful park in Africa

One of my favourite National Park in Ethiopia. It is a breathtaking. The park has endemic wildlife like Ethiopian wolf and Mountain Nyala. A must visit park in Ethiopia.

Gorgeous, remote, wild. One of my favourite national parks in Africa.

Amazing alpine forest and plains… big problem with human and livestock encroachment…

Best Place to visit

it is one of the high land conservation area of Ethiopia

Wildlife is extremely endangered by the growing population and their cattle who graze inside the Park. Grasslands are completely overgrazed, leaving endemic speciesto go hungry and extinct. The road is busy with trucks carrying illegally imported goods to avoid control at the main road.Apart from the lodge owner and his staff, nobody seems to care about it. Management and rangers of the Bale National Park should take action to preserve the Parks wildlife.The nature itself is gorgeous but in need of proper protection.

Beautiful park, with great variety of landscapes and climate : from Harena rain forest to the high lands of Saneti plateau.However after 4 days there we really noticed the danger facing this park.Deforestation and over grazing done by humans cattle are damaging this unique place.We wonder if national park teams are taking the issue seriously, or if they have the means to improve the situation.

Bale Mountains National Park (BMNPis a national park in Ethiopia. The park encompasses an area of approximately 2,150 square kilometres (530,000 acresin the Bale Mountains and Sanetti Plateau of the Ethiopian Highlands.Bale Mountains National Park fromontane habitats have one of the highest incidences of animal endemicity of any terrestrial habitat in the world. The park was nominated to the World Heritage Tentative List in 2009.Bale Mountains National Park is located in southeastern Ethiopia, 400 km southeast of Addis Ababa and 150 km east of Shashamene in the Oromia Region National State.The boundary of the BMNP lies within five woredas (districts): Adaba (west), Dinsho (north), Goba (northeast), Delo-Mena-Angetu and Harena-Buluk (southeast). The park area is encompassed within geographical coordinates of 6º29 – 7º10N and 39º28 – 39º57E.The Bale Mountains are part of the Bale-Arsi massif, which forms the western section of the southeastern Ethiopian Highlands.

Amazing Discovery landscapes of Ethiopian experiences and knowledgeable Tour Guide and Tour Operator Ethiopian. Come visit the property country Ethiopian .

Enjoy it every time! Love the quietness and air! Can be chilly!

This is a fascinating natural wonderland with amazingly diverse vegetation and biodiversity in the altitude range between 2900 and 4220 meters above sea levels. The scenes are so special, but the roads are too bad and the area is not well developed for tourism. There is a lodge at about 100 kilometers from Robe, but it takes you an adventurous 3 - 4 hours to get there. But the wonders here, worth seeing regardless of the challenging roads

40 km walk with no one around. It was truly amazing and a nice break from the city.

Great spot to see Ethiopian wolves.

very interesting place. We saw some animals but not the famouse native fox (or is it a wolf, its not clear).

One of the most memorable experiences of my life!

My husband and I did a 3 day/2 night guided tour around Bale HQ and Web Valley a couple weeks ago. Generally mixed reviews from us. While the wildlife was abundant and fascinating, we found prices for a camping tour ($265 per person after LOTS of haggling, though note that this included transport from Hawassato be unreasonable for "average" backpackers. Also, our tour felt rather rushed and relatively little of our 3 days were actually spent in the National Park. Probably wouldnt recommend this trip unless you have a large budget and more time.

I trekked the 4 day trek in about two days with the help of our guide Armaye. We were short on time, but he was up for the challenge on guiding us at a faster pace. We had an awesome time and he was very knowledgeable about the area and was good at reading weather patterns. It was a tough two days and we were very sore, but we had a great time. Thanks Armaye!

The best place to visit and enjoy. It is the Paradise to earth.

The Bale Mountains National Park is located in southeastern Ethiopia, 400 km southeast of Addis Ababa. It belongs to the Bale-Arsi massif, which forms the western section of the southeastern highlands. The tour lasts 4 Days and 3 Nights. The package enables you visit the endemic mam males, birds and stunning landscapes. All meals are inclusive. The drive uses a 4X4 Toyota Land Cruiser.Day 1: Drive to Dinsho(from Addis Ababa), Bale Mountains National Park HQ – GobaIn the morning, you will drive to Dinsho, via Shashemene (410 Km from Addis). En route, you will make a stop on Awash River and Lake Ziway (best known for its birdlifeto visit aquatic birds. You will have lunch at Shashemene (250 Km from Addis). You will proceed driving and arrive in Dinsho in the afternoon.  Upon arrival, you will do all the requirements for short easy trekking at the Bale Mountains National Park HQ. After a brief break, you will have time to make a short hike along the northern part of the park. Later late in the afternoon drive to Goba (40 Km from Dinshofor overnight stay. SIGHTSEEING • Lake Ziway and its birdlifeOvernight stay in Wabe Shebelle Hotel, Goba.Day 2: Day trip to Sanetti PlateauIn the morning, you will have breakfast and drive to the Sanetti Plateau (altitude of 4000 meter, with Afro-alpine Moorland, beautiful wild alpine scenery). Upon arrival in Goba, you will check into a hotel and rest. In the evening, you will have dinner and stay the night at the hotel.SIGHTSEEING • Common and Endemic mammals(Probably Red Fox• BirdlifeOvernight stay in Wabe Shebelle Hotel, Goba.Day 3: Dola Mena: Rift Valley, Camels, CoffeeAround 40km or so to the south, the pristine Harenna forest drops into the dry, dusty rift valley. A trip south from the Lodge to the small town of Dolo Mena takes about an hour. En route one has a chance to see Giant Forest Hog and Vervet monkeys along with myriad butterflies that flutter through the shadows and sunlight. Small temporary camps may be seen, springing up where wild coffee is harvested from the forest; coffee said to amongst the best in the world. Approximately 20 km further on from Dola Mena are the Welman River Falls and caves - home to a hermit - which have religious significance. Those able bodied enough can crawl through the caves and pass behind the waterfall onto the river bank opposite. The rift valley also offers an opportunity to spot birds which are indigenous to the dry conditions.SIGHTSEEING • Harenna Forest • Coffee FarmsOvernight stay in Wabe Shebelle Hotel, Goba.Day 4: Drive back to Addis via Bekoji – Assela & departureAfter breakfast, you will be driving to Addis Ababa. You will stop for lunch at Assela. 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 have a transfer out to Bole Intl Airport for return flight back home.

Beautiful nature and wild animals

Very nice

its so green, beauty & a nice place to take a breath, & to know the secret of nature.

A fascinating other worldly place, and probably the highest place you can reach by road outside the Himalaya and Andes (4300mMany people come here to see the Ethiopian wolf, the worlds rarest canid and they are easy enough to spot on the Sanetti Plateau part of the park. Antelope too are easy to spot and get close to including the Mountain Nyala, another very rare species and birders will get a few ticks as well.

Wild animals easy to reach in their natural habitat

Beautiful and wonderful area, I wanna go another times.💛💛

Very few facilities, but lots of wildlife.

Its a place of the true wold gift...its also the description of our county....come and viste "the land of Origins" as well as "Bale Mountain the home of endemics"

A with a natural beauty and rich of plenty wild animals birds endemic to Ethiopia.

Great place, nice landscape, great time spent

It is the most amazing place I ever seen. It has forest and mountains. And some of the place looks like that it has never seen by people. It is so quiet and the cloud is near.

fresh air, awesome view, cool people just I love the place😍😍😍

Oromia Bale national park is very interesting place all over the world

Stunning scenery of Alpine Africa

A fantastic place to see wild wolves, seven of them playing together just before sun sets, spotted by Yegerem our very good guide

Bale mountain is one of the best park in ethiopia to see different kinds of animal.

Part of this national park is shared with indigenous peoples, therefore there is a conflict with humans and animals. For that reason dont expect to see the big 5 here. Most of the animals one will see are game with the occasional leopard.The park is interesting allocate the whole day, make sure you have picnic food and refreshments. Once we left the main gate that was the last we saw of others. During our visit we were the only tourists in the park. Make sure you have a 400 mm lens to capture the Simien fox, raptors or to take landscape photos. Budget at least one days travel from Addis to arrive at the Bale Mountain National Park.

The park is just awesome We entered the park feom Dinsho town Stayed at the lodge inside the parkWe were there on a cloudy, drizzling morning It had rained the previous night Everthing was wet n lush greenThick vegetation Seemed almost like the Amazon rain forest

Beautiful nature and almost no tourists there.

Huge range of endemic bird life, the extremelyendangered rare red wolves, equally rare lepidoptera and a new first rate hotel "Bale Mountain Lodge" in which to stay after a day exploring.

Its amazing natural gift. Must Visit

It is uniquely known as a land of endemicity and biodiversity. A must visit park found in Bale (Oromia).

A place deserve to be visited. Simply amazing.

I have vacation 2013 during different times of the year and each time saw very Natural all Endemic animals and beautiful flowers nice Fish (Trout. Its a beautiful park I have no any definition of the word to expirees Bale Mount National Park

WildlifeBale National Park is home to a large variety of wild animals, including: Domestic Dogs, Ethiopian Wolves, Mountain Nyala, Horas, Rodents, the Stark’s Hare, Erica, Birds, Giant Obelia, Glades, Bale Monkeys, Amphibians and Reptiles.Each type of animal has been researched and documented along with the economic evaluation of natural resources, carbon, livestock, hydrology, trophic interactions and land cover change.Tourist AttractionsTrekking: The Bale Mountains offer guided wilderness trekking amidst juniper woodlands, across Afroalpine moorlands, over rugged and breath-taking mountains, and through thick tropical forest.Fishing: The Bale Mountains are also an ideal place for the angler who is looking for exciting wilderness trout fishing in one of Africas most stunning mountain retreats. The Danka, the Web and the Shaya Rivers were stocked with fry from Kenya in the 1960s. Today they have flourishing populations of beautiful brown and rainbow trout and offer truly great fly fishing.Birding: The Bale Mountains National Park is recognized by Birdlife International as the foremost Important Bird Area (IBAin Ethiopia. Over 280 species have been recorded in the National Park, including 7 of the species endemic to Ethiopia.