3-Day Danakil Depression and Volcano Tour

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Addis Ababa - Semera – Ahmedela

Meet the group at Semera town where the Danakil Depression tour is organized. On arrival at Semera, meet your guide who will brief you about general Ethiopian geology and about the whole program then begin your adventure to Danakil Depression. Enroot stop for lunch at Afdera town where the biggest Afdera lake is and salt mining take place. Then proceed your drive down to one of the lowest point in the world. Evening we will arrive at Ahmedela, a small settlement where the salt caravans meet before their long walk to other towns. You’ll stay overnight in open air Camping counting thousands of stars.
Overnight Open Air Camping 125mbsl.

Main Destination:

Danakil Depression (Highlight)

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Ahmedela - Dallol - Erta'ale

Early morning before breakfast we drive to Dallol with Salt Domes and colourful geothermal pools. Dallol is like nowhere else; a bizarre landscape of colourful mineral deposits, sulphur pools and geysers, where we’ll have the morning to explore this seemingly alien terrain. We will also visit the bizarre landscape of the salt canyons before making our way towards Erta’ale, where en route we may get the chance to see the arduous work of salt being extracted by hand and loaded onto the camels. About1,200 km2 of the Danakil Depression is covered by salt. On the afternoon we will proceed our drive to Erta’ale. After relaxed light dinner, we will have about 30 Minutes walk to the Summit crater of Erta Ale volcano lake, visit Erta’ale volcano then back to the camp for overnight.
Overnight Open air camping.

Main Destination:

Danakil Depression (Highlight)

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Erta'ale - Semera - Addis Ababa

Early morning, we hike back to the top of the crater to visit the volcanic activities for the second time before sun rise. After that, descend from the top of the crater down to camp site for breakfast. After breakfast start driving back to Semera with optional stop at Lake Afdera for a nice swim in the lake and nearby hotspring. Late afternoon you can fly back to Addis Ababa.

Main Destination:

Danakil Depression (Highlight)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.