3 Days 2 Nights Small Group Danakil Depression Tours

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Semera-Assale Salt Lake flat-Hamedela⌄

   Pick up clients either from the airport in Semera upon landing in the morning @8:00am or pick them up from their hotel and after breakfast we drive directly to Afdera salt lake town where we will make several stops on our way for enjoying amazing landscape views and coffee stops for interaction with the local Afar people. After lunch break in Afdera town we get special permits and a ranger escort for security as we are heading into the remote locations. We then continue driving to Hamedela and reach for the sunset at a perfect time in Assale vast salt flats where we will have a picnic in the middle of the salt flat with an excellent weather and sunset moment worth experiencing. After this we head to the small town of Hamedela established by salt miners and we will have dinner and sleep in an open air camping ground which will be made ready before our arrival. Overnight open air camping face to face with clear sky.

   Meals: Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Open air camping in Hamedela

2. 2Hamedela-Dallol-Salt mountain-Karum-Ertale⌄

   Day 2/Hamedela-Dalll-Ertale … early in the morning before sunrise we drive to the lunar landscape of Dallol geothermal site for an amazing wonder seen no where.A chemical reaction happening right in front of you live 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 Dallol crater. Another 10 minutes drive and a completely different world. We will have a picnic breakfast in nearby this cave with wonder. After this visit we drive to the vast salt plains , the lake Karum swimming saltwater cold pool in that scorching sun and finally visit the salt miners before leaving back to Hamedela for some rest and after lunch we continue driving to Ertale active volcano. We reach our camping ground at the top of the Caldera. Walk 30 minutes until the summit crater lake currently at its active cycle. Enjoy the wonder happening right in front of you.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Open air camping

3. 3Ertale-Afdera salt lake-Semera⌄

   Day 3/ Ertale-Afdera-Semera In the morning wake up with the sun and after breakfast drive to Afdera salt lake town. The major hub for salt production and distribution lying at -102m below sea level and the highest temperature feeling in the Danakil depression. Have lunch in town, after a glimpse of the salt lake, a walk along the salt farms and after this we drive back to Semera. Around late afternoon we reach Semera at a perfect time for a flight back to Addis. Those who prefer to stay there we transfer them to their location of interest or their hotel. This will be end of the 3 days and 2 nights extreme nature adventure

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch