3 Days Tour to Visit Danakil Depression and Erta Ale
Highlights
Addis Ababa, Mekele, Erta Ale
Desert, Hot Springs, Volcano
Private Tour
3 Days
Easy
English
Description
Visit the hottest and lowest place on earth and see the world’s only permanent lava lake at Erta Ale. See salt canyons, sulfuric acid yellow ponds, traditional salt excavation areas, salt lake and also the Afar and Tigraians traditional salt excavating methods.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Fly from Addis to Mekelle and Drive to Erta Ale
Drive to Erta Ale for 5 hours.
Go for 3 hours hike to Erta Ale. It is a shield volcano with a base diameter of 30 km and 1 km square caldera at its summit. Erta Ale contains the world’s only permanent lava lake which is about 613 meters and one of the only five in the world.
On this day, you will sleep at a place that is below sea level in altitude.
Overnight stay at a camp.
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Day 2: Drive to Aballa
Early morning, witness a magnificent sunrise.
Have lunch at Afdera and then drive to Aballa.
Overnight stay at Aballa.
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Day 3: Danakil Depression to Mekelle and fly back to Addis
Early morning at 5:00 am, you will prepare for the excursion to Dallol at 6:00 am.
After breakfast, you will visit the colourful landscape of Mount Dallol 1906 volcano eruption, the salt canyons, sulfuric acid yellow ponds, sulfuric acid black ponds, traditional salt excavation areas, see camels caravans, the salt lake, the Afar & Tigraians traditional salt excavating methods.
At noon after lunch at Berhale, drive back to Mekelle and fly back to Addis Ababa.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Know Before You Go
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
| Adult | |
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| 1 to 10 | /person |
| Child | |
| 1 to 10 | /person |
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This is a private tour |
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