Wednesday, 21 September 2011

BALE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK

FOR TREKKING LOVERS... / WILD LIFE...

DODOLA - HORSE TREKS IN THE BALE MOUNTAINS:

- Resting between Shashemene and the Bale Mountains National Park, the diminutive town of Dodola  has become a base for some unique trekking, it's all due the pioneer ( IFMP), which was initiated in 1995 by the German aid organization GTZ. Now self-sufficient, the nonprofit programme works to conserve natural Afro-alpine forest environment by offering local people an alternative income to feeling the local forests.

 3 NIGHT & 4 DAYS

 DAY 1. Addis Ababa - Changiti / 2750m 

 - Early in the morning after having a break fast, we drive to Dodola via the Rift Valley lakes. Here we stop our Car and continue by trekking around 3 hours to the first camping site called Changiti. O/N Camping.

DAY 2. Changiti - Angafo / 3460

- In the morning after having a break fast we will have
another 4 - 5 hours trekking through the huge forest.
Option that offers better views and chances of spotting an Ethiopian wolf. After lunch we will climb the Tullu Hangatu ( 3546 ) for an astounding view. O/N Camping

DAY 3. Angafo - Wahoro

- Early morning we will go for a short trekking to see other side of Angafo area then back for a breakfast. After that we will take another 4 hours trekking to Wahoro. After having lunch and some rest, we walk around to visit the cave as well water fall. O/N Camping

DAY 4. Wahoro - Addis Ababa

- In the morning after having a break fast, we will take a trekking back to Dodola about 4-5 hours. In this day we will have a horse riding half of the way. Then after having a bit rest, we drive to Langano. Here we will have a lunch break by Sabana Lodge then going to swim in the Lake.
             Later on we drive back to Addis via Butajira. The end of the tour..!!!


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