Weyib river
At the time, no guide was willing to go with us without without donkeys, except the one, Omar, that villagers found for us.
Omar did great. He negotiated a meat dinner in Rafu, a settlement of couple of clay huts on the top of the plateau. We assisted to prepare the goat.
3. Rafu
15.1 km 500 m up over 4100 m 150 m down
Rafu settlement
1. Sodota camp
16.9 km 470 m up over 3520 m 133 m down
We actually slept a bit further, but I don't have coordinates.
2. Camp 2
18.3 km 420 m up over 3700 m 240 m down
What's nearby:
5. Back up to Rira
10.8 km 580 m up over 2900 m 50 m down
We hitchhiked a trucka and got back to a bus to Robe.
Walk back to Rira
Hitchhike a truck to Goba
Tuk Tuk to Robe
Minibus back to Dinsho
Bus to continue to Rift Valley. We hired a guy to block our seats in a bus, so there was a place for us when we got in midway.
Harenna forest
Rira
Bus back
Own tent and food are needed.
National park: Entrance fees
Officicial trek itineraire:
Dinsho – Web valley – Finch Habera waterfall – Sodota camp site (4-5 h)
Keyrensa camp site (4-5 h)
Rafu campsite (rock pillars caused by an old lava flow) (5-6 h)
Across Sanetti Plateau – Garba Guracha Lake (6h) (a view of highest mountain Tullu Deemtu)
Shaya valley – Worgona (6-7 h)
Denka River bank to Dinsho (6 h)
Our variation to Harenna forest
We did a slight variation of the official itineraire, descending down from the plateau to Harenna forest.
I did not track exact coordinates of our camping, so the following is a rough split.
Acclimatization
The Bale plateau is 4000 m high, so a good acclimatization is needed.
When to go
May-Sep: rains most days, Dec-Feb is dryest and hottest.
Greenest: Late Sep – early Dec
Sprig flowers: June
Sunny & starry, best for trekking: Oct-Apr
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