Itinerary

1. Day 1: Semera – Hamedela

   • You will fly from Addis to Semera, and you will drive about 5-6 hrs to reach Hamed Ela. 
   • On the way, you will stop at Lake Afdera for lunch and maybe even swim a bit. 
   • In the next camping village this evening, we will visit Lake Asale with salt flats and have wine or beer drink in the stunning place while you are swimming in the salt lake. 
   • o/n open air camping at Hamedela.

2. Day 2: Dalol- Erta ale (volcano)

   • After breakfast, you will drive to the colourful attractions of Dalol, located at -125 below sea level. 
   • You will visit the different landscapes formed by volcanic activity, Dallol, Lake Assal, and camel caravans. 
   • Excursion to Dallol (116 meters below sea level, one of the lowest places in the world) colourful salt mining.
   • After we visit all the attractions, continue driving to Erta Ale, one of Ethiopia's most alluring and physically challenging natural attractions. It is a shield volcano with a base diameter of 30 km and a 1km square caldera at its Summit. Erta Ale contains the world’s only permanent lava lake. It is 613 meters altitude, with a Lava Lake; the drive may take about 4 hrs, passing through a changing landscape of solidified lava Rock and sand. After passing several small hamlets scattered here and there in this deserted Land, you will arrive at the Erta Ale camping site.
   •  After a short break and early dinner, just before sunset, we will trek for about 1 hour to Ertale, where we will spend a few hrs watching the dramatic action of the boiling lava. And you will trek back to the basic camp basement to spend the night and sleep under the stars).

3. Day 3: Ertale-Semera

   • In the early morning, you visit boiling lava again, and after breakfast, you drive to Afdera at about 2:15 hrs. 
   • From Afdera, you drive to Semera at about 3:30 hrs to Semera airport.