6-Day Erta Ale Hike & Danakil Depression Tour from Addis Ababa
Highlights
Addis Ababa, Mekele, Danakil Depression, Erta Ale
Locations Covered
Addis Ababa, Mekele, Danakil Depression, Erta Ale
nature, camping, Volcano
Group Tour
6 Days
Medium
English
Description
Take a trip to Danakil Depression and marvel at the fantastical landscapes created by volcanic activity. Hike up Erta Ale and camp near the crater rim of a bubbling lava lake. This is one camping trip like no other! Admire the stunning, eye-catching colours of the sulfur springs, visit the various landscapes formed by volcanic activity, and more in this 6-day tour to the hottest place on Earth!
Itinerary
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Day 1: Addis Ababa
Arrive at Addis Ababa and transfer to your hotel.
Depending on your arrival time, go on a sightseeing tour in Addis.
Visit the National Museum (where you can see the Lucy, the fossilised skeleton), the Ethnological Museum, Trinity Cathedral Church, Entoto hills and Merkato.
Hotel: Adotina hotel
Meals: Breakfast
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Day 2: Mekele to Hamed Ela
Early in the morning, after breakfast, transfer to the airport and fly to Mekele. Meet your guide on arrival.
Take a short break at coffee bars in Mekele.
Continue driving to Hamed Ela.
Enjoy picnic lunch at Berhale and also finalize the permits and police escort.
Around late afternoon, reach Hamd Ela, where you will be camping for two nights.
On the way, also see local Tigre and Afar tribal villages and camel caravans carrying salt bars to the nearest local town.
Overnight camping in Hamed Ela.
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Day 3: Hamed Ela to Dodome to Erta Ale
In the morning, drive to Dodome.
Here, arrange camels to transport your luggage and water.
Start hiking to the Erta Ale Volcanic hills (613 meters above sea level), which is 15 km, one way.
Walk to see the spectacular volcanic eruption.
At night, camp near the rim of the crater above the active lava lake.
Overnight camping in Erta Ale.
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Day 4: Dodome to Hamed Ela
Climb up to the rim for sunrise.
Drive to Hamed Ela.
Visit Camel Caravan in the late afternoon.
Overnight camping in Hamed Ela.
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Day 5: Danakil Depression to Mekele
After an early breakfast, drive to the salty Lake Asale and visit the salt workers and the merchants.
Head to Dallol/Danakil Depression, which straddles the Eritrean border to the east of the Tigrian Highlands and is officially listed as the hottest and active place on earth's surface with an average temperature of 40 – 50 degrees Celsius. Most of this vast and unpopulated region lies below sea level at 116 Meters.
Drive back to Mekele.
Hotel: Axum Hotel
Meals: Breakfast
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Day 6: Fly to Addis
In the morning, after breakfast, transfer to the airport for a flight back to Addis Ababa.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
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