5-Day Short Mountain Biking Trip in the Bale Mountains

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Drive from Addis Ababa to Dinsho (370 km)

The adventure begins! Todays drive will bring you through Adama and Assela to your starting point of the tour. After a long day with scenic stops in the Arsi Mountains or at Wabe waterfall we will arrive our camp around the Nationalpark HQ and our cook prepares some mouth-watering dinner.

Main Destination:

Bale Mountains National Park

Best Time To Visit Nov to Feb (Little rain)

High Season Oct to Jan (Park is never busy)

Best Weather November to February

Wildlife in Bale Mountains NP

Ethiopian wolf Common

Mountain nyala Common

Warthog Common

Menelik's
bushbuck Occasional

Guereza monkey Occasional

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Olive baboon Occasional

Bohor reedbuck Occasional

Starck's hare Occasional

Giant mole-rat Occasional

Bale monkey Rare

Giant forest hog Rare

Golden jackal Rare

Gelada monkey None

Walia ibex None

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Bale Mountains NP

Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Mountainbiking trip from Dinsho (2900 m) to Sodota Campsite (3500 m)

Good gear is needed when we are finally leaving the gravel and start climbing the beautiful Web Valley on little tracks. After some ten kilometers we are in the park cycling in flat terrain along the gigantic Web River. Chances are good to spot the rare Ethiopian Wolves and birds of pray, just as the Augur Buzzard, are circling above our heads. On some scenic detours on and off the bike we will reach our second tented camp in the afternoon.

Main Destination:

Bale Mountains National Park

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Bale Mountains NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Mountain biking trip Sodota (3500 m) to Sanetti Campsite (4100 m)

Todays goal is the scenic Sanetti-Plateau at 4.100 meters asl the highest moorland in Africa. Our tracks are high up but luckily only gently rising. It will feel like we are out of space all alone when we are passing the Woronga Valley accompanied by the 4.200 meters high Mt. Woronga or when we rest at the “Grey Lake” (Gebre Guracha) and refresh ourselves. In the afternoon we will arrive at the Sanetti campsite where we will enjoy our last night in the wild under the stars.

Main Destination:

Bale Mountains National Park

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Bale Mountains NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Mountain biking trip Sanetti Campsite (4100 m) to Goba

Biking: 3-4 h, 30 km (difficulty: moderate/medium, altitude difference: ↑100m, ↓1600m)

After three days of uphill we reward ourselves with a spectacular downhill drive from Sanetti to Goba at the foot of the plateau. After some early hike around our camp trying to spot wildlife we will make our way down, riding through moorlands, giant heather forests and gorges with spectacular views.
Finally we arrive in Goba where we will enjoy our last night at the Wabe Shebelle Hotel.

Main Destination:

Bale Mountains National Park

Accommodation:

Goba Wabe Shebelle Hotel

• Budget hotel located less than 1hr drive from Bale Mountains NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Drive back to Addis (450 km)

Time to say goodbye to everyone. Today we head back to Addis passing Shashamene, Lake Langano and Debre Zeit with the opportunity to get dropped somewhere along the road for those who want to extend their adventures.

Main Destination:

Addis Ababa (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.