Bale Mountains National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
national park in Ethiopia
About Bale Mountains National Park
Bale Mountains National Park protects2,220 square kilometres (860sqmi)of the Bale Mountains, the highest range in Ethiopia. The range hosts the Harenna Forest, one few remaining natural forests in the country, and the largest. The park is divided into five distinct and unique habitats: the Northern Grasslands (Gaysay Valley), Northern Woodlands (Park Headquarters), Afro-alpine Meadows (Sanetti Plateau), Erica Moorlands, and the Harenna Forest. The park is home to the endangered Ethiopian wolf, mountain nyala and the Bale Mountains vervet, along with Menelik's bushbuck, common duiker, klipspringer, Bohor reedbuck, Ethiopian highland hare, honey badger, warthog, spotted hyena and serval. Wild forest coffee (Coffea arabica) grows in the montane forests. Temperatures vary widely throughout the
Bale Mountains National Park Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 12 sections including: