Ethiopia's Danakil Depression; 3Days / 2 Nights

Day 1 · Ert-Ale

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   Afar Region

   5 hours

   Total driving distance 300kms/6-7hrs

   Total walking distance 1:30 hours.

   You will wake up early morning to catch your flight to Semera town of the Afar regional capital, pick from the Airport with experienced drivers and excellent 4WD with AC along a team of experience expert guides, an excellent Cooke teams local guide and road leader from the Tourism authorities, all camping gear ready to depart with you, and drive to the Ert-ale active volcano. You reach our camping ground at the top of the Caldera. Walk 1 hour until the summit Crater Lake is currently at its active cycle. Enjoy the wonder happening right in front of you and walk back to the camping ground. We leave for the volcano around 5:30 P.m. late in the afternoon, and walk back after visiting around 8:00PM. Overnight open-air camping on flat ground with a suitable mattress, pillow, clean bed sheets, and a quiet environment.

   Accommodation: Camping, Dodom

   Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Camping

Day 2 · Hamedela

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   Dallol

   6 hours

   Total driving distance 300kms/6-7hrs

   Total walking distance 1:30 hours.

   Wake up early morning round 5AM to see the sun rise and return to the camp for breakfast and drive to Lake Afdera (a salt lake that is located in the heart of Danakil Depressions and then later you have to swim around this lake we will be driving to Hamedela town of Dallol. Visit the Sunset at Lake Assale late in the afternoon.

   Overnight open-air camping with clean beds, Mattresses, pillows, clean bed sheets, and a lot of water for hydration.

   Accommodation: Camping, Hamedela

   Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Camping

Day 3 · Addis Ababa

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   Afar Region

   5 hours

   Day 3: Dallol – - Semera- Addis Ababa

   Total driving distance 350kms/7-8hrs

   Total walking distance 2:30 hours.

   Wake up early morning and drive to Lake Assale to see sun rise then drive to the lunar landscape of the Dallol geothermal site for an amazing wonder seen nowhere else on the planet. A chemical reaction happening right in front of you lives face to face with row nature. You will revise your knowledge of colors from that moment on. After this, we drive to the salt and mud-formed mountain cave right underneath the Dallol crater, another 10-minute drive and a completely different world. We will have a picnic breakfast in nearby the cave with wonder. After this visit, we drive to the vast salt plains, Lake Karum, swim in the saltwater pool in that scorching sun, and finally visit the salt miners before leaving back to Hamedela. From Hamedela you will drive to Semera and fly back to Addis Ababa.

   Meals: Breakfast and Lunch.