3-Day Danakil Depression and Erat'Ale Volcano

Early in the morning, we drop you off at Bole International Airport, and you will fly to Semera. You'll be picked up from the airport in Semera, then drive through Lake Afdera, the Salt Lake, passing through the beautiful Lake Afdera and a breathtaking landscape. You will drive about 7-8 hours to reach Hamed'Ela. On the way, you will stop at Lake Afdera for lunch and maybe even swim a bit. You will stop before arriving at Hamed'Ela for taking sunset picture in the desert with some palm trees. Depending on the time, this evening you will visit Lake Asale with salt flats and have a wine or beer in the stunning place while you are swimming in the Salt Lake.

Early morning, you'll drive from Hamed'Ela campsite to see the sunrise at Lake Asele. You'll drive to Hamed'Ela through Berhal'e. Passing through the small town of Berhale, where the camel caravan stops before passing to the Northern Highland. En-route you will see many long camel caravans going to the salt mine and others coming out of Danakil with their salt loaded on the camel. Drive to Askoma and stop, trek 10 minutes from Askoma. You'll drive back to Hamed'Ela and have Lunch. After lunch, you'll continue driving to Erta'Ale, which ranks as one of the most physically challenging natural attractions in Ethiopia. It is a shield volcano with a base diameter of 30 km and a 1 km square caldera at its Summit. After a short break and, just before sunset, you'll trek for about 20 to 30 minutes to Erta'Ale caldera, and spend a few hours watching the dramatic action of the boiling lava. After taking photos, you will trek back to the camp. You will have dinner and sleep under the stars.

You'll wake up early in the morning, and trek to the caldera to watch the two miraculous things on Earth, the sun rising and fresh magma at the same time. You will trek back to the campsite and have breakfast. After breakfast, you'll drive to Afdera. You'll stop and visit Lake Afdera. The Lake is only visible during the Ethiopian rainy season, but you might have a little chance to see it during the summer, the mythical Lake Afdera, a saltwater lake located more than 100 meters below sea level, in one of the deepest depressions of the planet. Because of the picturesque landscape, it is interesting to visit the salt flats where the Afar people obtain the salt by evaporating the water of the lake. After visiting the lake, you will have lunch and continue our drive to Semera Airport on an asphalt road, and have a domestic flight to Addis Ababa.