4 days 3 days Danakil Depression Tour

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Duration4 days
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
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LanguagesEnglish
Group sizeUp to 15 travelers
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Overview

With this tour Package you can experience all the amazing of the Danakil depression. And using our experience we organized the tour with all the perfect destinations in the depression.

What's included

  • Bottled Water throughout the tour
  • Air conditioned 4WD vehicle
  • All entrance fees
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Breakfast
  • Local Guide and scouts where needed
  • Accommodations as per the program
  • Any alcoholic drinks
  • Tips, telephone calls, laundry services and other personal expenses
  • Any Video or camera fees if needed.

What to expect

Day 1: Mekele to Afdera
  1. 8h
    Drive Mekele -afdera 220km, Danakil Depression can be said to ‘begin’ here. It is one of the spectacular most inhospitable regions of the world, but is nonetheless spectacular, Drive to afdera via small village of eribt. afdera is one of the city in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. It is named after the saline Lake Afdera, located in the southern part of the Afar Depression. swimming on the salt lake and enjoy the hot spring near the lake,camping near the lake,
Day 2: Erta Ale
  1. Erta Ale
    9h · Admission ticket included
    Afdera – Dodom 70km. visit the salt Mainers(local people are pumping the salt water and evaporating the water)  near the lake, start let drive to Dodom (at the base of Erta Ale). Dodom is about 8.5km from Erta Ale and it takes about 3 hrs trekking. Early dinner around 17:00 and trek up to Ertale at 20:00 hours. Camels transport all the camping materials and some food (sleeping materials like light mattresses and water) to the rim of the volcano, where we spend the night watching the dramatic action of the boiling lava. Erta Ale ranks one of the most alluring and physically challenging natural attractions anywhere in Ethiopia. It is a shield volcano with a base diameter of 30 km and 1km square caldera at its summit. Erta Ale contains the world’s only permanent lava lake. Overnight on the top of the mountain. Erta Ale is 613 meters high, with a lava lake one of the five in the world with two creates north  creator with native( sleepy)creator It is notable for being the longest existing lava lake, and south creator is the most active with lava lake summit
Day 3: HAmed ela
  1. Afar Region
    9h
    waking up early for sunset and visit north crater, Descend from Erta Ale around 7:00am artale-dedom Leave back to Dodom you will reach latest at 09:300 am at the camp , after  breakfast time to relax. At 10:30 drive to hamadEla 100km,picnic lunch on the way on shed of palm tree,
    reach HamadEla 04:30, better village with a total population about 500
    people. Overnight camping at Hamed Ela.
Day 4: Drive to Ragad (Asebo)
  1. Danakil Depression
    6h · Admission ticket included
    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 salt Look the activity of breaking the salt from the ground, local people are cutting in to rectangular pieces and loading on camels. You drive ahead to Dallol and visit the difference landscape formed by volcanic activity; Dallol + Lake Assal + salt canon, camel caravans, follow up camel caravans and drive back to Hamedela and proceed to Mekele.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

Ghana Street Addis Ababa, Debub Global Bank Building on the 3rd floor.

Additional information

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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