Eastern Ethiopia and the Bale Mountains

The area encompassing eastern Ethiopia and the Bale Mountains presents some of the country's most compelling tourist attractions. From the historic walled city of Harar, home to UNESCO world heritages, to the Babile Elephant Sanctuary southeast of Harar, this part of Ethiopia offers key attractions worth exploring. The Bale Mountains National Park, a UNESCO Natural World Heritage site, is also one of the key highlights of the area, featuring significant biodiversity, including its role as the natural habitat of endemic mammal species such as the Ethiopian wolf, the mountain nyala, and the Bale monkey.