6 Days 5 Nights of BaleBale National Park Safari

6 Days 5 Nights of Bale Bale National park safari tour itinerary.

Day 1: Lake Langano

Morning drive for some 200 kms (4 hrs) to Lake Langano to relax on the beach, take a walk and encounter wild animals such as Warthogs or Olive Baboons in front of your bungalow. Optional activities: trekking, mountain biking, bird watching, fishing, hippo spotting or horse riding. Dinner and Overnight at Hara Langano Lodge (www.haralangano.com) or Lake langano resort or Sabana Lodge (www.sabanalangano.com) or similar

Day 2: Bale National Park

After breakfast, we shall drive for some 250 kms via Shashamane to the Bale Mountains National Park headquarters in Dinsho, where we will do an interesting walk and encounter a great variety of animals and birds, particularly a large number of the endemic mountain Nyalas. After lunch, we proceed to the Bale Mountain National Park, the 2^nd national park in Ethiopia currently underway to becoming an UNESCO world nature site due to its stunning landscapes, rich flora and fauna. We explore the highest all-weather road of Africa to the largest moorland tract in Africa, the Senetti plateau. We shall see the endemic Ethiopian Wolf and its favorite prey, the Giant Mole Rat. In addition to the Senetti Plateau, we will also explore the Harena escarpments and its equatorial rainforests. Highland birding includes the Abyssinian Catbird, Abyssinian Woodpecker, White-backed Black Tit, Abyssinian Ground Thrush, Yellow-crowned Canary, Somali Chestnut Winged Starling, Olive Pigeon and Mountain Buzzard. We arrive at the Bale Mountain Lodge later in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at Bale Mountains Lodge (www.balemountainlodge.com) or similar

Day 3: Bale National Park

Today we have full day in Bale national park to explore the sights and sounds of this paradise. Bale Mountains Lodge is

situated within the Bale National Park and is surrounded by rare wild animals. Nature enthusiasts may enjoy many

activities such as Bird Watching, a trip to the Sanetti Plateau where you may spot the Ethiopian Wolf and more bird life or walking through the forest where you can spot endemic Bale Monkeys, other primates, birds, rare cats and unusual plants. Dinner and Overnight at Bale Mountains Lodge (www.balemountainlodge.com) or similar

Day 4: Hawassa

After breakfast, we drive to Hawassa for 280 kms (5hrs.), the capital town of the Southern People’s Nations and nicknamed as “The town of endless Love”. In Hawassa, you will relax in the 5-star resort of the famous Ethiopian runner Haile Gebre Selassie. Afternoon at leisure to enjoy the beautiful sunset over the lake. Dinner and overnight at Haile Resort (www.hailehotelsandresorts.com) or similar

Day 5: Yirgalem (40 km)

After early breakfast, we visit the fish market in Hawassa and proceed to Aregash Lodge in Yirgalem which is a beautiful nature retreat with own forest as well as vegetable and fruit gardens. This is home to the Black and White Colobus Monkeys, Vervet Monkeys and numerous bird species. In the evening, you will witness the feeding of the hyena living in the forest near the lodge. Dinner and Overnight at Aregash Lodge (www.aregashlodge.com) or similar

Day 6: Addis Ababa

After breakfast, we drive for 320 kms (7 hrs) back to Addis through Debrezeit to arrive late in the afternoon.

Group Size per vehicle (adults) –2 Pax ,3 Pax ,4 Pax ,5 Pax ,6 Pax

What is Included on the safari price:-

•  5-night accommodation & meals as per program
• All tours as per the itinerary
• Transport as per program
• English speaking guide
• Entrance fees to all sites as per the itinerary
• Bottled water during the tours
• All service charges and taxes

What is Excluded on the safari price:-

• Flights and taxes
• Entry visa to Ethiopia
• Airport transfers
• Addis Ababa accommodation
• Pesonal  expense
• Optional activities not mentioned as included
• Gratuities
• Tips
• Personal insurance cover
• Deviation from above program