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Discover Ethiopia's wild highlands on this 3-day journey into the Bale Mountains, combining big landscapes with some of the country's best wildlife viewing. Travel from Addis Ababa through the Rift Valley to Dinsho for a guided walk across the Gaysay grasslands, then continue to the Sanetti Plateau for a chance to see Ethiopian wolves and sweeping views near Tullu Dimtu. Descend the dramatic escarpment into the Harenna Forest in search of colobus monkeys and forest birdlife, with lodge overnights in the Bale Mountains and time for gentle walks along the way.
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Your guide and driver will pick you up in Addis Ababa and drive south through the Rift Valley, then continue up into the Bale highlands via Dodola and Adaba.
Arrive at the park headquarters at Dinsho in the afternoon for a guided walk across the Gaysay grasslands, home to mountain nyala, Menelik's bushbuck, and wattled ibis. Overnight at a lodge in the Bale Mountains.
Drive up onto the Sanetti Plateau early in the morning, when Ethiopian wolves, the world's rarest canid, are most active hunting giant mole-rats. Stop near the summit of Tullu Dimtu, at over 4,300 m Ethiopia's second-highest peak, for views across the plateau.
Then descend the dramatic escarpment into the Harenna Forest to look for colobus monkeys and forest birds. Overnight at a lodge in the Bale Mountains.
Enjoy a morning walk near the lodge before driving back to Addis Ababa through the Rift Valley, arriving in the evening.
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Your 3 days finish where they began, in Your hotel in Addis Ababa.
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