Explore the Heart of Ethiopia

🗓️ Itinerary

• Day 1 Addis Ababa - Semera - Afdera - Volcano
  On this day, the driver picks you up from Semera airport, then drives to Danakil depression. We start an early drive to lake Afdera(a salt lake that is located in the heart of Danakil Depressions. You will see the natural hot springs, and swimming is also possible if you are interested. We will take you to Dodom (at the base of Erta Ale). Leave after lunch, possibly at 13:30. We pass several small hamlets scatteredinthe desert. Dodom is about 9.5km from Ertaale and takes about an hour of trekking. We will have an early dinner, around 17:00. Using the Camel?s back; we transport all the camping materials like food, a sleeping mattress and a mat to the volcano?s rim, where we spend the night watching the dramatic action of the boiling lava. Danak il Depression (dallol and Erta Ale) ranks as one of Ethiopia?s most alluring and physically challenging natural attractions. It is a shield volcano with a base diameter of 30 km by a km square caldera at its summit. Ertaale contains the world?s only permanent lava lake. Ertaale is 613 meters, with a lava lake, one of only five in the world, at the summit. It is notable for being the longest existing lava lake, present since the early years of the twentieth century.
  Overnight: Camping.
• Day 2 Erta Ale - Hamad Ela - Dallol
  This day after an early breakfast, we will drive to HamadEla. You will see lots of camel caravans, and you will have the sunset look from the very shallow salt lake Assale. Morning tour Drive to Ragad (Asebo), the place where the localities are mining salt; 1,200 km2 (460 sq mi), the Afar Depression is covered by salt, and you will look at the activity of breaking the salt from the ground, local people are cutting into rectangular pieces and loading on camels. You drive ahead to Dallol and visit the different landscapes formed by volcanic activity; Dallol + Lake Assale + salt canon, camel caravans, follow up camel caravans, follow up camel caravans and drives to HamadEla.
  Overnight: Camping.
• Day 3 Hamad Ela - Semera - Addis Ababa - Departure
  Sunrise view, breakfast, then drive to Semera. Fly to Addis Ababa. Optional souvenir shopping. Farewell dinner at a traditional Ethiopian restaurant with dancers and musicians. Transfer to airport for departure.
  Overnight: Hotel.