Drive from Addis Ababa to Dinsho, gateway to Bale Mountains National Park. The journey takes you through the Ethiopian highlands with stops at scenic viewpoints. Arrive at Dinsho and check in at the park headquarters for registration and briefing. Take an afternoon walk around the headquarters area for your first wildlife encounters - likely spotting mountain nyala, Menelik's bushbuck, and warthogs. Visit the small museum for park orientation. Evening briefing about the unique ecosystems of the Bale Mountains, including the largest extent of Afro-alpine habitat on the continent and home to more endemic mammals than any other site in Ethiopia.