6 Days Bale Mountains Trekking: Discover Ethiopia's Majestic Landscapes
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Embark on a 6-day trek through Ethiopia’s majestic Bale Mountains. Discover glacial lakes, volcanic ridges, and untamed wilderness in this adventure of a lifetime.

Duration: 6 days
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Bale Mountains National Park - On arrival to Goba airport you will be picked up by our team then drive to Dinsho town where the parks headquarter is located. Afterwards, our hike will take us through park H.Q where we’ll get a chance to spot and see some endemic/endangered mammals such as: Menilik’s Buchbuck, Mountain Nyala, Warthog, Reedbuck, Gray…

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What's Included
  • Accommodation included
  • Meals provided: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
  • Complimentary bottled water
  • In-vehicle air conditioning for comfort
  • All fees and taxes covered
  • Tea and coffee available
What's Not Included
  • Domestic Flight fee
  • Tip
  • miscellaneous expenses – alcoholic drinks, souvenirs etc
Additional Information

The Bale Mountains are one of Ethiopia’s best trekking destinations. It has everything from glacial lakes to mountains, volcanic ridges, rock formations and swamps.
Join us and embark on a journey of adventure and discovery as you trek through the stunning landscape of the Bale Mountains. Experience the thrill of the great outdoors as you explore this…

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jennysacree333
May 24, 2024
Fantastic Bale mountains - Armaye is a professional caring local company who uses caring local people on tours I was a single white older female trekking the Bale mountains and never once felt uncomfortable Armaye was easy to communicate with and was flexible and knowledgeable to get the right tour. The tour value is exceptional. Once picked up from the airport my guide Awol saw to everything. He is a local man who cares deeply for the mountains and it shows. He had vast knowledge of the fauna and flora and shared this easily in his excellent English. His eagle eyes picked up all sorts of animals and birds I would not have seen and he was intuitive in setting paces as we changed terrain. Idris the chef produced hot fresh meals on a single burner in the wilds and I am in awe of him Our porters we polite respectful organised and efficient The whole trip far exceeded my expectations I cannot recommend Armaye and his tour company enough Thanks you
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Flyer36914111501
May 1, 2024
Agile company, great tour - I booked a tour with Armaye Tours in december. Process of coordination was easy. Armaye booked all inner flights for me himself. Later my flight to Addis Ababa was canceled, so I asked to reschedule the trip. I am glad that it was not a problem. Armaye rebooked flights and rearranged the team on site. The tour itself was great. Bale mountains have many nature zones with different views and fauna. So you will get many differents sights in the same trip. We came around 45-50 kms up and down around the area. But you can discuss the difficulty The guide was superb. He spoke great english and had big experience. So I got lot's of knledge about local life, traditions, and about local nature of course. He was ready to customize experience base on my interests and desired trek difficulty. Also food and camps were great. All in all it was great experience, kudos to Armaye and guys for being able to reschedule everything and provide great trekking experience. And don't forget the sunscreen creme for the mountains =)
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Tobbe2016
Jan 4, 2024
A brilliant 2 weeks mammal watching tour - I went on a 2 weeks private tour with Armaye as my guide in November/December 2023 and the organization was excellent. From the initial enquiry over the last few years! until I was safely back home, Armaye communicated quickly, clearly and accurately. He was very flexible with the itinerary too being open to amendments, which I did twice. This was my 2nd trip to Ethiopia and it was much better than my first one in 2009. My interest was mostly with mammals and planned my tour accordingly, which took me to Bale Mountains (Harenna Forest, Sannetti Plateue, Gassay), Hwassa, Lake Langano. Awash NP and Alideghe Game Reserve. I found all my key targets and the sightings were sensational. He even knew where to find a pack of the endangered Ethiopian Wolfs! His knowledge on where to find wildlife enabled me to get some great pictures and films. We had a very nice driver and, for a few days, also a brilliant cook and both spoke excellent English and were really good company. Additional guides with local knowledge were waiting for us where needed. All worked like a swiss clock and the only time I needed to use money was for some few personal expenses. I will for sure be back again as the country offers a lot. I could not recommend Armaye Tours more.
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Lowellw121
Dec 6, 2023
Trip of a lifetime! - My wife and I did a 10 day Bale Mountains tour with Awol, who was an incredible guide. The whole tour was so well organized, all the guides, drivers, cooks, and horsemen, were absolutely incredible people. We saw incredible wildlife in such unique and beautiful landscapes, including warthogs, monkeys, endemic mountain nyala, ethiopian wolves, and abyssinian owls. It was the trip of a lifetime! Don't be afraid of Ethiopia, the entire trip felt so easy and so safe, you will not regret it!
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M9547rybrittanyd
Oct 16, 2023
Great Bale Mountain Tour! - We had a last minute change of plans for our trip to Ethiopia and stumbled upon Armaye's tours in the Bale Mountains in a frantic search for an alternative destination. He had excellent reviews so we reached out to him about a 3 day tour of the Bale Mountains. He was very responsive to our questions and flexible with our timeframe. Armaye and his team were incredibly knowledgeable about Bale Mountain's history, plants, animals and people and spoke great English. They were unbelievably patient with our (tons of) questions and intuitive about places where we would want to linger or stop and take photos of the sights or animals. If you are visiting Ethiopia and want to have an outstanding nature and cultural experience, we highly recommend Armaye and his team!
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Roger
Sep 28, 2023
Fantastic - I did a Bale mountains 6 day hiking and camping tour, before the tour the correspondence from Armaye was first class, he sent me many messages and answered all the questions I had, promptly. The tour itself was organised really well, Bale mountains is a very tough environment and not for the faint hearted but I enjoyed the unique wildlife and challenge that the tour brought. I also asked Armaye if he knew a guide in Harar, he put me on to someone who was fantastic and made my time there brilliant. I highly recommend Armaye tours
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