Danakil Depression from Semera to Semera – 3 Days
Itinerary
Early morning flight to Semera, drive to Erta Ale (which means smoky mountain in Afar language). Erta Ale ranks one of the most alluring and physically challenging natural attractions anywhere in Ethiopia. It is a shield volcano with a base diameter of 30 km and 1km square caldera at its summit. Erta Ale contains the world’s only permanent lava lake. It is 613 meters, with a lava lake, one of only five in the world, at the summit. It is notable for being the longest existing lava lake, present since the early years of the twentieth century.
Dinner will be served around 17:00 o’clock. After a short break, trek up to Ertale at 20:00 hours. Camels will be transporting all the camping materials and some food (sleeping materials like light mattresses and mat and water) to the rim of the volcano, where we spend the night watching the dramatic action of the boiling lava. You will spend the night on top of the mountain, at the rim of the Volcano.
Ertale Volcano to Hamedela
Early Morning sun rise at the northern one corresponds to the main pit crater and
walk 5 minutes for the southern and central pits could either corresponds to an
ancient pit, or to a simple collapse structure. The main pit-crater, 200 m deep and
350 m across, is sub-circular and three storied. The smaller southern pit is 65 m
wide and about 100 m deep. Descend from Erta Ale around 9 am Dodom – Leave
back to Dodom after an early breakfast, if possible, at 07:00 o’clock.
You will reach latest at 10:30 o’clock at the camp, where you will be relaxing. As
soon as possible, drive to reach the mythical Lake Giulietti (or Lake Afrera)
(optional may not be available during summer time), a salt water lake located
more than100 meters below sea level, in one of the deepest depressions of the
planet. Because of the picturesque landscape, it is interesting to visit the salt flats
where the Afar people obtain the salt by evaporating the water of the lake and
proceed Hamed Ela
Morning tour Drive to Ragad (Asebo), the place where the localities are mining salt. Look the activity of workers breaking salts from the ground, cutting in to
rectangular pieces and loading on camels. You drive ahead to Dallol and visit the
difference landscape formed by volcanic activity, Dallol + Lake Assal + camel
caravans. Excursion to Dallol (116 meter below sea level, one of the lowest places in the world) colorful salts mining, visit Lake Assal, follow up camel caravans (No camel caravan on July, August and early September) and walk with the Afar people. Drive back to Hamedela and proceed Semera and flight to Addis Ababa END OF TOUR
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From airport pickup to drop off 3 days later, everything went smoothly and as planned. When I arrived in Semera, was told there was a change of itinerary due to rain. I contacted the owner back in Addis and he made a call immediately and ensured I still got to see everything on the original itinerary. Very impressed with the way this company runs things! If / when I come back to Ethiopia I will book with them again.
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Very well organised!
From airport pickup to drop off 3 days later, everything went smoothly and as planned. When I arrived in Semera, was told there was a change of itinerary due to rain. I contacted the owner back in Addis and he made a call immediately and ensured I still got to see everything on the original itinerary. Very impressed with the way this company runs things! If / when I come back to Ethiopia I will book with them again.
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