Bale Mountains National Park

Visit Bale Mountains National Park with Connect Ethiopia Tours

Visit Bale Mountains National Park with Connect Ethiopia Tours and experience one of Ethiopia’s most breathtaking and biologically diverse destinations. Whether you’re drawn by rare wildlife, dramatic alpine scenery, or authentic adventure, Bale is a sanctuary like no other — ideal for photographers, birdwatchers, and trekkers alike.

Recognized as Ethiopia’s most important biodiversity hotspot, Bale Mountains National Park offers a mosaic of high-altitude ecosystems: evergreen forests, giant bamboo stands, misty moorlands, and river valleys wrapped in fragrant juniper-hagenia woodland. Nominated as a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, Bale is the last stronghold for several endangered species and a key destination for immersive ecotourism.

🌄 Top Highlights of Bale Mountains National Park

• Sanetti Plateau: The park’s high-altitude core, dotted with volcanic cones over 4,200 meters. It’s the largest Afro-Alpine moorland on Earth — home to giant lobelias, icy tarns, and Ethiopia’s best chance of spotting the rare Ethiopian wolf.

• Unique Wildlife Encounters: Bale protects three major Ethiopian endemics — the red-and-white Ethiopian wolf, spiral-horned mountain nyala, and the elusive Bale monkey. You’ll also find forest hogs, Menelik’s bushbucks, and the endemic giant mole-rat.

• Harenna Forest: South of Sanetti lies one of the last remaining cloud forests in Ethiopia. It supports diverse large mammals and rare birds, and is home to the Bale monkey with its specialized bamboo diet.

• Birdwatcher’s Paradise: Named a top-five birding site in Africa, Bale hosts six national endemics and many Horn of Africa specialties. From the striking Rouget’s rail and Spot-breasted plover on the highlands to colorful parrots and turacos in the lowland forests, it’s a birder’s dream.

• Rich Flora: With over 1,300 plant species, including 160 Ethiopian endemics and 23 found nowhere else but in Bale, the park is a botanical gem.