Danakil Depression is one of the most extreme and otherworldly places on Earth. Located in the Afar region of Ethiopia, it is the lowest point on the continent and is home to a variety of geological wonders, including active volcanoes, salt lakes, and lava fields.
Besides, tours to the Danakil desert are not for the faint of heart. The conditions in the depression are extreme, with temperatures regularly reaching over 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) and the air being thick with dust and smoke. Visitors must be prepared for long journeys in 4×4 vehicles, camping in basic accommodation, and dealing with the harsh desert.
Equipment you need to bring
Touch light -power bank - Small back pack for the track to the volcano
First Aid Medicines - Sun cream - Toilet paper - Sun glasses - Slippers
Jacket in case at the volcano will be cold - Wipes - Walking stick if you Wish to have ,gas mask no necessary for the young people,we require more than 75 years old to…
Swimming suit
Activity location
Dallol
Zone 2 (Kilbet Rasu), Afar, Ethiopia
Meeting/Redemption Point
Bole Addis Ababa International Airport
Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list
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3 Days Dankile Depression group Tours in Multilingual
Activity duration is 3 days3d
3d
Opening hours: Thu 7:00 am-6:30 pm
English
Pickup included
Price details
AU$681.71 x 1 AdultAU$681.71
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Price is AU$681.71AU$681.71
includes taxes & fees
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Transport with 4x4
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Cooking, camping equipment
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Local guide service for the afar region as per the programme.
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unlimttied Bottles of water for the trip
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Accommodation and all meals throughout the tour
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Professional Tour Guide
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Surface Transport expense with four wheel drive Land-cruiser
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All Entrance fees and licences as per the programme.
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we are responsible for all meals, water, entrance fees, accommodation, security and transport.
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Camel and camel tyres in Afar Region as per the programme
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Scout and police service in Afar Region as per the programme
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tips
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Alcoholic drinks available for 18 years old up
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Domestic flight
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Specialised infant seats are available
Not recommended for pregnant travellers
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Activity itinerary
Day 1: Dankile depression and Volcano Tours
1 stop
Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
Accommodation: Camping at the open air
Erta Ale
8h
Admission ticket included
Early in the morning we will fly with you from Addis Ababa to Semera
ET110(07:10AM – 08:30AM).
Pick up from Semera airport or hotel and start our day by driving 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 metres, with a lava lake, one of only five in the world, at the summit. It is notable for being the longest existing lava lake,
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.
Day 2: Danakile depression Tours
1 stop
Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
Accommodation: overnight,camping
Danakil Depression
8h
Admission ticket included
Day 2: 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 LakeAfrera) (optional may not be available during summer time), a salt water lake located more than100 metres below sea level, in one of the deepest depressions of the planet. Because of the landscape is an extraordinary
You will spend the night at Hamed ela.
Day 3: Dallol excuresion fly back Addis Ababa
1 stop
Meals: breakfast, lunch
Accommodation: Overnight at semera or other city is not included but we can arrange for you within an extra charge
Dallol
8h
Day 3: Danakil to Semera
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 metre below sea level, one of the lowest places in the world) colourful 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 to Semera. And fly back to Addis Ababa. ET165 (05:35PM – 06:55PM).
End of Tours
Location
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Dallol
Zone 2 (Kilbet Rasu), Afar, Ethiopia
Meeting/Redemption Point
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Bole Addis Ababa International Airport
Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Semera Airport (Sultan Alimirah Hanfare Airport )
Semera, Afar, Ethiopia
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Mekele
Mekele, Tigray, Ethiopia
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