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Trekking to Bale Mountains and Rift Valley ( Tour Code: GTT 13 Duration 10 Days)

Day 1: Arrival Addis Ababa 

Up on arrival at Bole international airport and met by Ghion travel and tours representative and transfer to hotel. After check in to hotel, city tour of Addis; includes National Museum, Entoto palace (the first palace in Addis established by Emperor Menelik II in 1883), Trinity Cathedral that is unique for both Ethiopia and Africa for its European architecture, Ethnographic Museum and Merkato (the largest open air market in Africa). Overnight in your hotel 

Day 2: Addis-Ethiopian Rift Valley – Dinsho 

After breakfast drive through Ethiopian Great Rift Valley en-route enjoying the beautiful Rift Valley Lakes and the spectacular mountain scenery. The rest of the day, walk around the Juniper forest around the park headquarter and explore the area where high concentration of the Bale Mountains Nayal, Minilik Bush Buck and other mammals are found. Overnight camping 

Day3: Dinsho - Geysay Valley – Dinsho 

Trekking time: 5-6 hrs. Trek to Geysay Valley, to the northerly extension of the park. Here, while trekking in the indigenous forest, it's possible to spot the endemic Minilik Bush Buck and Mountain Nyala and other mammals including the endemic Ethiopian Wolf. Overnight camping

Day 4: Dinsho – Weib Valleys-Fincha Abera 

Trekking time: ~6 hrs. Trek and pass through the stunning Weib Valley and the finally reach at the beautiful waterfall of Fincha Abera. Overnight camping 

Day 5: Fincha ábera-Merero-Wasmea 

Trekking time: 8 hrs. Trek beneath the peaks of Merero; see and taste the strange mineral springs before making the steep ascent out of the head of the valley onto the Sanette Plateau. Overnight camping 

Day 6: Wasama Valley - Batu - Garba Guracha 

Trekking time: 9 hrs. Climb Batu (4203 m), and then trek on across the arms of the Batu horseshoe, to camp beside lovely Garba Guracha Lake-set beneath towering cliffs in the head of the Tegona Valley. Overnight camping 

Day 7: Garba Guracha - Sanetti Plateau- Goba 

We trek for 5 hrs to the highest peak in the Bale Mountains, Tullu Deemtu (4377m, 14357ft) which is part of the Sanetti Plateau. The vistas are simply unbelievable and so photogenic. Here you will find small alpine lakes and typical afro-alpine vegetation that includes the Giant Lobelia and shrubs such as 'Everlasting'. Vistas reach out to the strange pinnacles of Chorchora Peak and across the sheer-sided Tegona River Gorge. There are views to the steep-sided volcanic plug of Konteh Tullu and the long, craggy ridges of Mount Batu. The car will meet us here and drive us down to Goba town and overnight in hotel/lodge 

Day 8: Goba- Harena 

Morninig, drive to Harena. The Harenna Forest is one of the few remaining natural forests in the country. The Harenna Forest is known for its mammals, amphibians and birds, including many endemic species. The Harenna Forest was once habitat to packs of the endangered Painted Hunting Dog, Lycaon pictus. Overnight in your hotel/lodge 

Day 9: Harena- Langano 

Morning, drive to Langano. Lake Langano is one the rift valley lakes in Ethiopia and safe to swim with a maximum depth of 46 meters. After check in to hotel relax on the lake side beach and visit the other rift valley lake park of Abjata and Shala with a maximum depth of 250 meters, this makes it the deepest lake in Ethiopia and in Africa north of the equator and has an elevation of 1,567 meters. Overnight in your hotel/lodge 

Day 10: Langano- Addis- Departure 

After breakfast drive back to Addis, on the way visit the rift valley Lake of Ziway with its diverse species of aquatic birds like greet pelican, Marabou stork, hammer cop and different kind of goose, Evening farewell traditional dinner in one of the best restaurant in Addis followed by folkloric dance of different Ethiopian nations. Then transfer in to airport to fly back home, where your tour ends. 

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