Thanks to Courtney for forwarding me the below updated list of prices for hiring guides, porters, etc in Bale National Park for those who intend to organise trekking independently: Note that if the image is too small to read on your browser, you can right click on it, download to your device, and zoom in there.
The excellent and very detailed website for Bale Mountain National Park wasn't working when we updated the 8th edition, and so we deleted it from the book, but I am pleased to report it is back online at https://balemountains.org and remans a must-visit resource for anybody planning to go there. Other news is that we … Continue reading News from Bale Mountains National Park
Louis G writes: Dodola Community Trek feels far more intimate & secret than breathtaking views (go to Simiens) or animal spotting (go to Bale... further down). As a group of 5 French, with 3 days (drive from/to Addis included), we had to hire an extra 'guide' (1 guide = 4 walkers = … Continue reading Dodola trek & Dinsho (Bale NP) trip report (1-5 Dec 2017)
Nicola Brimson writes: 3 weeks in Ethiopia. Used the Bradt guide and anything we could find online to assist with our planning and inspiration. Online E-Visa worked very smoothly to order however twice at Addis airport we were met with extremely confused immigration workers who clearly hadn’t had to process one of these as yet. … Continue reading Detailed 2017 trip report
We don't normally allow guide recommendations on this website, but this one from Addis Eats's Eliza Richman, a co-author of the Bale Mountains NP guide booklet, is worth including: I wanted to recommend Muzeyen as a guide for the Bale Mountains. I've travelled with him several times and he's so knowledgeable, kind and hard working … Continue reading Bale Mountains guide
Bryan & Judy Pready write First part (days 1 to 16, to Gonder) prebooked through Tesfa Tours http://www.tesfatours.com/ ; after that independent travel, mainly using local buses. A selection of our photos can be seen here: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B1pd3zAKtirpZGJ6S2tTVjNrLVE&usp=sharing 12 17 Jan Axum Ye Yared Zema Hotel: Stellae 13 18 Jan Axum Ye Yared Zema Hotel. Stellae … Continue reading Trip report (useful South Omo info) Jan-Mar 2016
Bryan writes: I wouldn't recommend Bekelle Molla. Paid 250 birr for ensuite double but no runnig water and room gloomy and smelly. (Breakfast not included) Moved after one night to Siko Mendo. Much better - 400 birr including breakfast. Only current drawback are dust clouds from heavy construction lorries building new airport. When that's finished, … Continue reading Hotels in Robe (Bale)
Many thanks to Ray and Joyce for this very detailed trip report from their 9th (!) trip to Ethiopia, using the new 7th edition of the Bradt Guide Addis Ababa Caravan hotel; good hotel with shuttle bus pickup service from the airport Hawassa Lake View Hotel had no room available when we arrived at … Continue reading December 2015 trip report (Hawassa, Bale, Awash, Guassa)
Jacky and Yolande write: An alternative road from Addis-Ababa to Lalibela : This route is certainly the most beautiful to join Addis-Ababa to Lalibela but not the shorter in time. We travelled it from Magdala Hills to the South on 2009 and now on November 2015 from the South to the North. It crossed many … Continue reading Alternative routes to Lalibela, Bale Mountains & Guassa
Ian and Les write: Going South: One night on Lake Langano at Bishangari Lodge was memorable both from the point of view of location and birds. However, one has to suffer the 30 minute journey from the main road, much of it on a track, to get there. It was worth the suffering. Then the … Continue reading 2015 trip report
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