Danakil Depression 3 Day Adventure Group Tour

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1DAY 1: (ADDIS- SEMARA- AHMED ILA)⌄

   In the morning you will take flight from Addis Ababa to Samara (arrival at approx. 08:20 am) and continue your journey to Ahmed Ila upon meeting us. Lunch will be held near to Lake Afdera with a beautiful view point after some salt desert pit stops near volcanoes. The Danakil Depression tour can be said to ‘begin’ here. It's one of the most spectacular and also absolutely inhospitable regions of the world! The landscape starts to become drier and less inhabited yet serene. We pass the odd local on the way to have coffee with, but not many people are to be seen. Ahmed Ila is full of eye-catching colors, as in the sulfur springs. The desert has several points lying more than 130 meters (328 ft) below sea level; you pass through where the camel caravan stops before they proceed to the northern highlands. We drive to reach Ahmed Ila, a better village with a total population about 500 people. In afternoon after visiting all activities overnight will be in Ahmed Ila campsite under the sky!

   Meals: Breakfast: This will be upon your arrival at the airport if we can pick you up in the morning time of about 9 am from the airport. · Lunch: Pre packed lunch boxes on us :) · Dinner: Prepared by our private chef who will be traveling with us the whole time :)

   Overnight: Ahmed Ila campsite, to be nourished by the volcanic atmosphere and sleeping under the stars in small camping beds.

2. 2DAY 2: (AHMED ILA- DALLOL- ERTALE)⌄

   Tour from Ahmed Ila to Ragad (Asebo), the place where the localities are mining salt for activity of breaking the salt from the ground, cutting into rectangular pieces and loading on camels. Then we make an excursion to Dallol to visit the different landscapes formed by volcanic activity (130 meter below sea level, one of the lowest places in the world), where colorful salts are being mined, visit Lake Asale, follow up camel caravans and walk with the Afar people. Drive back to Ahmed Ila and after lunch you will proceed to Ertale (which means smoky mountain in Afar language) for the dramatic volcano action. Erta’Ale ranks one of the most alluring and physically challenging natural attractions anywhere in Ethiopia. Erta’Ale contains the world’s only permanent lava lake. You will spend time on top of the mountain, at the rim of the Volcano. After visiting the volcano you'll trek back to the campsite and dinner will be served and over night we'll be in Askoma campsite of Erta Ale.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Overnight: Camping near to the Volcano in the Askoma campsite.

3. 3DAY 3: (ERTALE- SAMARA- ADDIS)⌄

   In early morning will take a look for a beautiful sunrise from the creator of the Volcano and do a watch of the volcano and trek back to the camp site after breakfast you will start driving to Samara and through lake Afdera; Meanwhile we go for a swim, floating on the surface of the salt lake and enjoying the nearby hot springs and lunch will be serve in Afdera after swimming and relaxing in the lake. In the afternoon you will drive to Samara and you will take the afternoon return flight to Addis (ET-165, afternoon 17:30 p.m departure, arrival in Addis at 18:50 p.m) and overnight will be in Addis. Length: 305km Drive hour/ Tour hours: 5-6 hoursOvernight: ////////////////

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch